http://www.pddnet.com/news/2015/07/all-electric-bmw-truck-starts-work All-Electric BMW Truck Starts Work 07/06/2015 - Megan Crouse
[image http://www.pddnet.com/sites/pddnet.com/files/BMW%20Electric.jpg From left, Kurt J.F. Scherm, CEO of the SCHERM Group, Hermann Bohrer, Head of the BMW Group Plant in Munich, Ilse Aigner, Bavaria’s Minister for Economic Affairs and Media, Energy and Technology, Jürgen Maidl, Head of Logistics at BMW Group and Jens Röver, city council of Munich show off the BMW electric truck on July 2015. Image credit: BMW Group ] The BMW Group began using an all-electric semi-truck to transport vehicle components from the SCHERM group logistics center to the BMW plant in Munich on July 7, making it the first automobile manufacturer in Europe to use a 40-ton, electric-driven truck for everyday hauling on public roads. The truck, built by the Dutch manufacturer Terberg, has a 100 kilometer range on a single charge, which takes three to four hours to complete. That lets it travel for a full work day – eight trips per day – without needing to recharge. BMW said the truck will save 11.8 tons of carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere annually, as well as saving money on gas. It comes as BMW is putting emphasis on its electric and hybrid-electric BMW I brand, which came onto the market in 2013. Ilse Aigner, the Bavarian minister for economic affairs, said that the country is pushing to stay on the cusp of electric automobile technology. “Bavaria is a leading industrial and research location. It is crucial that the Bavarian economy is also at the forefront in electric mobility,” she said. “With this project we will gain valuable information on what will be possible with electric trucks in the future for city logistics,” said Jürgen Maidl, head of logistics at BMW Group. The SCHERM group, a transport logistics company, also praised the use of green energy. “The electric truck is the first step towards CO2-reduced transport logistics,” said CEO Kurt J. F. Scherm. The electric truck will continue to run the BMW Group’s typical transport routes through Munich, advertising for battery-powered vehicles as it goes with a trailer painted to resemble a battery. [© 2015 Advantage Business Media] ... [dated] http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-BMW-and-SCHERM-project-Terberg-40-ton-Electric-transport-truck-tp4674612.html EVLN: BMW and SCHERM project> Terberg 40-ton Electric-transport-truck 'Orange-EV,Kalmar-Ottawa partner> retrofit T-Series terminal-tractors' ... Mar 29 2015 For EVLN posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ http://reneweconomy.com.au/2015/australias-first-tesla-taxilimousine-service-established-in-sydney-45715 Australia’s first Tesla taxi/limousine service established in Sydney http://www.motoring.com.au/news/2015/car-makers-and-big-oil-lobby-euro-regulators-52393 Car makers and Big Oil lobby Euro regulators http://www.kcrg.com/subject/news/electric-vehicle-owners-have-another-option-with-first-tesla-charging-station-in-eastern-iowa-20150709 Tesla-L3 EVSE @bassfarms.org US30&Palisades-Kepler St.Pk Mt.Vernon-IA + EVLN: Hoium's Pros of Electric Vehicles {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-BMW-e-semi-truck-transporting-SCHERM-components-tp4676744.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
