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PluginIndia Electric Vehicles

Electric Truck - Time to move things!

4/11/2013

14 Comments

 
by Johnson
Update August 2016
Well, The Mahindra Electric Maxximo is now rebranded as the eSupro.  Will be launching in late 2016.
Then there is the Tesla Truck going to be unveiled in 2017. So this old 2014 blog really peeked into the future! :)

Original blog

As the world is trying to build a car that would run on Electricity the guys at Mahindra are trying to bring to life a small sized commercial vehicle popularly known as mini-Truck that would run on Electricity. Most people I talk to think the EV truck will be more difficult to be a success as it will be constantly on the move throughout the day and would require more power which can only be got from a Diesel engine truck.

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Mahindra's Electric Maxximo
But I feel the mini-trucks/Trucks/Buses have a better chance to succeed than the Electric Car… why? The reasons are:

If they make the carrier as a box type truck it will have a supremely large surface area where they can bolt or weld a lot of flexible or lightweight solar panels.

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Sanyo Truck - 130km Range on single charge.
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China - Solar Panel Flaps open up to Charge the Truck.
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The solar paneled truck can run nonstop say from Kanyakumari to Kashmir (a distance of 3,630 km) or even cross-continent without a single ounce of petrol or even grid based electric charging. The truck-driver can Charge the truck after sunrise during day time (7am to 5pm = 10 Hrs) and drive the truck at night. All at Zero cost!


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The fuel costs of a delivery truck are much more than the fuel cost of a car as the commercial trucks covers much greater distances. The distance covered is usually 10 times more than the distance covered by a Car. So the Trucker can save a much more money than even an electric car owner.

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Pick up trucks can have solar panels fixed on them to charge on the go or even while parked.
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Delivery trucks too can have solar panels fixed on them to charge on the go or even while parked.
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The more vehicles a delivery company has... more is its profit.  If a Trucker is having a lot of driving he can come back to his office when the battery is low and park it in the sun and drive off with Truck no. 2…when that too is low come back and go off with Truck no. 3. By this time (sunset) Truck No. 1 will be charged full, Truck 2 will be 25% charged and Truck 3 will be 0% charged.  All the deliveries will be full profit and no expenses towards fuel.

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Camping Truck - Electricity from the Sun would be so much useful for the Camper who is kilometers away from the nearest electrical grid.
If he wants quicker charging he can always use the house electricity point. Maybe the Electricity companies might not be happy of charging a commercial vehicle via house electricity connection…. See this will be where the EV charging Policy clause will come into the House Electricity Bill.

The office building and parking can also be heavily solar paneled (roof, exterior side wall, parking roof) to take advantage of the higher number of vehicles.

14 Comments
Suresh
13/7/2014 02:18:58 am

What is the size of the panels, battery, motor etc Please mention some realistic data to make it practical.

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said marzouk
17/7/2014 06:50:56 am

I NEED QUATATION FOR THE MOBLIZED CAFE PLEASE

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Isabele Silva Santos
9/11/2014 06:20:27 pm

I am Brazilian and I muikto interest in using solar energy !! if possible would like more news about it and also learn about vendors with good prices to buy and export to Brazil ...kiss

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surendra n kumar
14/12/2014 05:39:13 am

please let me know any models are available in INDIA to use it on road

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Johnson
17/12/2014 02:55:31 pm

Surendra N Kumar ...as of now there are no Electric Trucks... but things are expected to change soon.

Whether any Indian company does it or not... Chinese companies are going to put quite a few electric trucks and buses in the market by 2016.



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Dilip KumarChowdhury
4/6/2017 06:00:55 pm

Like duel fuel can our cng autos be solar fuelled at economic price?

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Roger
15/11/2017 06:36:35 pm

we are specialists in electric truck conversions - we specialize in class 4-7
we are trying to meet with diesel truck service companies and government officals in this area...

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PlugInIndia
15/11/2017 06:55:02 pm

Cool. Are you based out of India? If yes , where?

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asad ali link
14/3/2018 02:41:30 pm

thanks for sharing such a nice article.

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Anilwaghmare
18/5/2018 08:44:57 pm

Electric mini truck

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Sachin Raut
22/5/2018 09:02:13 pm

We (Indians) want ele. Trucks for environments safety & as well as profits of businesses.

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Chakravarthi. M link
10/10/2020 11:31:11 pm

What is the States in india

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Vinayak Darekar
21/5/2021 03:12:04 pm

Required Mahindra Electric Maxximo qty 10 Nos for our day to day operations.
Please send your best competitive offer along with all your terms & condition. Also inform the Pune city delars.
Thank & regards
Vinayak Darekar

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Aaron link
21/2/2022 05:47:54 pm

I have been reading many articles on the same issue but found this one uniquely written. You covered almost every point over the topic. I don’t feel need to read any other article on this topic now.

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