Range Energy thinks it has the best answer, and it doesn’t require any retrofitting of tractors or engines, just a new trailer.
Range figured that so many people have thought about electrifying the semi-truck tractor, but nobody has really focused on the trailer. This makes sense considering the trailer is just dead weight on most trucks, so why would people think about changing the motive power of something without motive power?
But with EV tech, Range thinks it can change that and add more safety and fuel efficiency. And it can do this much more quickly than it takes to build and validate new electric trucks.
The idea is to add electric motors and a battery directly onto the trailer itself. This gives the trailer the ability to provide some of its own torque to help lighten the load on the diesel tractor, effectively reducing the amount of mass it needs to pull around on its own.
This is a truly good idea!
https://electrek.co/2023/05/03/watch-how-range-energy-turns-a-semi-truck-electric-just-by-adding-a-trailer/
ELECTRIC SEMI TRUCK RANGE ENERGY
Watch how Range Energy turns a semi-truck electric just by adding a trailer
Jameson Dow
May 3 2023 – 3:46 pm PT
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Range Energy thinks it has the best answer, and it doesn’t require any retrofitting of tractors or engines, just a new trailer.
Range figured that so many people have thought about electrifying the semi-truck tractor, but nobody has really focused on the trailer. This makes sense considering the trailer is just dead weight on most trucks, so why would people think about changing the motive power of something without motive power?
But with EV tech, Range thinks it can change that and add more safety and fuel efficiency. And it can do this much more quickly than it takes to build and validate new electric trucks.
The idea is to add electric motors and a battery directly onto the trailer itself. This gives the trailer the ability to provide some of its own torque to help lighten the load on the diesel tractor, effectively reducing the amount of mass it needs to pull around on its own.
