![]() ![]() ![]() “We also have an ecosystem that will be ready to support the LR Electric models. “We have a proven fully electric powertrain engineered inside a proven vehicle that integrates well with the body equipment required for collection,” said Jonathan Randall, senior vice president of North American sales and commercial operations for Mack Trucks. All accessories on the Mack LR Electric model are electrically driven through 12V, 24V and 600V circuits. The truck features four NMC lithium-ion batteries (lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide) that are charged via a 50kW, SAE J1772-compliant charging system. A two-speed Mack Powershift transmission harnesses that power and puts it to the ground through Mack’s S522R 52,000-lb. Specs for the truck include two 130-kW motors that deliver a combined 496 peak HP and 4,051 lb.-ft. The LR Electric is based on Mack’s existing LR refuse truck, but with an electric battery and motors taking the place of the typical diesel engine. Our customers share our values for a cleaner safer fleet that is better for the environment.” “We want to take a leadership role in electrification,” said Shane Walker, area president for the Mid-Atlantic region at Republic Services. The truck will go into service for Republic in Hickory, N.C. Republic Services has a fleet of more than 16,000 trucks that operates in 41 states. Morning Call reporter Jon Harris can be reached at 61 or at. Who knows what technology Mack and others will be rolling out by the time they become old-timers. While DiRico has long since left his first job in the department turning wrenches, his two sons now work there - one as a warehouse manager, the other as a mechanic. The department plans to base the Mack LR Electric at its Brooklyn North 1 garage and test it on a local collection route, evaluating operating range, payload capacity and braking performance. Based on current technology, Tam said, a battery would weigh around 20,000 pounds to be capable of long-haul application, which would sacrifice payload.Īs for DiRico, he said he can’t wait to get the Mack electric truck - with a copper-colored Bulldog hood ornament on the front - back to the city to show it off, already envisioning an event featuring the truck on Earth Day in April. Tam said virtually all truck manufacturers in the domestic market are developing at least one electric model, cutting their teeth on the technology and learning the existing capabilities.Ī larger challenge, Tam said, will be in long-haul trucks, which could be one of the last segments to see battery electric vehicles because of the battery requirements for lengthy journeys. In the refuse industry, he added, the trucks also return to the garage every night, making it easy to recharge. That also leads to less wear and tear on the brakes, which could help reduce operating costs for customers, Horton said. The Mack electric truck has two-stage regenerative braking, in which the operator lifts their foot off the gas pedal to stop the vehicle while the kinetic energy lost during deceleration is converted to stored energy in the battery. Roy Horton, Mack’s director of product strategy, went over several of those reasons Thursday.įor one, Horton said, garbage trucks are constantly starting and stopping during their run. Mack’s MP®8 Engine Finish pump jobs faster with up to 505 available horsepower in the legendary MP8. Mack Trucks showed its Mack LR Electric, its first fully electric refuse model at the Mack Customer Center in Allentown Thursday. mDRIVE HD Optional 13- and 14-speed creeper gears help maximize fuel efficiency and ease driver fatigue. Steve Tam, vice president of Americas Commercial Transportation Research Co., said about 60% of the vehicles in the refuse industry are powered by natural gas, though electric could make sense, too. “That grows over time as the technology becomes more and more commercially viable.” “At some point, a portion of what we build is going to be combustion-diesel and a portion is going to be electric,” Randall said. Once Mack and its customers are comfortable with the product, following some likely adjustments and tweaks, that’s when the company would look at producing the truck at the assembly plant in Lower Macungie Township, he said. Randall said a second truck will go into service later this year with waste giant Republic Services. The New York City Department of Sanitation will be Mack’s first customer to test the electric truck. The first electric truck, Randall said, was put together at the Mack Customer Center in conjunction with the company’s engineers in North Carolina. Mack Trucks showed its Mack LR Electric, its first fully electric refuse model at the Mack Customer Center in Allentown Thursday.
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