- Nov 17, 2007
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Krone E-Trailer - curtainsider or refrigerated semi trailers.
400kW/h or 600kW/h battery and trailer axles driven. No special connections to the truck, sensors on the kingpin tell it how much the truck is pulling or slowing, and it either drives the trailer axles or uses regenerative braking.
I thought it would save maybe 10-15% of fuel - real world tests show 40% reduction in diesel consumption, and doubles the range of an electric truck. Wow.
Currently being beta tested by several firms and will be rolled out next year.