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The future of transport: The Scania R 450e e-Truck in Sweden
In a world where environmental protection and sustainability are increasingly important, electric vehicles are no longer a trend but a necessity. Especially in the transport sector, they play a crucial role in reducing emissions and transitioning to a greener future.
DB SCHENKER is therefore continuing to drive forward the use of fully electric trucks and is the first company in Sweden to start testing the R 450e electric truck from Scania in regular long-distance transport. The approximately 300-kilometer drive from Jönköping to Södertälje takes around three hours.
“For DB SCHENKER, the purpose is to test and gain experience of fully electric heavy vehicles in long-distance regular traffic. The electrification of heavy vehicles plays a crucial role in our transition to carbon-neutral transport and, since heavy traffic accounts for the largest emissions for us, it is incredibly important.”
Scania R 450e e-Truck: A revolution on wheels
The seven batteries in Scania’s R 450e have a capacity of 728 kilowatt hours. The number of batteries has been increased so that this vehicle, with a gross vehicle weight of 64 metric tons and a length of 24 meters, would be able to cover approximately 300 kilometers without intermediate charging in sometimes unpredictable Nordic weather conditions. The R 450e e-Truck is the first battery-electric long-haul truck from Scania with this driving range. The truck is charged with ABB E-mobile’s high-power chargers at DB SCHENKER terminals.
As part of the E-Charge project, the fully electric truck will replace a diesel-powered truck. The truck will transport goods between the terminals in Jönköping and Södertälje in the evening and at night and distribute them to customers during the day.
The E-Charge project
The E-Charge project brings together fourteen partners from the fields of vehicle construction, science, logistics, electricity, and fuel to jointly develop and test battery-electric long-distance transportation. Cross-sector cooperation and development is of particular importance to this project. The aim is to conduct research in virtually all areas related to the challenges this initiative would present – from the energy consumption of the vehicles to the dimensioning of the chargers and charging stations and the impact on the power grid to the effects on transportation and logistics.