Finnish firm Kempower has introduced it’s now taking orders for its new 1.2 MW electrical truck charging station. The corporate says the system comes with a peak energy of 1500A, 1.2 MW and a “Mega Satellite tv for pc” guaranteeing most compatibility within the type of both high-power CCS plug or MCS plug
To get a way of the dimensions of how highly effective the brand new Kempower charger is, Vovlo’s FH electrical prime mover, the primary of which bought in Australia in March, has a 540kWh battery pack.
Operating at full capability a 1.2 MW charger would take round 30 minutes to get a majority cost of a pack that measurement (charging price would sluggish considerably because the battery approaches capability).
“Vans and enormous autos are at present accountable for round 25% of the CO2 emissions generated by highway transport within the EU,” says Kempower CEO Tomi Ristimäki.
“It is a problem that every one gamers in our ecosystem, private and non-private, should face collectively, becoming a member of efforts and growing options to co-create a cleaner and quieter world. On this sense, we consider that our Megawatt Charging System gives part of the reply to the EU’s decarbonization objectives,”
Kempower says in keeping with numerous European logistics and mobility consultants and operators, by 2040, 85% of recent vehicles bought in Europe, the US, and China shall be zero-emission, principally electrical, and these will profit the setting and for the standard of lifetime of drivers, by eliminating noise and vibration from their day by day working lives.
Kempower is showcasing the brand new megawatt charging system on the Nordic EV Summit in Oslo, Norway, 4-5 April 2024.
Convergence of a number of applied sciences sees electrical trucking growing at blistering tempo
The announcement of Kempower’s megawatt charging station is simply the newest in a collection of latest know-how breakthroughs which are quickly altering the economics of electrical heavy autos.
Earlier this week the world’s largest battery maker CATL introduced its new heavy automobile battery meant for buses vehicles can have a staggering 1.5 million km. For reference the common Australian passenger automotive drives lower than 15,000 km per yr so a 1.5 million km battery would final about 100 years price of common driving.
Final yr CATL additionally introduced it might start mass manufacturing of a brand new “condensed” battery with 500 Wh/kg, nearly double the power density of the batteries at present utilized in Tesla autos.
The upper power density batteries and longer lifecycles are the right answer for heavy autos comparable to buses and vehicles which do loads of kilometres and wish to hold heavy payloads.
On prime of the improved power density and lifespan, CATL has additionally considerably diminished manufacturing prices over the previous 12 months. In January the CATL introduced it might cut back the price per kWh of its lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cells by a surprising 50 per cent by mid 2024.
A number of know-how breakthroughs in battery longevity, value discount, power density and now quick charging at the moment are converging to make electrical trucking far superior to diesel vehicles on a value per km foundation.
Daniel Bleakley is a clear know-how researcher and advocate with a background in engineering and enterprise. He has a powerful curiosity in electrical autos, renewable power, manufacturing and public coverage.