BMW Puts Electric Truck Into Service in Germany
Auto manufacturer BMW Group is using a fully electric, heavy-duty truck to transport vehicle components in Munich.
The auto manufacturer placed the truck into service July 7 in partnership with the Scherm Group, a transportation and logistics provider.
The 40-ton electric truck — built by Dutch manufacturer Terberg — will travel eight times per day between Scherm’s logistics center and BMW’s plant in Munich to deliver components such as shock absorbers, springs and steering systems.
“We are contributing to reducing emissions in the city and are proud to be the first automotive manufacturer in Europe to use an electric truck of this size to transport materials on public roads,” said Hermann Bohrer, head of the BMW Group plant in Munich.
BMW said the truck will be charged with electricity exclusively from renewable sources.
The truck’s battery takes three to four hours to charge, BMW said. When fully charged, the vehicle has a range of up to 62 miles, meaning it can theoretically complete a full production day without recharging.
The electric truck is free of carbon dioxide emissions and generates almost no particle pollution, BMW said. Compared with a diesel truck, it will save 11.8 tons of CO2 emissions per year, the company said.
“With this project, we will gain valuable information on what will be possible with electric trucks in the future for city logistics,” said Jürgen Maidl, head of logistics at BMW Group.
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