Peterbilt Displays All-Electric Class 8 Truck
LONG BEACH, Calif. — Peterbilt Motors Co. displayed its all-electric Model 579 day cab tractor at the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo, which was held April 30-May 4.
The drayage application tractor — slated to go into service at the Port of Long Beach after the show — is one of 12 tractors built by Peterbilt in collaboration with TransPower, the California Air Resources Board and the Port of Long Beach.
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Meritor, through its strategic alliance with TransPower — in which it has invested — is collaborating with Peterbilt to equip the day cab tractors, plus three refuse trucks, with all-electric drivetrain systems. Meritor will supply high-efficiency and lightweight axles, drivelines and brakes.
An all-electric Model 579 day cab tractor is on display in #Peterbilt Booth 737 at #ACTExpo, opening now. You don’t want to miss it! #PrideComesStandard pic.twitter.com/VpjbeeZNLB — Peterbilt Motors Co. (@PeterbiltMotors) May 1, 2018
The anticipated operating range for the drayage trucks is 125 miles and up to 95 miles for the refuse haulers, according to Meritor.
The all-electric Model 579 produces up to 490 horsepower, has up to a 200-mile range, recharges in less than five hours and has a battery storage capacity of 350-440 kWh.
“These demonstrator vehicles will be used to test the performance of an all-electric powertrain in a real-world environment,” Scott Newhouse, Peterbilt’s chief engineer, said in a company release. “Electrification is not a new concept to our industry; however, the advances made in battery and electric technology can make this a real possibility moving forward.”
Peterbilt is a brand of Paccar Inc.
Funding for the tractors was provided, in part, by California Climate Investments, the state’s climate change-fighting, cap-and-trade program.
