A few days ago, Coca-Cola chose Iveco hybrid truck as its transport model in the European market. It is understood that this batch of vehicles using diesel-electric hybrid power systems will provide Coca-Cola Company with product transportation services in an urban environment. This batch of hybrid trucks weighs 12 tons and is equipped with a 4-cylinder Euro V diesel engine with a maximum power of 118 kW and an electric motor with a maximum power of 44 watts, a 6-speed automatic transmission, and a set of rated capacity of 19 kW. When the lithium-ion battery pack. At speeds ranging from 0 to 20 kilometers, the hybrid truck is driven by a battery; when the speed is greater than 20 kilometers, the diesel engine will take over the operation of the vehicle to achieve the purpose of energy saving and consumption reduction. Coca-Cola will use them to complete the transportation of products within 20 kilometers around Brussels. Iveco declared that the use of this hybrid truck can reduce energy consumption by 30% and carbon dioxide emissions by 24% compared with conventional trucks. This is not the first time that Coca-Cola has had a hybrid truck. “This is another attempt by Coca-Cola in the European market after cooperating with the American hybrid truck manufacturer. We will continue to implement Coca-Cola's sustainable transport claims for energy conservation and environmental protection in Europe,†said Hubert, Coca-Cola’s European Business Unit chairman. In the United States, Coca-Cola has begun to use hybrid trucks on a larger scale. Coca-Cola has developed hybrid components with Eaton and has collaborated with Kenworth Trucks and Cummins engines. At the beginning of the year, Coca-Cola also said that they will introduce 185 hybrid trucks this year, which will double the number of hybrid trucks to 327 units. In addition to Iveco, companies that produce more hybrid trucks are also seeking partners around the world. US Federal Express is the company that introduced the hybrid truck earlier in the logistics industry. At present, it uses Iveco's hybrid electric-powered vans to conduct actual trials on the lines between Milan and Turin. Compared with a common van, this car can save 30% of fuel consumption in urban road conditions. The model also uses some energy-saving technologies. For example, under urban conditions, the vehicle can be turned off at a temporary stop. The brake energy recovery system can convert the mechanical energy generated by braking into electrical energy to achieve battery side discharge. Charging. At the same time, FedEx has established cooperation with Eaton, Isuzu and Iveco. Retail giant Wal-Mart is also paying attention to this new energy truck and has introduced diesel-electric hybrid trucks equipped with ArvinMeritor components and diesel-electric hybrid heavy-duty trucks from Peterbilt. Wal-Mart said that trying two new hybrid trucks is to improve the transportation efficiency, and suppliers including ArvinMeritor and Peterbilt Trucks will jointly participate in operational tests. On the other hand, at home, although this year's Shanghai International Auto Show, Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle's hybrid electric vehicles and JAC's pure electric light trucks were all on stage, Shaanxi Automobile also released the "Shaanxi Heavy Truck Green Declaration," demonstrating its natural gas heavy truck products. He also expressed interest in the development of hybrid trucks, but few commercial hybrid trucks have been truly commercialized. “Compared with the order of domestic large-scale hybrid buses, the development of hybrid trucks is not a small gap between foreign countries. From the analysis of the sources of hybrid passenger cars, all are based on government subsidized purchases or subsidies. Therefore, hybrid It is still a long time for passenger cars to enter the real commercial realm, not to mention the lack of government investment support for hybrid trucks. Lack of actual operational data, production, learning, and research are all broken chains and cannot be recycled.†The person said.
While domestic hybrid bus development is in full swing, foreign hybrid trucks are also being tested.