SCA’s new electric timber truckFriday 6 Sep 2024
Just over two years after SCA and Scania’s first electric timber truck was put into operation in Umeå, it’s time for the next big step in the work to electrify heavy transport in forestry. Unlike the truck in Umeå, which runs between a timber terminal and SCA’s paper mill in Obbola, the new electric timber truck is equipped with a crane and tandem drive so that it can load timber in the forest and transport it to a timber terminal. “We expect the truck to be in operation at the beginning of October. According to our calculations, it should have a range of just over 200 kilometers, although Scania’s calculations say 320 kilometers. Much depends on how much electricity it takes to operate the crane. We will test and see what works best,” says Anton. Ready to get started Rolf Lövgren Åkeri & Entreprenad AB owns the truck and will operate it with support from SCA. Rolf currently has two trucks and a total of five drivers, and he did not hesitate when asked by SCA to own and operate the truck. “No, I’d rather be first than last! That way, I get to be involved in the development. I haven’t actually seen the truck yet, as I couldn’t attend Elmia, but I’m looking forward to getting started and I think this will work well. I’m excited,” says Rolf, adding: “The truck will operate here in the Östavall area. Initially, I will be driving it, but then it will run in shifts, and by then I hope to find two more drivers.” The new electric timber truck is part of the forestry industry’s innovation project TREE, which aims for half of the forestry industry’s new trucks to be electric by 2030. More >> Source & image credit: SCA --(2022)2.jpg) | ||
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