Volvo Hybrid Garbage Trucks


Volvo is testing the first garbage truck with hybrid drive. After having tested in Sweden, a new prototype will be available to serve in London for further evaluation. The advantages are quite obvious to everyone in a very broad sense of the word.

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Currently, the garbage trucks are diesel (majority). Not only must they move at night when everyone is asleep, but also use engine power to move the mechanism to collect and return the container. The compressive stress also garbage coming from the motor.

That translates into sound, very upset at that hour. Odd years I’ve lived next to a window overlooking the street, and every time he passed the garbage truck, I remember the whole family. But if hybrid, the story would change a lot, let’s see why. For starters, do not sound stopped.

Volvo is working on a parallel scheme, ie any combination diesel / electric. To move the containers and trash compacting use electricity. According to the statement clear, it appears that public electricity sockets used to do these tasks without making more noise than necessary, and with lower emissions.

At low RPM and booting, the electric motor do most of the effort, as the cruising speed diesel engine 300-340 hp 7.0 L7 does the rest. The electric motor provides maximum torque 800 Nm and 120 kW (around 162 hp). The lithium-ion batteries are 600 V combined.

The transmission is fully automatic truck, Volvo I-Shift. The theoretical consumption reduction is 30%, but has reached 35% in practice. According to him the mark, is very close to be a viable solution for marketing purposes, could be available in 2012 at the earliest.

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