Autocar, LLC, producer of specialised severe-duty vocational automobiles, introduced at the moment the supply of its first battery-electric terminal tractor, the E-ACTT, to its buyer, Outdated Dominion Freight Line.
Autocar delivered the electrical terminal tractor to Outdated Dominion Freight Line’s facility in Rialto, California for driver orientation earlier than the worldwide freight line deploys the truck into the sector.
Autocar introduced the purpose-built E-ACTT in 2021 to assist fleets meet regulatory mandates within the vocational truck business, together with the transition from diesel to zero-emissions, electrical terminal tractors. A press release from Autocar stated Outdated Dominion Freight Line is the primary buyer to obtain its emissions-free, all-electric terminal tractor in the course of the transition to extra sustainable decisions within the freight and transport business.
“We’re excited to ship our first manufacturing unit of the E-ACTT and start operator orientation with Outdated Dominion Freight Line workforce members on Autocar’s first electrical truck,” stated Mark Aubry, president, terminal tractor division at Autocar. “Our engineers and technicians have designed and constructed a terminal tractor that provides the identical reliability and sturdiness as its diesel counterpart with no carbon footprint. We’re excited to see it in use,.”
The E-ACTT is supplied with a 210-kWh modular battery pack that may last as long as 22 hours on a single, full cost, in keeping with the corporate. The E-ACTT makes use of the business commonplace CCS-1 compliant DC quick charging with charging as much as 150 kW and to assist maintain long-lasting battery life, Autocar makes use of liquid cooled/heated batteries.
Outdated Dominion Freight Line gives LTL transportation companies with over 250 service facilities all through the USA. The freight line’s fleet contains greater than 52,000 tractors and trailers for cargo transportation.
