E-MOBILITY
Research from trucking and logistics services provider Megafl eet reveals
that fl eets are unable to charge at 80% of locations that they want to
The company has developed a larger PowerBank for HGVs
but with vehicles.” “They are essentially vehicle
batteries” he adds. “Our power electronics and charging are very similar to what you’ll fi nd in any high- end DC charger, with some custom components of our own.” To create the PowerBank solution, a
motorsport provider creates a custom NMC (lithium nickel manganese colbalt oxide) battery pack for on- vehicle batteries. The pack is built to the same spec as the original manufacturer batteries, and it is air-cooled instead of liquid-cooled, making it lighter.
HOW IT WORKS For ease of use, the lifting pocket on the on-vehicle battery allows for easy changeover by enabling it to be lifted
out of the vehicle for charging. “The PowerBank can be lifted out
and put into a secure array in about 90 seconds and you can take a full one and put it back in,” explains Clarke. “It’s not an automated solution, it is an assisted process, but it’s nice and secure.” Charging speed is also key, meaning
The PowerBank battery pack has four layers of defence to protect against damage
there is very limited downtime for the driver. Instead of spending an hour and 20 minutes charging a van, the driver can now have a fully recharged vehicle in under fi ve minutes. Fleets can recharge their battery packs at their depots, where the technology works in a similar fashion. “Fleets will have an array of power
banks, which when they come in will be charged by either a low voltage AC source or any input,” Clarke says.
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