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"New South Wales based Janus Electric has announced the start of operation of
Western Australia’s first electric road train, a converted Volvo truck pulling
115 tonnes with two trailers.
Janus Electric CEO Lex Forsyth took to his social media accounts late last week
to unveil the achievement, which he described as the “heaviest road-going
electric truck in the world”.
While it is unclear exactly what the specifications of the Volvo truck are,
Janus Electric has built its business on the back of its battery swap
technology that allows it to electrify Class 8 Prime Movers, and which allows
batteries to be swapped for minimal recharging downtime.
Janus Electric partnered with Qube, Australia’s largest logistics provider, on
the development of the new electric road train, which will now be carrying
lithium out of a lithium mine in Bunbury to the nearby Port of Bunbury.
This latest achievement appears to build on the existing partnership between
the two companies announced in early 2023 which saw them partner with
Australian copper miner Oz Minerals to trial the world’s first electric triple
road train at its operations in South Australian.
The 12-month trial featured an electrified Janus Electric truck, capable of
hauling up to 165 tonnes – the potential weight of a triple road train – at a
range of between 200 to 400 kilometres on a single charge."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
