In times of rapidly rise fuel prices , sustainable drive types , above all electric cause , are apace hit in grandness . Willstätt - based fomite provider TBV Ltd foresaw the need for sustainable cooling solutions early on and reacted consequently , aver Managing Director Rainer Fuchs in an interview .
" Initially , it was in line with the self - range of a function of constituent suppliers that their sales scheme is only lucid if the raptus of the products to the customer is also environmentally friendly . That ’s why they were among the first to wait for environmentally well-disposed and CO2 - preserve logistics solutions back in the days when there was not yet a wide range of e - transporters and e - trucks . CNG - powered vehicles and infrigidation units that did not run through Rudolf Diesel were test , " Fuchs say , looking back .
A TBV refrigerate vehicle from Walliser Obst & Gemüse
TBV Kühlfahrzeuge had been making corresponding crack to this market segment since 2016 for electrically powered refrigeration units for vehicles that were still conventionally powered at the clock time . Fuchs : " We can now also tender this know - how for the increasingly far-flung e - conveyor and e - trucks . Several vitamin E - transporters and 7.5 t e - distribution trucks ground on Fuso eCanter are in operation , with electric cooling systems . Currently , we are equipping a 26 t Renault e - hand truck with this engineering . "
Space - saving battery managementFor instrument panel vans , such as the eVito , they are now offer an electric temperature reduction organization that maintains a temperature range of +2 to +7 degrees over a period of 3 - 6 hours . " The ego - sufficient system is power by its own Lithum battery , which is usually placed in the rider compartment , in a protected location . This means the battery direction and proficient component part are installed in a space - saving manner , " Fuchs adds . " The development of more sinewy batteries and the increase in battery capacity that have lately become available even permit for deep - freeze temperatures . "
The same engineering is basically used for refrigerated cargo boxful on e - conveyor and trucks , grant to Fuchs . The batteries are mounted underneath the cargo bed . " Boxes up to a length of 8000 mm can now be kept at service temperatures systems without any problems , using galvanic refrigeration . In addition , there is the option to extend the cooling time or capacity with photovoltaic panel set up on the ceiling . These are mounted on the ceiling , complement the self - sufficient cooling operation . "
Manageable use in the fruit and vegetables sectorEspecially for use in the fruit and vegetable transport sector , TBV offers melodic line deflectors in the superstructure under the roof , so that the cold air from the evaporator is not organize onto the transfer goods , but is first directed to the rear under the ceiling . Thus , a more even distribution of the cooled air is achieved . harmonize to Fuchs , demand for vitamin E - vehicles in the fruit and vegetable sphere is growing from a modest base . " This is , of track , initially due to the still small telephone number of usable tocopherol - truck , but certainly also due to the acquisition costs , which can , however , be put into perspective by subsidy measures . Not so essential seems to be the scope , which is usually sufficient for distribution . "
Driving the growth of sustainable logistics solutionsTBV will continue to devote itself chiefly to the development of sustainable logistics solutions in the coming years , Fuchs discover in finish . " The first orders for refrigerated body with electric cooling systems for trucks powered by fuel cells have already been welcome . And we are confident that we will be able to push this development further . "
For more information : Rainer FuchsTBV Kühlfahrzeuge GmbHIm Lossenfeld 1377731 Willstätt - SandTel . : +49 ( 0 ) 7852 9179 - 0Fax : +49 ( 0 ) 7852 7077[email protected]tbv - kuehlfahrzeuge.de
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