This technology is absolutely exciting.
The secrets no one in China's trucking industry will tell you-after reading this article, you'll understand.An electric truck loads cargo or goes downhill. When it returns, its battery charge is hardly less than when it started. Wait, what? It carried 100 tons of ore. It traveled 50 kilometers. And when it came back, the battery barely decreased. The first time I heard about it, I thought it was a scam. But after understanding the science behind it, I was amazed. The person who designed this truck is truly a genius. In China, diesel trucks are gradually being phased out and replaced by electric trucks. Compared to fuel-powered trucks, electric trucks have a unique advantage: regenerative braking. The principle is that when an electric truck slows down or goes downhill, it can convert kinetic energy into electrical energy. Mines usually have fixed routes. These trucks haul ore from the top of the mountain to factories at lower altitudes. Since the weight of the ore is four to five times that of the truck itself, the vehicle gains enormous gravitational potential energy when fully loaded downhill. This energy is then used to charge the truck's battery. On the return trip, the truck is much lighter when empty, so climbing back up requires little electricity. After loading ore again, it can recharge itself while going downhill. This process repeats over and over. This is the magic of electric mining trucks. Due to some energy loss and terrain changes, the truck may only need external charging once a month. Take the Yutong 120-ton electric mining truck as an example: it can save about $160,000 in energy costs per year, with energy consumption costs 87% lower than diesel trucks. Are you also fascinated by this design? Tell me your thoughts.
