Mitsubishi EV Battery System to Be Installed in Refuse Collection Truck
28 September 2009
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC), will supply battery systems from its new-generation electric vehicle i-MiEV to Kyokuto Kaihatsu Kogyo Co., Ltd. for use in a garbage collection vehicle to power the trash compactor. This is the first time that components used in the i-MiEV are to be supplied for non-i-MiEV use.
Kyokuto Kaihatsu Kogyo refuse truck with Li-ion compactor. Click to enlarge. |
Current trash compactors on garbage collection trucks run on power from the truck’s engine. Looking for a more environmentally-friendly solution, Kyokuto Kaihatsu Kogyo Co., Ltd. has worked on developing electric-powered trash compactors for its trucks for the past few years.
During development, it determined that the battery system used in MMC’s i-MiEV fulfilled the necessary specifications for an electric-powered trash compactor. The company decided to use MMC’s battery system to power trash compactor to create an electric garbage collection truck. The result is:
A 75% cut in truck CO2 emissions during use by utilizing battery power for the trash compactor instead of the engine;
Engine noise and CO2 emissions can be cut to zero when the engine is turned off during compactor use;
With almost no noise and no gas emissions during compactor use, the new truck is optimal for trash collection from within buildings, during early morning or late at night; and
The electricity cost to run the trash compactor is significantly less than diesel fuel usually used in normal trash compactors.
Excellent idea to reduce an unwanted source of aggravating noise. Could a second e-unit be used to move the truck around? Both e-units (in tandem?) could move the truck at higher speed to the waste disposal place.
Posted by: HarveyD | 29 September 2009 at 08:42 AM