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BMW to Save 11.8 Tons of CO2 Using e-Truck

The holistic approach BMW had towards cutting CO2 emissions is not only a marketing statement, the Germans making efforts to truly drive down numbers in all possible areas. In this regard they just announced that an electric truck will be used for public transportation of materials needed for their main activity: car making.
Terberg Type YT202-EV 1 photo
Photo: BMW
The truck in question is a Terberg Type YT202-EV and it will be making 8 daily trips between the plant in Munich and the logistics company SCHERM Group, trips that will add up to 16 km (10 miles) a day.

Since this is an electric truck, the CO2 emissions will be zero therefore saving 11.8 tons of CO2 per year according to BMW. To put things in perspective, it’s basically the same amount of emissions a 320d would release in the atmosphere driving three times around the world. That’s pretty impressive.

The electric motor powering the truck makes 138 kW (185 HP) and puts it all down through an Allison 3000 transmission. Since the truck can carry up to 40 tons in total (including its own weight) you can imagine that those 10 miles will take some time to cover as this won’t be a land rocket.

At the moment, this is just a pilot project that will be run for a year and its results will be analyzed. If they are encouraging, more such trucks could be used in the future, especially since BMW is using renewable energy at its plants in Germany, thus reducing the impact on the environment even more.

After a long search, we have found an electro-mobility solution for the transport sector,” explained Rainer Zoellner, “e-truck” project manager at SCHERM Group. “We are certain to gain valuable experience with the BMW Group from this pilot project,” he added.

Here’s to hoping this won’t stay in ‘pilot project’ status too long!
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