BEV Goes eHighway
Integration of Overhead Line Technology in Batteryelectric Series Trucks for Road-based Heavy-duty Traffic
In the project “BEE – BEV Goes eHighway”, concepts for the integration of battery-electric trucks with overhead line technology into heavy-duty road traffic are being developed and evaluated. Two battery-electric trucks from large-scale production will be equipped with a pantograph system, tested and measured within dedicated test fields and in real traffic, customer acceptance will be assessed by means of exemplary user studies and the essential vehicle interfaces for system integration will be addressed in a standard proposal.
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Event – Network Meeting for the Overhead Line Projects
On December 11th, our team co-organized the “Networking Meeting for Overhead Line Projects” in Frankfurt, bringing together over 100 participants to discuss the future of overhead line technology. Our project leader Gordon Witham presented our project and showcased our retrofitted battery-electric truck “Willi”. The event featured workshops on the field trial results, a plenary session […]
First test drive at ELISA
The first drives on the ELISA overhead line test track have been completed. Lotte Wagner-Douglas and Gordon Witham have covered the first kilometres under the overhead line on the A5 between Frankfurt and Darmstadt. In addition to collecting measurement data in public road traffic, the aim was also to carry out a pre-test for the […]
‘Willi’ fully wrapped and ready for further test drives
Our ‘Willi’ now shines in a new design! Our vehicle designers have created a customised wrap that is based on the project design and visually highlights the innovative technology behind the vehicle. With the vehicle wrapping, the conversion of ‘Willi’ is now complete and the vehicle is ready for the next test phase. The next […]