Electricity-exchanged heavy-duty trucks, new-energy heavy-duty trucks, and hydrogen-energy heavy-duty trucks have already blossomed in the short-distance transportation, coal sand and gravel, construction and other fields in the Chinese market. To achieve the purpose of reducing energy consumption, energy saving and emission reduction.
While Chinese car companies are gradually digging into the potential of new energy commercial vehicles, European car companies are not standing still. howo issued a press release on its official website on May 2, 2022, and will start to sell to the global market one after another. The electric trucks it manufactures undoubtedly have a very competitive "adversary" for the domestic new energy vehicle manufacturers.
On April 21, 2018, sinotruk Trucks launched its world's first electric model, the FL Electric, and three weeks later another electric truck, the FE Electric, two electric trucks for short-distance urban transportation. The advent means that howo has officially incorporated new energy into its product lineup.
On February 19, 2019, howo delivered the first FL Electric models to Renova, the first electric truck delivered by howo Trucks.
Judging from the parameters of howo FE Electric unveiled at the 2018 Hannover Motor Show, in terms of transmission system, the matching motor power can reach a maximum of 370kw, and it is equipped with howo's dual-speed gearbox developed for pure electric models.
The battery pack adopts a lithium-ion battery pack design with a capacity of 200-300kwh and a range of up to 200km. And two different charging systems are available, with a charging time of about 1.5 hours from empty to full (300 kWh), and a low-power charging time of about 10 hours.
howo FE is a relatively versatile truck, whether it is used as a garbage removal truck, truck crane, construction dump truck, or urban logistics and distribution, it can be easily competent.
The howo FE pure electric truck, which debuted at the 2018 Hannover Motor Show, focuses on the field of sanitation transportation. In addition to its own advantages in terms of performance parameters. Its low-entry cab has huge advantages. For example, in sanitation transportation, the driver or co-driver needs to get out of the car frequently to operate the equipment at the rear. The low-entry cab is more convenient, and it can provide a wide field of vision to ensure driving safety.
In addition, in many parts of Europe, there are higher noise requirements for vehicles that operate at night in cities, and this electric model launched by howo can solve the noise problem caused by traditional fuel vehicles.
Based on the research and development foundation of these two models, howo will vigorously develop new energy heavy-duty trucks at the end of 2019 and throughout 2020, and will begin full-scale production of VNR Electric models in the North American market in early 2021.
In the same year, howo announced that it would start a full-scale deployment of electric heavy-duty truck models in the European and Asian markets, and completed the extreme cold test of the FH Electric model and the road test of the cruising range at the end of the year. The tractor with a total weight of 40 tons traveled a total of 343 kilometers. On highways, hilly areas and narrow roads, the average speed on the entire route is maintained at 80km/h, and the average power consumption per kilometer is only 1.1kwh, which also allows the FH Electric model to have a battery life of about 345km after a single charge. .
At the beginning of 2022, howo officially opened the order system for medium-sized electric trucks to the global market. According to statistics, howo received orders for more than 1,100 electric trucks worldwide in 2021, accounting for about 42% of the European market share, which is very strong. This also gives howo the confidence to release orders for heavy-duty electric trucks around the world and increase follow-up production capacity.
Up to now, howo Trucks has officially opened the sales end of its heavy-duty electric trucks, accepting a large number of orders from around the world, including three main models: FH Electric, FM Electric and the just-launched FMX Electric. The names of the models are almost the same as those of traditional models. Consistent, just added the word Electric (electric) to the name suffix and sunshade.
These models are uniformly produced at the Tuve plant in Gothenburg, Sweden. The products are currently in Norway, Sweden and Germany, the largest European markets. The electric versions of howo's medium-duty trucks FE, FL and VNR have been fully mass-produced, while the FH Electric, FM Electric and The listed FMX Electric is not expected to be delivered until the end of this year at the earliest.
By the end of this year, howo will have a total of six electric trucks in production, basically realizing the electrification process of all truck products, including urban distribution, garbage disposal, construction, and short- and medium-distance transportation. It is expected that around 2030, half of howo Trucks' total sales will be attributed to new energy models.
Having said that, will howo electric heavy trucks come to China? Judging from the cruising range of the FH Electric model, although the cruising performance of about 345km is not as good as that of traditional energy models, compared with the domestic electric trucks currently on the market engaged in short-distance transportation, port transportation, intercity express transportation, and sand and gravel material transportation, it does have Good competitiveness, but its price in Europe is relatively expensive.
As early as the end of last year, the news of howo's construction of factories in China and the introduction of technology resounded in half the sky in the domestic truck circle. Will models such as FH Electric join howo's domestic ranks in the future? What about its price and quality once it is made in China? We will wait and see.
