Yolo County, a stretch of rolling hills between the Napa Valley and Sacramento, California, has turn into one of many first municipalities within the US to place a brand new Volvo DD25 Electrical compactor into service.
Yolo County’s Local weather Motion and Adaptation Plan requires electrifying the county’s total fleet of on- and off-road gear. The fleet at the moment consists of six electrical forklifts and two electrical pickup vans, and three extra EVs are on the way in which.
“The DD25 Electrical will assist us obtain our targets in a number of methods: by lowering emissions, reducing noise ranges, being extra energy-efficient, bettering working circumstances and selling environmentally pleasant practices,” stated Fleet Superintendent Ben Lee.
The double-drum compactor from Volvo Building Gear will assist Lee’s staff with quite a lot of initiatives. “We’ll use it to compact soil, gravel and different base supplies for street and basis initiatives, in addition to rolling out and leveling asphalt throughout street building and resurfacing.”
Lee was launched to Volvo’s electrical machines at a latest open home occasion in San Leandro. “The Volvo staff performed a key function on this determination by serving to us assess how the DD25 Electrical would meet our particular operational wants and sustainability targets whereas working inside our finances,” he stated.
“After discussing the options and advantages of the DD25 Electrical plus the upcoming Clear Off-Highway Gear (CORE) Voucher Incentive program, Ben was very , and I knew it will be an excellent match,” stated Scott Nadell, a Authorities Gross sales Rep at Volvo Building Gear and Providers. “This mannequin is nice for the light-duty purposes like patch rolling and smaller paving jobs they do.”
Lee and Nadell mentioned how a CORE voucher might subsidize the acquisition, and had the required documentation able to submit as quickly because the voucher program opened. “Luckily, they have been accredited for the grant, and we had a machine already being constructed at our manufacturing facility in Pennsylvania that met the fleet’s necessities, so the remaining is historical past!” stated Nadell.
Yolo County’s DD25 Electrical compactor might want to cost no quite a lot of overnights per week utilizing an present Stage 2 AC charger at their fleet facility. The machine will usually function for 3 to 4 hours a day, and the cost is anticipated to final for at the least six to eight hours.
“There are some distant areas within the county, so we’re trying right into a cellular, self-contained charging unit as effectively, so we wouldn’t should carry the machine again to the yard every evening throughout a long-term mission,” stated Lee.
Not like legacy diesel gear, electrical machines don’t idle, so vitality saved within the battery is barely consumed when work is being completed. In comparison with a diesel, the DD25 Electrical provides simplified upkeep, it’s quieter, and its smoother trip helps operators really feel much less fatigued on the finish of a shift. These advantages don’t come at the price of energy or efficiency. Volvo’s 48-volt battery gives 33 hp and 24 kWh of vitality—30% greater than the diesel mannequin. The drum frequency might be adjusted from 3,500 vpm (55 Hz) to 4,000 vpm (67 Hz) to handle completely different purposes.
Supply: Volvo Building Gear
