Yolo County, a stretch of rolling hills between the Napa Valley and Sacramento, California, has change 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 complete fleet of on- and off-road gear. The fleet at the moment contains 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, enhancing working situations and selling environmentally pleasant practices,” stated Fleet Superintendent Ben Lee.
The double-drum compactor from Volvo Development Gear will assist Lee’s workforce 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 development and resurfacing.”
Lee was launched to Volvo’s electrical machines at a latest open home occasion in San Leandro. “The Volvo workforce performed a key position on this choice 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 could be a great match,” stated Scott Nadell, a Authorities Gross sales Rep at Volvo Development Gear and Companies. “This mannequin is nice for the light-duty functions 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. “Happily, they had been permitted 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 remainder 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 current Degree 2 AC charger at their fleet facility. The machine will sometimes 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 nicely, so we wouldn’t must deliver the machine again to the yard every evening throughout a long-term mission,” stated Lee.
In contrast to legacy diesel gear, electrical machines don’t idle, so power saved within the battery is barely consumed when work is being performed. In comparison with a diesel, the DD25 Electrical affords simplified upkeep, it’s quieter, and its smoother experience 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 power—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 functions.
Supply: Volvo Development Gear
