The end result of each custom arrangement performed on every Lion8- Boivin truck powertrain will be that the vehicle is designed to service 1000 ‘doors’ – houses or organisations – on a full charge. Up to 480 kWh of energy can be stored onboard the vehicle, for a maximum range of 400 km on a single charge. The drivetrain can be configured for a maximum power output of 350 kW, and a maximum torque output of 3400 Nm. Within its 558.8 cm wheelbase and its 670.6 cm total vehicle length, the vehicle will be customised according to the needs of different municipalities across North America.Īlthough exact figures for each model delivered can vary, particularly in terms of operating performance ratings and power specifications, the truck’s typical top speed is 105 kph. The internal body has a volume of 15.3 to 25.2 m3, while the side arm ‘hopper’ is 2.3 m3 and has a floor made from 9 mm-thick abrasion-resistant steel.Īs mentioned, the Lion8 base platform truck is a Class 8 truck with a kerb weight of 24,600 lb (11,158.37 kg) and a gross weight rating of 54,600 lb (24,766.14 kg). The waste collection mechanism features an internal bay for holding and compacting refuse, and Boivin’s system offers two different mechanisms for ‘grabbing’, lifting and emptying dumpsters into the holder: a system of side arms and a rear-loading system. Thus Boivin and Lion Electric spent from 2017 to ’19 exploring the optimal permutations of their technologies. The Lion8’s platform has two frame rails for integrating application payloads, and the wheelbases and powertrain components can be matched and moved around to keep balance. So for Boivin we took their output requirements, gave them choices of several voltage levels on either AC or DC, and then we matched the power supply to the needs of the refuse collection mechanisms.” “When we designed the Lion8 we included what we call our ePTO, which leaves room for any equipment the customer wants to add onto the back of the vehicle. But when they found out we had an all-electric chassis that was ready to go, it was, in engineering terms, a perfect match – in their eyes and in ours. This electromechanical bin collection ‘payload’ had been designed and tested to use about 25% of the energy consumed by conventional diesel-andhydraulics-powered waste collector trucks.Īs Desjardins explains, “They worked for several months on developing it, intending to install it as a plug-and-play payload on diesel vehicles but with the advantages of greatly reduced power consumption and not having the power take-off suddenly asking for loads of energy. Two years ago, during the development of the Class 8 platform, the company was approached by Boivin Evolution, also in Quebec, which had developed an all-electric refuse collection system. “So we turned our eyes towards Class 8 trucks that could rapidly cut their users’ operating costs – and without needing green subsidies to do it either.” “The school bus is designated as a Class 7 truck, so we decided that the competencies we’d gained developing that vehicle gave us an engineering ‘edge’ for all-electric heavy-duty commercial road vehicles,” Desjardins says. “For short-distance commercial vehicles operating inside city limits though, such as municipal vehicles and last-mile deliveries that need no more than 250 miles’ worth of energy storage, we firmly see all-electric powertrains as ideal for urban companies looking to cut their operating costs.” “We had no interest in inter-city vehicles because of how prohibitive the mass and volume of batteries needed for long-distance transport were at the time,” says Yves Desjardins, special projects director at the company. But that refocusing led to Lion Electric’s first production electric vehicle – the LionC, an electric school bus, hundreds of which are now in use across North America. Its approach eschewed the dieselhybrid and compressed natural gas solutions that were being rather more heavily touted five to six years ago. Once it had recruited enough electrical and automotive engineers, the Quebec based company decided to focus its attention almost entirely on all-electric powertrains. When the owners of the Lion Electric Company first set their eyes on engineering specialised commercial vehicles for niche users who have distinct operational and cost requirements, they spent an initial five years on planning and r&d for their approach. The Lion8 truck, which has Boivin Evolution’s all-electric refuse loader integrated, offers major energy and noise advantages over conventional waste collectors Rory Jackson details the development of this combined all-electric truck and refuse collection system.
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