This GIANT Electric Semi Can Swap Out Its Batteries!
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- Over a million miles, 620 KWh of batteries, a 540 KW Drive and 97 tonnes. This is the episode jam packed with big electric trucks and even bigger numbers! Robert travelled to New South Wales, Australia to find out how Janus Trucks are giving diesel lorries an electric makeover with their pioneering swappable battery as a service system. Enjoy!
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00:00 16 litre diesel engine...
00:50 Quicker than refuelling!
01:41 Convert every truck
03:06 Double the capacity of a Tesla Semi
05:28 Range?
06:43 620KWh!
07:32 Cheaper than a diesel?
08:51 Swappable batteries
09:59 Circular economy
11:49 Regen
12:41 Maintenance
13:40 Battery as a Service
14:25 Robotic Charging
15:01 End of life batteries
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That has to be one the best videos on this channel for a very long time. I'm all for fancy new cars and stuff but this repurposing of existing assets is what we really need. Fantastic.
A little further info the mention 95% of fuel Australia imports cost peaking at approximate AU$ 4 bn per month In March 2022, which is approximately 5% of monthly Australian GDP for 2022. Note depending on import export economic factored the percentage can rise higher the 12% of monthly GDP. It should be an economic imperative and a aspect of national security that Australia goes electric. I agree that Repurposing of existing assets is one way of achieving this.
Yes, I especially like the fact that their conversion has been fitted to all the major truck manufacturers. I'd like to see economical conversion "kits" for cars, but where $125k works for a working asset like a big truck, even $10k for an ICE car conversion probably would sell well. Which means the existing 2 billion ICE cars on the road are going to be scrap value in less than 20 years. You would think that if Subaru can sell an ICE AWD car for $20k, they could substitute electric drive unit and battery for the ICE components and sell an EV version for $25k -- instead the Soltera is like $40k.
Yeah very true.
It was a little ironic to see them using a gas forklift though tbh.
@@freethinker4991 lol!!! Fuel is needed for a lot of things and way more purposes and there are alternatives like biodiesel, biogas and gas which Australia also has alot!
@@freethinker4991 the Prelude FLNG from shell is a mamooth of gas production in Australia they can easily use to power those trucks and vehicles.
Robert, you've been hitting home runs on these latest episodes. Great information!
Ever since he came to Australia!
Can we acknowledge how precise our chap here is with his forklift?
Also, really good concept and amazing to see it on the road and working.
I wonder how its connected. There have to be some rails to guide battery to the connector.
@@volkhen0 at 14.32 in the video it shows the connectors in the charging rack that look like 3 GB/T DC connectors.
14:32 thanks
And the forklift is only until the robotic system is up and running. How good is that?
@@petergersbach7355 I think the beauty of this system is exactly in the fact you can do it either way. Unlike all the attempts in battery swapping for cars where it is pretty much the only option. With this system, you can have them changed without specially built robot. In some remote rural location, it is easier to implement. Like literally any old forklift with 3T lifting capacity can do it. Or anything you can fit forks on. Like a truck with manipulator arm, or a tractor.
The regenerative breaking alone will have a huge impact on particulates. I hadn’t even thought about this. Awesome work.
'Braking'
Probably a little less brake dust, but not much. They still need regular brakes on the trailer, and they already use engine braking as much as possible. Braking has to be biased, i.e. the trailer must apply more braking force than the cab or else the trailer will jackknife.
@@wigs1098 lol
@@darrell857 Or did he mean exhaust particulates? Also, the regenerative braking is a direct replacement for the existing exhaust brakes. Except the regenerative brakes can be used in a suburban area without waking everyone up. It sounds like it would be a neat system. For drivers of regular passenger vehicles the regenerative braking is something new and needs getting used to. But for drivers of these electric trucks, they would already be totally familiar with pressing a button to switch on brakes to assist with stopping or down hill speed control. It seems like there would be less retraining required for an electric truck than there is for an electric family vehicle.
@@darrell857 trucker here. dont disregard the engine braking in reducing particulate from brakes. on a scania you can only get 120 killowatts retarder or 180 if you spec it like that. mercedes gets 500 killowatt regen braking on their electric trucks. in america you have double drive which can put nearly double the regen braking on the ground. you could do most of your braking with regen. only drop the hammer when panick braking.
This makes complete sense. Recycling existing trucks. Getting around charging issues by swapping the batteries and then conditioning & charging them in a storage unit to keep them at optimum efficiency. Well done to these guys.
To bad that Tesla scrapped their test to have interchangeable batteries.
Nothing is simple on an EV because of the dangers involved. You don't just change batteries because there's a process to go through to make sure staff are safe and the vehicle works afterward.
Ummm, the idea of swapping batteries has been done for a long time.... look at electric forklifts in certain wearhouses. This just takes it to a different level.... and I am sure the cage the batts sit in are crash tested...
@@Kaliburz now that lithium battery is coming to forklifts they go away from changing the battery. I loading at a place where they change their forklifts to lithium ion battery and they charge them in place in the forklift.
@@magnusE7 one of the problems I could see with lithium in a forklift is the lead acid batteries act as part of the counterweight
Now we are talking this is a huge game changer . Robert bring more of this please 😃
These aren’t huge game changers lol!!!!
The huge game changers would be actually making an electric road train that can go through the outback to remote locations….. on unpaved roads
Get @TruckerTim a go in one of these!
@@alanmay7929 Your argument using remote outback transport operations is ridiculous. It’s clearly not for that. It’s for freight operators using standard routes between populated areas. Depot to depot.
@@stuarthancock571 lol!!!!!! My argument is not ridiculous you just had to said what they are designed for wtf!!!
As an employee I'm thrilled to see what you have produced from your visit. It was a pleasure to meet you and watch how you put these brilliant videos together!!
good to see a familiar face working there......sending regards...TK's brother.
Can't wait to see, one of these batteries pack go thermal melt down
I got a question for you. Are these not using lithium ion batteries and if they are where is the thermal management system? Do you have master service disconnects?
@@richardsullman7939 there’s been a couple of there truck conversions combust, not to mention Janus’s own test truck which caught fire during testing last year.
You guys really need to put this on your website as the primary video and feature list. It's a great video.
I recently retired after 30 years working in a large manufacturing plant using 150 electric fork lift trucks. We have been utilizing battery swap out systems where spare batteries are charging while other batteries are being used just as these Janus systems are using for trucks. Great idea.
50 yrs in logistics, this is the way to go with trucks and cars
A local logging company here in South Australia recently took delivery, Looks like a great bit of gear. This is certainly a great way to help smooth out the grid and make the most of our abundance of renewables we have available to us.
Yeah The Mount
Very impressive! As a lorry driver, would love to see this in the UK.
Absolutely. Also very applicable to bus operations which run on more predefined routes. Given the numbers he quoted it would seem National Express Coaches could run from Newcastle to London on a single charge. Then swap out at London Victoria coach station. Future looks interesting.
this should be done in EU as well
Re:"As a lorry driver, would love to see this in the UK".
You mean: - "As a lorry driver, would love to live to see this in the U.K".
Lol!
@@marviwilson1853 I hope that they relocate Victoria coach station before this technology arrives - it's already overcrowded and unpleasant for both passengers and NEC drivers!
Of course in Australia it's a real no-brainer. They're a country the size of China (or the US minus Alaska) with a population less than half of the UK and a distance from the Sun of roughly 50km.
They have so much potential for clean renewable energy there and all the resources for batteries. The one thing they have less of, because of their small population, is a labor pool, but everything else exists in abundance there.
If they don't go fully electric of all countries then something is very wrong.
Brilliant video. So inspiring to see a small Aussie company taking practical steps to repurpose existing truck stock for the EV transition. I wish you every success
Awesome. People ask about recycling batteries, these guys are recycling trucks. This should be done every where. Great video.
That was a truckin' brilliant episode 👏
Well done guys, such an Aussie group of "Blokes" building an awesome system.
It’s great to see these stories coming out of Australia. I don’t think I have ever seen a positive story about the electrification of transport in Australia, lovely to see FCS putting the record straight.
The two gentlemen being interviewed were awesome...had all the answers with no hesitation...obviously been through a number of these sessions and yet this is the first many of us would have heard of this. Thanks FullyCharged. I think the logic of reusing existing vehicles by converting them makes sense for the reasons presented....I think that Pick-up trucks (Utes) and vans as well as old sportscars and hotrods would also be prime candidates.
Just brilliant. 😍 Just like we used to switch horses for “fresher” ones 😂 And I love the fact that they’re converting the old trucks. 🥰
The solution shown in this episode seems ideal for local hauling infrastructure. It's also easy to imagine a short trailer containing several additional battery modules to extend the range. The ideas shown here are all very good and clearly demonstrate what is possible with just a little bit of imagination and engineering. Robotic battery exchange is certainly a good next step, along with standard form factors for the battery modules. I think this company has the right ideas for how to move forward, particularly the part about re-powering older vehicles. Overall, an outstanding proof of concept and productization of technologies.
It's not just for local routes. Janus has installed a battery swap station at Albury/Wodonga which is about halfway between Sydney and Melbourne which makes it easy for a Janus truck to do this run
You forget batteries are heavy, the more batteries and the bigger you make them the less load the truck can carry, It is not as simple as adding more batteries or even bigger batteries.
@@mustangecoboosthpp3869 their batteries are 2 tonne, the truck's capacity is 97 tonne, so an extra battery is approx 2% of the total capacity.
@@mustangecoboosthpp3869 No argument here. The question is what loads must go where, when, and how best to move them within a particular range. A trailer of nothing but batteries added into the rest of the load is, in a sense pulling its own weight, the question being how much more it can contribute to the load-carrying and range capacity of the whole vehicle. This is where energy density and rolling resistance enter the equation, along with the topology of the terrain that must be covered.
@@mustangecoboosthpp3869 Also the batteries replace the existing diesel tanks which hold about a tonne of fuel so two tonnes of battery isn't making a huge difference. But the reduction fuel costs would make a huge difference. Another thought would be the consistent weight. A battery weighs the same charged or discharged, so you get a consistent and predictable weight on the driven wheels. With a diesel setup the weight on the driven wheels reduces by around tonne when the fuel tank gets low.
This IS SOOOO GOOOOOD!!!! THANK YOU FCS for covering this amazing company.
Fantastic to see this kind of enginuity happening in my own back yard Australia!! Wish I could be in Sydney this weekend for the Live show! Alas I don’t think I can but I’m going to try and help this company any way I can! Thanks to Robert and the Fully Charged crew for bringing us these incredible innovations first hand!
This is breath of fresh air! The amount of pollution that this solution addresses is incredible. The cultural issue that this address is terrific. I've been waiting for someone to take this approach. 🤩
The amount of pollution is actually not that bad considering that all those trucks have exhaust treatments systems unlike those massive aircrafts, ships……
@@alanmay7929 But the question is always how well are these exhaust treatment systems maintained? How many are out there on our roads worldwide running at less than acceptable levels?
Loll. Batteries are way worse
@@gmeister03 Rubbish.
@@markcayer4859 The trucks exhaust management systems are reducing the trucks engine life and increasing costs. This solution represents a forward path that can begin the journey. The key part is that the system allows batteries to be upgraded.
This operation so deserves to succeed. So well thought out on many levels.
Brilliant episode ❤ I love how Robert manages to find entrepreneurs who repurpose great vehicles by swapping in more efficient power trains. Not everything needs to be scrapped and built brand new👍
The manufacturing statistics the Janus guy was quoting meant that trucks had to be recycled to meet the emissions targets; new trucks are not made fast enough.
Great video Robert. You beat me to an interview with these guys and had to come all the way from the UK to do it 👍Really hope this takes off as unlocks so many additional benefits.
I remember many years ago when you reported on Better Place and their idea of battery swapping. This seems like it could be the future for trucking in the US. One thing to add is that this could significantly reduce overhead for independent owner/operators, thereby increasing their income.
Being able to swap in a few minutes is nice, but is it really necessary ? With large enough battery storage systems on site to do the charging, fast DC-DC charging can be done in 20 minutes regardless of pack size -- that is barely a bathroom break every 4 hours of driving. And you might save weight with a battery pack that doesn't need to be robust enough for all that constant handling.
@@kirkellis4329 fast charging damages batteries.
Fast charging has negative effects on the lifetime of a battery, and there are losses with the transfer as well.
@@counterfit5 There is fast charging and fast charging. Under 3C rate charging won't hurt a battery with active temperature management. 3C means a 20 minute charge.
@@kirkellis4329 You can't fast charge above 70%. It drops to 1C and then drops further fast. With these size of batteries you carry around 200 kWh of extra battery (over half a ton) to fast charge from 5-80% in 20 minutes. Actually significantly more weight. The current design looks air cooled, since it only has 3 electric plugs connecting to the truck. Both packs would then also need a big ac unit plus the liquid to cool the batteries. And then there is the cost of electricity. A fast charged kWh costs at least 50 cent from the grid, while you can charge for less than 10 cent if you hook it up to solar or wind directly. With a consumption of 250kWh/100km, you basically save $1 per km driven. That are two drivers wages.
Nice work Janus Trucks. That's the ticket. :)
When this dropped I thought, This has nothing at all to do with me. I was wrong! All I can say is wow! This kind of thinking can change the world, great job, thanks Robert, I'm never skipping one of these videos again.
This has to be the smartest conversion I have seen after looking at all the electric cars and trucks over the years. Having worked on trucks for 30 years, this is going to be a great game changer for the trucking industry. Reducing emissions in the cities will be greatly reduced with this style of conversion. The diesel will not be replaced but this conversion will assist the movement of goods in all countries including where I live in Canada. This is what our government should bring into the country. If this can go across country, it will be great to see. As it is a long way across Canada, a battery exchange system across the country will greatly enhance this technology. I hope it takes off as pollution is killing us all and the world.
So glad you were able to do a story on Janus. I've been following them for some time and think their product is brilliant. Now governments need to give them and the trucking industry some support to upgrade our stinking fleet of trucks.
- too bad for those who say ""too complicated, can;'t be done.
Simple- palletised battery, fork it in. Get back Trucking.
The "Energy as a service model is the "no brainer" - obvs Janus have their Finances lined up (Where is the Noisy green Billionaires in this aspect...
- NB, sure it won't suit all routes, will to the East/Southeast coast Capitals inter-routes (if Janus put in service centres, even owner drivers can use them)..
I think I may have suggested you do a video on Janus some time ago but you probably already had them on your radar. The swappable concept is better for more applications than the Tesla recharging model. Key to adoption will be infrastructure build out and I would hazard a guess Janus will partner with private equity or a big player or sell out entirely as the initial investment to bring this to wide spread adoption would have to be huge. Whatever the case, their swappable, modular system has so many more advantages. Lex used to run a fuel tanker company and he has pivoted 180* into this field. I have to take my hat off to him. He recognises the direction the world is travelling in and sees a business opportunity. I hope they do really well.
The sheer clarity of thought and the drive to get the engineering done is wonderful to behold. The future is well on its way.
As a 35 year veteran North American Continental International truck driver, I totally love it. This system definitely needs to be replicated in North America!
Wow this is a game changer for freight
Fantastic. The stat about the amount of diesel the country has at any one time is very interesting and just another reason to change over.
I've been saying for years that Australia needs to transition to electric from a national security standpoint. If there was conflict with China the whole country would shutdown instantly because of the lack of fuel.
@@lamsmiley1944 lol!!! They won’t transition to electric until batteries are good enough for almost everything!
@@alanmay7929 Our reliance on imported fuel leaves us in an extremely venerable position. We have enough natural resources to produce all our energy with renewables, there's no reason we can't speed up adoption of EV's
@@lamsmiley1944 wrong!!!!! It's all about good relationships and a good gestion of what you already have! Australia is located in a very good location to be supplied with oil,let's not forget that the same oil is also needed to manufacturing tons and tons of products like tires, plastics, lubricants, fuel foe aviation, mining construction......
@@lamsmiley1944 WE can only improve EVs in which we improve the battery technology! Oh i even forgot the fuel for trains.....
Loving the Australian series and the spread of engineering. And the stats on these trucks - go large or go home!
Only one ton heavier than a disel.... That's phenomenal. These guys are amazing.
You forget to mention significantly way lessssss range than the diesel too!
@@alanmay7929 True, but that's still MANY customers.
@@alanmay7929 How many kms does a prime-mover drive in a typical day?
@Alan May with mandated stops every few hours, I don't see that as being a big issue when you can just forklift on a new one.
@@--Nath-- it depends on which roads you take and those swapping stations will definitely not be as practical or everywhere like charging stations or gas stations.
This is great. Well done Janus electric!
Coles Woolworths Bunnings etc take notes!
500klm won't deliver Sydney to Melbourne
Amazing. Would love to see a follow up video when they have the battery swap robots up and running.
Swapping batteries will be the best solution as we get suffcient battery supplies and hopefully standardzied packs and management systems that can recognize the state of each battery pack to make configurations on the fly.
These blokes have a good thing going. I really wish them the best.
This is without doubt the best video on Fully Charged. Sensible, well thought out solutions by small companies that will lead us to net zero. Well presented Mr Llewellyn. Thank you.
Wow😀
never realized that the life span of the motor and transmission would be greatly extended taking away the heat and stress factors, for a commercial vehicle company that must put big smiles on their faces.
Not only that but here in the USA other savings can be had switching to EV there would be no more using DEF or Diesel Exhaust Fluid and all of the other chemicals and fluids diesels use.
Bloody awesome. I had seen Janus in articles, good to hear a bit more depth about how it all works.
I can see this company going places especially in Australia where renewable power is already abundant .
Renewable power is potentially abundent but we're probably decades away from it actually being abundantly available. It takes a very long time to fund design, manufacture and build the stuff.
@@toby9999 not that long, it is just a matter of political will and public influence. Decentralised renewable energy production is key. In that respect, it’s pretty quick to design and install a solar installation.
Solar is already abundant to the point that power is so cheap during the day that solar farms are struggling somewhat to make any money from the power they produce, meaning they are taking longer to pay back their installation costs. This means it's less attractive for investors to fund new solar farms, because it's taking longer and longer (years/decades) for the solar farm to turn any sort of profit. This is why battery storage is so exciting for people involved in commercial solar, because once the price drops to the point it is financially feasible to add batteries to a solar farm, it means the farm can start feeding power into the grid at night, when it's most profitable.
@@toby9999 The mention 95% of fuel Australia imports peaking at approximate AU$ 4 bn per month In March 2022, which is approximately 5% of monthly Australian GDP for 2022. Note depending on import export economic factored the percentage can rise higher the 12% of monthly GDP. It should be an economic imperative and a aspect of national security that Australia goes electric.
@@Berkeloid0 Good point, and when these truck batteries are swapped out and charged during the day they can take advantage of this. Hopefully they can park up and swap out at the end of the day to recharge in the morning
This might be of use to the really heavy haulage firms in the UK. About a decade ago I was talking to some Alleleys folk who were bringing us two second hand railway bridges (don't ask!) and one comment they made was their tractor units have longer than usual lifespans & would have difficulty matching increasingly stringent emissions standards and they were worried if they'd effectively be banned from city centres. This sort of upgrade would give them this class of heavy haulage with zero tailpipe emissions, longer equipment life and possibly lower running costs. Wins all round.
How can you tell us not to ask about transporting two used train bridges?
@@counterfit5 lol... what he said.
Just one of those battery packs almost covers my annual electricity use
Amazing. The world needs ingenious solutions like this. 👍🏻
Spot on, energy sovereignty.
Wow! This stuff is moving so fast now I'm struggling to keep up. I'm a UK trucker, but unfortunately, at 60yrs don't think I'll get to drive an EVHGV before I retire.
Pay yourself plane ticket to Down under, and make a fun trip.
This is totally amazing! WOW!
Gr8 work, the man on the forklift, all the team. gr8 gr8
Love this! Perfect for sunny Aus and her massive, long range trucking.
Not really good for long range trucking at 300-600km one direction, though good for multiple short hauls through a day.
@@blogobre once refuelling stations are built along major interstate highways Australia opens up to this technology
I so wish I could be the agent for these guys in Canada. The drive on this side of the world, for companies to achieve net-zero means that this will be the in thing in the near future.
We don't have any seriously cold temperatures here in Australia, -4C would be about the worst we'd experience. I'm sure it could be adapted for arctic conditions though, especially if it can be kept warm and insulated while charging in the station
Very interesting video! Thanks Robert
Wonderful content! Thank you!!!
This is great. More power to them!
I see what you did there. Funny!
This is amazing. They're really doing it all right. Showing what is actually possible!
Who said it wasn’t possible!?
This is one of the greatest conversions that I have seen.
such a game changing .. I hope more and more conversion shops will come in the future ..
Robert, your latest trip to Aussie has not disappointed! Thanks for revealing the excellent work Janus Trucks are doing right here in Oz! I hope that some of the big transport companies may see merit in their solution and adopt it. Thanks also for the EV ride on deck mower piece--great and I hope more of this being adopted by government bodies will help improve the tech and drive costs closer to that of the ICE versions.
So every 300 kilometers you WILL need (and also pay for it) a charging facility WITH personnel AND fully loaded interchangeable batteries? Is there a liquid cooling for this batteries or not? For the current you are pulling out of the batteries to move 97 tons I suppose there has to be some cooling technology on board (and at the charging stations also) - which complicates the whole thing and makes it expensive.
What a brilliant company and a great 'can do' attitude!
This was a phenomenal video. Well done Australia and this company.
I was having a bit of back-and-forth with an EV hater on FB the other day. He said all EVs were "vanity toys." He liked big American monster trucks - these things would eat them Tonka trucks for lunch!
I love what Janus Trucks is doing. The Power, the speed of swapping, the fact that they can retrofit into old trucks... it's all brilliant! This needs to be implemented worldwide.
Words fail in describing the goodness I feel seeing this 🤙🦘
Epic and informative. This is insight!
Brilliant video.
Cheers Robert.
This is absolutely awesome! Love the idea of solar on the warehouse roof and some extra batteries being charged, then swapped on arrival. Amazing to imagine it all put together!
You would need a very big roof
So many cool things happening in Australia. Keep em comming!
Great application of battery swap technology!
Brilliant! May Janus survive the mayhem in Australia
This makes so much sense. Battery swapping for general car use is highly questionable but for HGV systems like this it is a clear winner. Repurposing existing trucks too! Excellent information clearly expressed without hype and spin. Superb episode.
Absolutely bloody brilliant! Go ausies, lead the way to a more sustainable future!
What a horrible accent though
Just brilliant, well done Janus Trucks.
Wow that’s genuinely amazing
With the basic shape of trucks, there is scope for solar panels on top of the trailers to act as a range booster, to top up the range as you drive along. Given the size of the trailers a lot of panels could be added for daytime running.
There's room for about 4kw of PV on the roof, or about 20-25kwh per day collected. That would add 10-15km of range per day. Probably not worth the cost of installing PV on the truck when a 2% larger battery pack would add that much range and the PV panels could be kept safe on the ground at the swap station.
The cargo container roof could be up to 47 sq. meter. Assuming that the solar cells are 20% efficient that around 9.4KW/h with effective time of 4 hours, that around 37kw. Semi truck require around 2.5kw per KM, so 37KW/2.5KW/h=14.8 km
It wouldn't be worth it on a truck, I would like solar on a car though as most the time it's sat not doing anything.
@@miroslawkaras7710 That's about 5400 km per year
Won’t add shit and trailers are swapped all the time between trucking lines and intermodal (trains) - at least in the US. And some trailers are just shipping containers set on frames and wheels. I doubt AUS is much different.
Great episode and good to see a company doing these conversions. $125K USD for the conversion and another $125K for the batteries probably. I can see that if you are constantly swapping batteries, it wouldn't make sense to own it unless you are operating your own fleet and rotating your own batteries. Unless there is a swapping infrastructure, though, this would be limited to fleets operating locally or moving between their own hubs within range. Independent operators wouldn't be able to do long haul runs without a swap infrastructure.
Doh! You don't say!
they address they charging infrastructure problem in the 'batteries as a service' part of the vid.. leasing/renting of batteries not in use. There's a 'hub' of sorts currently being built in Taree, NSW that I believe will be operated by Pearson's Transport. They'll buy the batteries outright and pay the upfront investment to the infrastructure that they use, and the electricity to charge and 'house' them, and then 'rent' out the ones not currently being utilised to other companies who perhaps don't have the money to invest in the batteries, but still want to convert some trucks. Janus still gets paid, Pearsons get to recur their upfront investment quicker, and other companies get to convert their own trucks for cheaper overall.
Those batteries are huge. Great job.
Very Entertaining as well as informative!
I bet the people living on hills were trucks go down will love this,no more exhaust braking noise to listen to all day.
Love the fact the Australians are in long sleeves and pants while Bob is in British Summer drag
Skin cancer from overexposure to the sun isn't something most Brits get a chance to worry about.
Nah. It’s Tanning beds that do the real damage here in UK and mostly to young people.
Love it! Why have I not heard of this before now.?!
That’s for coming down under Bobby and spreading the word, information is power.
This is just awesome ! ! !
I drove trucks/worked in transportation fleet management for 30 years here in the United States, I'm excited for this tech, but have many, many questions.
E powertrain is excellent for this application.
A very interesting piece indeed! I keep thinking Fully Charged has reached peak Australian, and then they turn it up by another platypus or two...
This makes so much sense!
This is brilliant. Solving problems with transport and storage. Should be able to scale
I really hope someone called Hugh works here
Don't forget his colleague Mr Kerr. I think his first name is Wayne?
They’d better keep a whole bunch of Js on hand in case one falls off the sign out front. Or worse, someone steals it like we had here in Czechia with Hornbach.
I say they steal their own J and it gets into the news. That’s some awesome free publicity. Even bad press is good press, and everyone loves a funny joke.
Learned a lot about big rigs from this video. Amazing about the average age and how the weight is not alot different but with future tech that could equal out or even get less. Love to know what the drivers think of this who have driven them. No engine brake noise like I hear all the time from the trucks, the regen is amazing. The TCO must be fantastic over the rest of the life of the truck. Battery swapping for these is a perfect solution, can see swap stations across the Nullabor and huge solar farms nearby to charge them up with and use as grid level backup even for the communities they are in/near. Have to see if they are going to be at FCL on the weekend.
I was kinda wondering how the regenerative braking would compare to engine braking power wise. I would think it could match it and possible be less likely to lock the wheels on slippery surface too
Great, retrofit seems to have a future ! Thanks guys !
I can see this being a perfect match for where I work. Trucks are pulling two trailers of ore 100kms to site, then back to the mine with waste. They could have batteries at either end if required. They also run trucks between the refinery and the warehouse and wharf, much shorter distances where a battery change unit located at the refinery would be ideal. We even generate our own power with a GT for steam production.
There would be ample space for solar production at the mine site
This is one of the best videos you have ever done. You aren't preaching or complaining. You are showing a viable, working systems, that can be easily copied around the world.
I drive huge trucks long distances in Australia the advancements in this technology is amazing, a couple of questions will these be permitted in tunnels or restricted to dangerous goods routes as the batteries are huge and pose a significant risk in the event of a collision or fire. Currently when I transport even a small amount of lithium batteries as cargo I have to placard the truck an am restricted to approved DG routes.
Fantastic question! Would love to see this addressed…
Good question - I suspect they use Lithuim Phosphate which doesn't burn, but? Also I suspect that the regulators haven't caught up with this yet.
November 2023, Melbourne answered the question a second unit lost.
Wow Janus! This team is just getting it done.
This honestly just seems amazing, just wow
good for them - nice to see the Aussies taking the lead in this market - super!
Love to see stuff like this. We dont need cyber trucks we need innovative, SUSTAINABLE, solutions like this for short duration trucks and expanded rail for long distance freight.
No reason to be building new vehicles when the old ones can be reused.
Enjoyed it, love the positivity!
What an awesome company. They really are showing the way forward for commercial vehicles
True, but, other countries are equally innovative too.
Unfortunately although the swappable battery appears a good idea at first glance you would need to see if the concept worked with many thousands trucks using these replaceable batteries.
Too soon to know if the idea works beyond a few trucks.
Other countries are investing in hydrogen burning engines and hydrogen fuel cell powered trucks and public transport.
WoW. Such a winner! Janus rules! Hugs from Holland (Europe).