After MODEC and Smith Electric Vehicles, there's now a new kid on the (electric) block - called Zeroed which is a conglomeration of three names in the business, specialising in battery technology, commercial vehicle bodybuilding and fleet management - i.e. Minitram Systems, Paneltex and VMS Fleet Management.
And together they've come up with their own range of electric-powered urban vehicles that make their debut at next week's CV Show. By using lithium ion phosphate batteries Zeroed has also been able to create battery packs around the chassis with no loss of floor space, or compromising of cab, or body door accessibility.
According to the, somewhat modest, press blurb:"This technology... Has enabled Zeroed's stakeholders to steal a march on any competition globally. It enables extremely quick charging times, with an initial full charge of 6 hours, while battery top-ups can be achieved in a hour whilst the driver is on a break, enabling a further 120 miles."
The Zeroed system (like its competitors) uses regenerative braking to also top up the batteries on the move and what's described as a unique electric refrigeration system developed in conjunction with industry leader 'GAH' Refrigeration, offers single or dual temperature with dual evaporator systems. The highly efficient scroll compressor based heat pump cleverly uses waste heat removed form the body or atmosphere to provide cab heating.
Now click through here to see what Zeroed is doing at the CV Show (and an unusual back-to-front tram).
Zeroed, will be unveiling no less than 4 vehicles at their stand 6-430 at the CV show next week including 3 urban delivery vehicles based upon the Isuzu NPR Grafter chassis (which should please those operators facing a LEZ) and a tram which has been operating successfully in Stratford-on-Avon in the UK Midlands. And here it is. A somewhat unusual vehicle that manages to look much the same from the back as it does from the front--which should confuse the hell out of the punters! It did me. Then I thought--rear number plate is always yellow.
See what I mean?
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