Yolo County, a stretch of rolling hills between the Napa Valley and Sacramento, California, has develop 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 tools. The fleet presently consists of six electrical forklifts and two electrical pickup vehicles, and three extra EVs are on the best way.
“The DD25 Electrical will assist us obtain our targets in a number of methods: by decreasing emissions, decreasing noise ranges, being extra energy-efficient, bettering working circumstances and selling environmentally pleasant practices,” mentioned Fleet Superintendent Ben Lee.
The double-drum compactor from Volvo Building Gear will assist Lee’s crew with quite a lot of tasks. “We’ll use it to compact soil, gravel and different base supplies for street and basis tasks, 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 crew 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 funds,” he mentioned.
“After discussing the options and advantages of the DD25 Electrical plus the upcoming Clear Off-Street Gear (CORE) Voucher Incentive program, Ben was very , and I knew it might be a great match,” mentioned Scott Nadell, a Authorities Gross sales Rep at Volvo Building 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 may subsidize the acquisition, and had the mandatory documentation able to submit as quickly because the voucher program opened. “Happily, they had been authorised 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!” mentioned Nadell.
Yolo County’s DD25 Electrical compactor might want to cost no quite a lot of overnights per week utilizing an present 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 a minimum of six to eight hours.
“There are some distant areas within the county, so we’re wanting right into a cellular, self-contained charging unit as nicely, so we wouldn’t need to deliver the machine again to the yard every evening throughout a long-term challenge,” mentioned Lee.
In contrast to legacy diesel tools, electrical machines don’t idle, so vitality saved within the battery is just consumed when work is being carried out. In comparison with a diesel, the DD25 Electrical presents 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 offers 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 functions.
Supply: Volvo Building Gear
