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 whole fleet of on- and off-road tools. The fleet at the moment contains 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 objectives in a number of methods: by decreasing emissions, reducing noise ranges, being extra energy-efficient, enhancing working situations and selling environmentally pleasant practices,” mentioned Fleet Superintendent Ben Lee.
The double-drum compactor from Volvo Development Gear will assist Lee’s group with a wide range of tasks. “We’ll use it to compact soil, gravel and different base supplies for highway and basis tasks, in addition to rolling out and leveling asphalt throughout highway building and resurfacing.”
Lee was launched to Volvo’s electrical machines at a current open home occasion in San Leandro. “The Volvo group performed a key function on this choice by serving to us assess how the DD25 Electrical would meet our particular operational wants and sustainability objectives 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 could be an excellent match,” mentioned 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 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 remainder 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 current Degree 2 AC charger at their fleet facility. The machine will usually function for 3 to 4 hours a day, and the cost is predicted to final for not less than six to eight hours.
“There are some distant areas within the county, so we’re trying right into a cell, self-contained charging unit as properly, so we wouldn’t should convey the machine again to the yard every evening throughout a long-term mission,” mentioned Lee.
In contrast to legacy diesel tools, electrical machines don’t idle, so vitality saved within the battery is barely consumed when work is being achieved. 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 could be adjusted from 3,500 vpm (55 Hz) to 4,000 vpm (67 Hz) to deal with totally different functions.
Supply: Volvo Development Gear
