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 whole fleet of on- and off-road tools. The fleet at present contains six electrical forklifts and two electrical pickup vehicles, and three extra EVs are on the way in which.
“The DD25 Electrical will assist us obtain our objectives in a number of methods: by lowering emissions, decreasing noise ranges, being extra energy-efficient, enhancing working circumstances and selling environmentally pleasant practices,” stated Fleet Superintendent Ben Lee.
The double-drum compactor from Volvo Building Tools will assist Lee’s group with quite a lot of initiatives. “We’ll use it to compact soil, gravel and different base supplies for street and basis initiatives, in addition to rolling out and leveling asphalt throughout street development 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 position on this resolution by serving to us assess how the DD25 Electrical would meet our particular operational wants and sustainability objectives whereas working inside our price range,” he stated.
“After discussing the options and advantages of the DD25 Electrical plus the upcoming Clear Off-Street Tools (CORE) Voucher Incentive program, Ben was very , and I knew it might be a great match,” stated Scott Nadell, a Authorities Gross sales Rep at Volvo Building Tools and Providers. “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 required documentation able to submit as quickly because the voucher program opened. “Thankfully, they have been accepted 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!” stated Nadell.
Yolo County’s DD25 Electrical compactor might want to cost no various overnights per week utilizing an present Stage 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 a minimum of six to eight hours.
“There are some distant areas within the county, so we’re trying right into a cellular, self-contained charging unit as nicely, so we wouldn’t need to convey the machine again to the yard every evening throughout a long-term venture,” stated Lee.
Not like legacy diesel tools, electrical machines don’t idle, so power saved within the battery is just consumed when work is being finished. In comparison with a diesel, the DD25 Electrical affords simplified upkeep, it’s quieter, and its smoother trip 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 supplies 33 hp and 24 kWh of power—30% greater than the diesel mannequin. The drum frequency may be adjusted from 3,500 vpm (55 Hz) to 4,000 vpm (67 Hz) to handle completely different functions.
Supply: Volvo Building Tools
