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NEW POWER PROGRESS
www.newpowerprogress.com
July 2019 | A KHL Publication
Nikola,
Wiggins,
Lion Truck
& E-Marine
D E L I V E R I N G T O M O R R O W ’ S T E C H N O L O G I E S T O T O D AY ’ S O E M S
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Nikola Motor’s n
HYDROGEN-ELECTRIC TRUCK BUILDER PLANS FACTORY,
INTRODUCES NEW PRODUCTS. BY CHAD ELMORE
I
n the time since Nikola Motor Co. unveiled in late 2016 (see the January 2017 issue of
its hydrogen-electric Class 8 truck in Diesel Progress), the Nikola team has selected
Salt Lake City, the young company has and acquired land for its headquarters and
reached several significant mile markers on factory campus. “When we set out to build
its way to becoming a truck manufacturer – a factory, part of my vision was to help
including demonstrating several functioning an entire community,” said Trevor Milton,
prototypes to thousands of customers, founder and CEO of Nikola Motor.
suppliers, supporters and fans at a recent To that end, the company bought 400
event in Arizona. acres in Saint Holdings LLC’s Inland Port
For example. Since its public introduction Arizona business park in Coolidge, Ariz. – a
town near Phoenix that was once heavily
Trevor Milton, agricultural – where Milton anticipates he
founder and CEO will add around 2000 jobs by 2024 and
of Nikola Motor further transform Pinal County into a vehicle
manufacturing hub. The site selection was
the result of a two-year nationwide search.
Nikola was founded in Salt Lake City, and
more than 130 team members have already
set up shop in a temporary location in a
Phoenix suburb while their new corporate
home is built. The manufacturing facility is laboratory. AVL’s hardware – including a
scheduled to be humming by 2022 and the chassis dynamometer, fuel cell system and
company said it will be eventually be capable durability testbeds as well as a high-voltage
of building up to 35,000 trucks per year. battery test container – will be run with its lab
The company has signed a contract for management suite.
test equipment, which will be used at “It is critical that we move fast and have
its new home-base. AVL Test System the best equipment as part of our truck
Inc. will provide electrification and development process,” said Mark Russell,
fuel cell test equipment for the president, Nikola Motor Co. “By creating our
first phase of a development own facility, Nikola will be able to test and
The Reckless is a battery electric vehicle
designed for military applications.
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s next steps https://nikolamotor.com
The Nikola Two day cab truck made several laps
for attendees of Nikola World in Arizona.
is ultimately expected to
help the brewer meet its goal
of converting its long-haul
dedicated fleet to renewable
power by 2025.
“Anheuser-Busch needs
trucks that give them uptime
validate its fuel cell components in half the and reliability,” said Milton.
time it would take others, as well as third- “They need to be able to fill
party labs.” The interior of the Nikola Two. fast within a few minutes.
The new facility is expected to enable They need to run trucks their
the company to develop, validate and continuously and they need
test its entire fuel cell system, including them available to other OEMs who share our to be as light as a diesel. It has already been a
membrane electrode assemblies, stampings, vision.” great partnership.”
stacks, and power electronics. The lab will For sales, service and support, Nikola
also include climate-controlled chambers YEARS OF PRE-ORDERS has partnered with Ryder System Inc. and
and dynamometers to test components Nikola has orders on the books for its trucks: Caterpillar dealer Thompson Machinery,
independently or as a complete powertrain the company said it already has more than giving drivers access to more than 800
system. four years of production committed with pre- locations across North America.
“This lab will be filled with extremely order reservations – about 13,000 trucks. Nikola Motor recently built one of the first
talented fuel cell engineers and is a critical “We have a backlog of orders that exceeds hydrogen fueling stations in Arizona, which
part in our truck development – enabling what we can produce for several years, and it will use to help with truck development.
Nikola to set a new efficiency benchmark for our initial trucks will be dedicated to our While the first one is private, the company
heavy-duty fuel cell systems,” said Milton. partner customers,” said Milton. plans to make hydrogen stations available to
“It’s a race to the finish line now for our Last year, brewer Anheuser-Busch Nikola drivers as well as the general public –
team. Other OEMs have expressed interest committed to up to 800 Nikola hydrogen- Honda, Toyota and Hyundai currently offer
in using Nikola’s fuel cell drivetrain and electric powered semi-trucks, which will hydrogen cars to consumers in California.
hydrogen stations and we plan on making make it a product development partner and Additional stations are expected to come >
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online in 2021 and by 2028 the company event showcased its latest semi-truck, the
said it will have more than 700 hydrogen Nikola Two, which attendees could watch
stations across the U.S. and Canada – with the as it pulled a trailer around a closed course.
earliest locations strategically positioned near Also on display was the Tre, a cabover truck
fleets running Nikola trucks. The stations will designed for Europe (see the December
produce hydrogen on-site aided by roof-top 2018 issue of Diesel Progress). In addition,
solar panels. Initially, each station will cover the company showed and operated battery-
between 7 and 10 acres but that number is powered electric machines, including the
expected to decrease overtime. Reckless utility vehicle designed for the
A cross-industry group of companies military and the NZT (which stands for Net
that includes Air Liquide, NEL, Nikola Motor Zero Toll) off-highway recreational vehicle
and Shell have signed a Memorandum of that has a direct-drive transmission.
Understanding (MOU) for hydrogen fueling The Reckless vehicle was driven on stage
components, for the purpose of testing via remote control. “With virtually no sound
heavy-duty hydrogen fueling hardware to and no heat signature, the Reckless provides AC motors on each wheel. The One and Tre
assist in standardization and speed to market new meaning to stealth and is defying all trucks share the same drive system. The 250
for fuel cell electric trucks. standards,” said Andrew Christian, Nikola kWh lithium-ion batteries that are carried
“Key members of the industry have Powersports vice president of Business between the frame rails are charged by
joined forces to evaluate heavy-duty fueling Development and Defense. “We believe all combining hydrogen with oxygen in the fuel
hardware to make this a reality. The goal is military vehicles will transform to battery cell. Nikola said the drive system can put out
to enable interoperability so that any heavy- electric and hydrogen fuel cells in the future.” 1000 hp and 2000 lb. ft. of torque.
duty FCEVs (fuel cell electric vehicles) can Attendees also saw, for the first time, the “The truck is built entirely around a fuel
fuel at our hydrogen stations and we can Water Adventure Vehicle (WAV) concept. cell,” said Schneider. “That means it is a
fill at any of theirs, just like diesel today. When and if it sees production, WAV would purpose-built chassis which allows for a larger
This is a big first step,” said Jesse Schneider, give the firm products in the on-highway amount of energy storage on the vehicle to
executive vice president, Hydrogen & Fuel trucking and recreational watercraft markets get a 600-mile range.”
Cell Technologies, Nikola Motor. “Heavy-duty – making it an unusually diversified OEM. While much attention has been placed
fuel cell trucks offer the same range as their “We at Nikola are creating the world’s first on the Two’s fuel cell and lithium-ion power
conventional diesel counterparts and fueling ‘wakeboard’ architecture, which enables us combination, the truck also showcases
hardware is being developed to fill in 10 to push the limits in design and propulsion,” some of the latest technology available to
minutes.” said Jordan Darling, vice president of Nikola commercial trucking.
Powersports. “The Two is the only truck that I know
THE WORLD OF NIKOLA The Two will be available in a 6x2 or 6x4 that has full redundancy: redundant steering
In April, Nikola Motor Co. rented a facility in drive system that incorporates proprietary system, brake systems, electric motors and
Scottsdale, Ariz., to host Nikola World. The liquid-cooled electric-drive axles with 800v air disk brakes, and redundant controllers,”
said Milton. “This allows for the future
The Nikola implementation of Level 4 or 5 autonomy.
NZT While we do not do autonomy on our
recreational own, each truck will be fully compliant and
vehicle is equipped with the hardware.”
a battery
electric SUPPLIER RECOGNITION
vehicle; the Nikola World provided an opportunity for
company said several of the company’s partners in the
production supply chain to talk about their role in the
may start in development process, including Pratt & Miller,
2021, a year Wabco, Meritor and Bosch.
earlier than From the latter, the trucks incorporate
the trucks. innovations in automation, connectivity and
electrification. Teams from Bosch locations
in the United States and Germany reportedly
contributed more than 220,000 hours across
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– the truck needed to do more than capture
the imagination of drivers.
“That’s one of the things on the
truck that we’re proud of at Bosch,”
said Roycht. “This wasn’t a one-
off project. The engineering work
underneath the truck had to meet all
the requirements for functional safety,
for example. That’s all been done on this
truck, and you can’t really show that off
The trucks use a proprietary electric easily. But that’s what I think people in the
axle with a motor for each wheel. industry will be most impressed by.”
Bosch engineers were on hand during
Nikola World and were remotely monitoring
more than two years into the development of North America. “A lot of that is not going to Nikola Two as it made several laps under the
the trucks. work without some major reinforcements to Arizona sun.
Onboard there is a Bosch Vehicle Control the J1939 CANbus based systems utilized in “This project has helped us build a lot
Unit (VCU) which provides high computing the industry today. That is part of what we’ve of competencies in this area,” said Roycht,
power for advanced functions and enables been doing with them – and that’s really “and I’ll be the first to admit we’ve gotten
future innovations due to a scalable platform been fun for our engineers. They’ve been quite a lot out of it. Our engineering groups
for the truck’s electronic architecture. Each designing from a blank sheet and looking at worked in areas that don’t have a playbook
truck will be connected to an operating the challenge without any legacy designs to already written so that’s been a really neat
system that provides real-time, over-the-air worry about. They’re talking about what will experience.”
updates and monitoring. For the operator, be considered ‘state of the art’ from 2022 to
Perfectly Keyless provides keyless vehicle 2030 and what’s needed to build to that.
access. Passive vehicle access and start are “This is engineering work we don’t usually
controlled by a digital key on a mobile phone. do on a vehicle level. We do it on a system
Once the operator is in the seat (having level, but looking at that across an entire
entered through the center-mounted vehicle presents new challenges, such as
door behind the front seats), the Bosch torque vectoring across four motors and
Servotwin steering system offers speed-based balancing the battery energy and fuel
steering assistance with active return and cell.”
various driver assistance functions for semi- Because Nikola Motor intends
automated driving. Bosch said the electrical to mass-produce the trucks,
circuit replaces the previously needed second engineers needed to
hydraulic circuit for commercial vehicles. ensure safety was
Bosch and mirror system specialist built in, as well
Mekra Lang also provided the Mirror Cam
System, which replaces optical mirrors with
digital cameras and ties into the vehicle’s
communication system.
While specifics about the truck’s
communication structure and electronic
architecture is still under wraps, the system
was called “state of the art.”
Bosch said its intent was to give the truck
a level of connectivity that’s not yet been
seen on a production truck.
“Data will be set up with secure protocols
back and forth,” said Jason Roycht, vice
president and regional business unit leader,
Commercial Vehicles & Off-Road for Bosch in
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MATERIAL
HANDLING
Battery forklifts
WIGGINS LAUNCHES EBULL
INTO AG & BEYOND.
for produce
BY CHAD ELMORE
emissions forklifts and distributes the ion batteries came along, but the maturity
eBull west of the Mississippi River and in of the batteries just were not there for this
the Great Lakes region. application until recently.”
T
he new Wiggins eBull is a zero- The development of battery technology to
emission forklift with capacities GENESIS support electric passenger cars made it more
ranging from 30,000 to 88,000 Wiggins worked with Xos (formerly Thor promising to Wiggins’ engineering team, but
lb. Wiggins Lift Co. is a family-owned Trucks) based in North Hollywood, Calif., something still worried them.
manufacturer in Southern California that to accelerate Wiggins’ R&D effort and “One flaw that concerned us about the
has been building forklifts since the 1950s. reduce development time. Xos unveiled a lithium-ion batteries was if they got damaged,
It’s made a name for itself by marketing and Class 8 heavy-duty battery-electric truck they could go into a cascade failure. That was
tailoring its machines to specific applications, prototype in 2017 designed for short-haul very concerning to us because we know how
especially marinas, and the company has and regional applications, and since that time people use our trucks,” said Farber. “They
continued that tradition with the eBull. has partnered with several companies to abuse them horribly.”
Depending on the market, the new forklift commercialize its battery technology. A couple of years ago, Wiggins set out to
picks up a prefix as part of its model name – “The genesis of the eBull is that Wiggins find a solution and “That’s when we found a
such as Marina eBull, Ag eBull or Yard eBull has been looking at having electric forklifts — company in North Hollywood that had a very
— the latter intended for port and terminal big ones — more than 20 years,” said Bruce interesting improvement on the battery,” said
operators and manufacturers, logistics, Farber, Director of Engineering, Wiggins. Farber. “If one cell fails, the adjacent cells will
warehousing, industrial and construction “We originally started with lead acid but we not so it stops the cascade failure problem.
companies. The Ag eBull is designed to use couldn’t cram enough power into them and You could still have a defect, you could still
attachments to pick 12 to 14 pallets, which they are half the density of steel, so they can’t have external damage, but it would be highly
are common in the California and Arizona really replace the counterweight. We didn’t confined. That battery pack will be isolated
produce industry, for example. see it being a viable product until lithium- from supplying energy and the vehicle could
Regardless of application, the electric keep working safely with the other batteries.”
forklift uses fast charging lithium-ion
batteries. Each has built-in onboard Level 1 SYSTEM INTEGRATOR
and 2 charging and a DC quick charge option. Xos became a system integrator for Wiggins.
Zero emission means they can be used inside “Anything on the high voltage side — the
warehouses with minimal impact. electric motors, inverters, the charging
“Wiggins is once again leading the system — they took on the design of the high
charge in forklift innovation. The new voltage circuitry, which really helped us get
eBull will significantly reduce greenhouse this to market quickly,” said Farber.
gas emissions and sound pollution while The eBull is based on a diesel forklift
providing customers with the horsepower frame; and most of the forklift’s exterior
required to run their operations,” said Mike remains unchanged. The 705v DC system
Marzahl, president of XL Lifts. The California- powers an AC electric motor to feed power to
based dealership specializes in zero- and low- the firm’s proven drive axles and lift systems.
An eBull operator will notice that
something is different because, “There’s a lot
The Ag eBull, photographed on its stand at more get up and go,” said Farber, “and it’s so
World Ag Expo in February, is based on the quiet with no vibration. There’s a gauge on
diesel-powered Wiggins Bull. the display that shows the state of charge,
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The Wiggins Ag eBull is a lithium-ion battery-electric
forklift designed for large produce handlers.
and it’s the same as a fuel gauge on a diesel “We’ve modeled operational scenarios.
truck. It looks the same, behaves the same. One company operates eight hours a day; for
For the most part, the truck takes care of them we expect this will go through an entire
itself. The operator does not have to learn shift. But if they have four hours on and then
anything new. He’s just watching the state of an hour break and then another four hours of
charge and if he gets down to 5%, he better work, they can take advantage of opportunity
head to the charge station and take a break. charging and keep working longer.”
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VOCATIONAL
TRUCKS
Lion adds all-electric
Class 8 trucks
ALL-QUEBEC ALLIANCE MOVES LION FROM SCHOOL
BUSES INTO TRUCKS. BY MIKE OSENGA
A
Canadian company, Lion Electric refuse truck.
Co., is introducing a range of all- The Lion8 will be commercialized this
electric commercial vehicles to the Fall and the first vehicle delivered to Société Lion and Boivin Évolution have launched its initial
electrification marketplace. The difference, des Alcools du Québec (SAQ). SAQ is the Class 8 refuse truck with both the powertrain
in Lion’s case, is these are for the most part, provincial Crown corporation in Quebec and automated collection hopper 100% electric.
designed from the ground up as all-electric responsible for the trade of alcoholic
vehicles. beverages within the province.
Lion, Saint-Jérôme, Québec, actually Lion said it benefitted from the Quebec brakes are from Bendix.
started life as a manufacturer of diesel- Government’s support (reportedly $8.6 Battery capacity is listed as up to 480 kWh
powered school buses in 2008. In 2016, the million) to develop the technology, with the and the truck has Level 2 (J1772) and Level
company started producing all-electric school Lion8 being a result of the 2013-2020 Climate 3 (CCS-Combo) charging capabilities. Level 2
buses and in 2018 introduced the LionM, an Change Action Plan whose budget is derived charging times are listed at 5 to 16 hours and
all-electric midi/minibus designed specifically from the Green Fund. Level 3 at 1.5 to 5 hours.
for paratransit and public transportation The truck is designed to be all-electric and Lion has since announced that it has sold
requirements. The LionM has a low floor and has a range of up to 250 miles (400 km), Lion its first Lion8 vehicles in California to Constar
a ramp that deploys in 8 seconds. said. It has a 220 in. wheelbase and a 54,600 Supply and C&S Wholesale Grocers Inc. Both
“We eventually decided to go all-electric,” lb. GVWR. companies are using the California Hybrid
said Lion’s Patrick Gervais. “We think all- Maximum power is 470 hp and torque Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project
electric is the future and school buses were is 2507 ft. lb. The powertrain continues the (HVIP) to fund part of the upfront capital cost
the ideal transportation mode to go electric all-Quebec angle with a Sumo HD HV3500-9 of the vehicle. Other funding sources will also
first.” phase motor and inverter provided by TM4 contribute to the purchase of the vehicle,
In April, Lion expanded and debuted the of Boucherville (now part of Dana Corp.). The Lion said.
Lion8, an all-electric Class 8 truck and in June front axle is a 14,600 lb. Hendrickson model In June, Lion and Boivin Évolution (BEV),
followed that up with an all-electric (including with a tandem Dana 40,000 lb. rear axle. The another Quebec-based company, showed
the automated collection hopper) Class 8 suspension is Hendrickson and the air disc its initial Class 8 refuse truck with both the
powertrain and automated collection hopper
being 100% electric. The new truck pairs
the Lion8 chassis and the BEV all-electric
automated side-loading hopper to collect
household waste, recycling and organic
material. All hopper and arm movements are
powered by the vehicle’s battery that drives
electric motors for each function.
With a powertrain from Dana’s TM4 group,
Canada’s Lion Electric has introduced the Lion8,
an all-electric Class 8 truck.
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EMARINE
The electric waters
The latest in an active
of Scandinavia
e-ferry market in Scandinavia and Finland is
the conversion of the Prostvik 1 ferry to
a diesel-electric propulsion system.
SCANDINAVIA & FINLAND ARE
HOT E-MARKETS. BY MIKE OSENGA
IMAGE BY FRANZ AIRIMAN
Operated by The Prostvik 1 ferry will arrive at the
Finferries, a Finnish Suomenlahden Telakka Oy shipyard in late
state-owned ferry August, before returning to operation by
service provider, the end of November. As the ferry is one of
Prostvik 1 is one of only two operating on its route, a project
two ferries operating schedule of just six months between kick-off
T
he marine markets in Scandinavia on the route between Nauvo and Korpoo,. and completion is being targeted.
and Finland have been an interesting Danfoss Editron’s diesel-electrical Also in the news recently, this one in
corner of the entire electrification drivetrain system is designed to meet the Denmark, is the Ellen, an all-electric ferry
story. Not as well publicized as the truck and space (compact) and weight (lightweight), expected to traverse a 22-nautical mile
bus efforts, the region is dotted with a lot of requirements set by Finferries for Prostvik 1 crossing between the Danish islands of Ærø
comparatively short haul trips, many served which has a tonnage of 320t. and Fynshav.
by government owned or operated ferry Operated by Ærø Kommune, the Ellen
boats. INTELLIGENT MANAGEMENT is just under 196 ft. (60m) long, and 42.6 ft.
Combine that with governments in that Atte Yrjola, sales support manager of wide (13m) and will travel at speeds between
part of the world seemingly being very Danfoss Editron, said: “Our direct current grid 13 and 15.5 knots. It is capable of carrying
interested in all things electric and you distribution and software-based approach 198 passengers in the summer, dropping
have an active, albeit mostly subsidized, allows for a much greater intelligent to 147 during the winter. The ferry can also
market for diesel-electric or all-electric management of power distribution by carry 31 cars or five trucks on its open deck.
drive systems. enabling variable speed diesel generators. It The fully-electric drivetrain, also provided
One of the more recent announcements also allows us to identify the optimal number by Danfoss Editron, includes two 750 kW
finds Danfoss Editron continuing its recent of running engines needed in various propulsion motors and two 250 kW thruster
activity in these marine markets with the weather conditions, ensuring the most motors, both of which run off synchronous
announcement that been commissioned by efficient operation, offering additional fuel reluctance assisted permanent magnet
the Suomenlahden Telakka Oy shipyard to savings and reducing maintenance costs.” technology and are controlled by DC/AC
provide a diesel-electrical drivetrain system inverters.
for the Prostvik 1 ferry, which operates in The Ellen, an all-electric ferry expected to traverse As well as the electric drivetrain, Danfoss
Finland’s Turku archipelago. a 22-nautical mile crossing between the Danish Editron also provided the vessel’s power
The entire diesel-powered propulsion islands of Ærø and Fynshav starts service this management system for the complete
of the ship will be retrofitted to a diesel- month. Just under 196 ft. long, the Ellen and will on-board automated power and load
electrical drivetrain system with the travel at speeds between 13 and 15.5 knots. control. Additionally, the company delivered
expectation that it will improve its overall the onshore charging station and charging
efficiency and reduce emissions. The four arm for the ferry’s 4.3 MW battery. As well
274 kW generator sets are powered by 8.4 as having a capacity of 4.3Mwh, it is also
L marine SisuDiesel engines. Built in 1983, reportedly the first electric ferry to not have
the 50m (164 ft.) long vessel can carry an emergency back-up generator on board,
approximately 140 passengers and the company said. The Ellen is expected to
30 vehicles. enter service this month.
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