By now, you’re familiar with the wave of electric vehicles (EVs) sweeping across the globe – they’re a forward-thinking, environmentally conscious option that many have come to associate not only with sustainability, but with aesthetics and performance.
但是，当你闭上眼睛，设想我们共享道路的未来时，你有多少次想象到电动卡车？
These new, electric trucks are some of the most exciting innovations to come out of the EV movement – and, apparently, also one of the industry’s best-kept secrets.
It’s time to change that.
不仅仅是一个调和的卡车
There are many common misconceptions surrounding electric trucks – ideas that they don’t perform the same, aren’t as powerful, don’t elicit the same feeling of a traditional, gas-powered truck, and can’t provide the get-up-and-go when you need it, among other assumptions, keep many away.
然而，所有这些先入为主的观念都是不准确的。
- 电动卡车具有相当的强度和功率。
The pickup crowd is often quick to point out that electric vehicles simply don’t have the same muscle as their tried-and-true gas counterparts, though that isn’t the case. Electric motors can provide serious torque and towing capabilities, meaning that owners who leverage their trucks for heavy-duty applications won’t have to miss out on those capabilities. - 他们有长距离的电池，实际上促进了更好的操作。
Trucks can actually better accommodate larger, longer-range batteries than other EVs, meaning that the range on electric trucks is better than most imagine. Also, a lower center of gravity could improve upon one undesirable aspect of traditional trucks – their handling and top-heavy nature. - 他们拥有跑车般的加速能力。
Electric truck owners also won’t need to sacrifice a little bit of fun. EVs, in general, get a bad reputation for lacking acceleration, but modern electric motors can deliver the quick acceleration so many seek out in their vehicles.
那么，现在有哪些选择呢？
目前，有几个传统的汽车制造商，如福特和雪佛兰，计划将其传统的皮卡生产线转换成电动产品。
然而，来自电动车主流企业特斯拉和一家令人兴奋的初创企业Rivian的选择可能会重塑该行业。
Let’s take a closer look.
特斯拉电子卡车
Tesla’s 提供卡车 – which is futuristic looking, to say the least – offers:
- 由冷轧不锈钢和特斯拉装甲玻璃制成的耐用外骨骼
- 高达3,500磅的有效载荷能力
- 100立方英尺的外部可锁定存储空间
- 超过14,000磅的牵引能力
- 自适应空气悬架
- 0-60英里，仅需2.9秒
- 500英里的航程
Rivian R1T
以更传统的皮卡审美为特色。 R1T 提供。
- 400多英里的航程
- 0-60秒内完成
- 一个四马达系统
- 涉水深度超过三英尺
- 牵引能力为11,000磅
- 高达750马力
- 广泛的可上锁存储空间
电动车的未来一直在路上行驶
It’s clear that electric trucks have a wide variety of benefits and potential applications – from boosts to fleet efficiency and heavy-duty individual applications to luxury lifestyle choices and more, electric trucks are ready to make a big splash in the coming years.
And Arbin’s battery testing capabilities are helping to make that possible, aiding the industry in developing long-lasting, high-performance batteries that help EVs reach their full potential.
To learn more about Arbin’s key role at the forefront of the EV industry, visit arbin.com/battery-test-applications-electric-vehicle/.
