NewCold trials electric reefers

Breda, Netherlands: NewCold has commissioned a number of Dutch trailer builder, THT refrigerated trailers with Carrier Transicold’s Vector E-Cool refrigeration.

The Vector E-Cool uses Carrier’s E-Drive all-electric technology with an energy recovery and storage system. This converts kinetic energy generated by the trailer into electricity, which is then stored in a battery pack to power the fridge.

The E-Cool system can also be plugged into the electrical grid when the trailer is parked and will fully charge in under four hours. On the road, the battery pack is recharged using power generated by the axles and the kinetic energy created under braking.

The Vector E-Cool is also Piek-compliant used with the City versions of the Vector HE 19 and Vector 1550 E, with operating noise below 60dB(A).

NewCold is working closely with its customers to improve their sustainable footprint and the New Cool trailer trials are a ‘very visible step’ towards that outcome, it says.