Welwyn Garden City, UK: Tesco’s has started using electric vans for home deliveries.
The supermarket has put 30 new LDV electric vans cooled with Thermo King E-200 units into operation. The new vehicles for home delivery are emission-free.
The Thermo King E-200 electric fridge provides multi-temperature performance autonomous from the vehicle. The units move beyond traditional, direct drive systems and feature patented power management, which contributes to lower energy consumption, increased vehicle autonomy and higher efficiency and reliability, Thermo King says.
The units comply with Piek standards for sound levels in urban environments for night time deliveries and electric operation allos access to low emission zones.
“The E-200 units were designed to bring constant capacity and the intelligent power management needed to exploit the opportunities presented by fully-electric commercial vehicles,” said David O’Gorman, regional sales director, Thermo King.
“Our units are ready for the last mile, the distribution centre and everything in between. By fitting Tesco’s new LDV electric vehicles with the E-200 units, we unlocked low noise and low emission zones to any delivery. We’re happy to be part of this project and working together with Tesco for a sustainable tomorrow.”
The Thermo King E-200 is inverter driven and unlike typical direct-drive solutions designed for diesel combustion engines, delivers constant capacity independently from the vehicles’ engine.
By varying the electricity flowing to the refrigeration unit, the inverter can provide more power when needed resulting in a faster temperature pull down during cooling. By carefully controlling the power supply, the inverter provides accurate control of the motor speed and the exact cooling or heating capacity needed to control the temperature.
