Greg Bobkin
Silver Seagull
- May 22, 2012
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No. I was talking to a Southampton operator the other day who deliver as far north as Scotland and they said the vast majority of their goods were (and would be) transported via road, not rail. There might be environmental benefits of sticking everything on a train, but it still doesn't get you to the final destination, which means it could be slower (Not great when you've got perishable goods onboard) and more expensive.Good question, this would suit ele
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Good question, ideal for electric vehicles, however the draw back are, the Logistics and practicality.
Lets take Brighton and M&S as an example . M&S have 2 chilled food and 2 Textile deliveries a day, they arrive at Brighton station, what vehicle do we use for the food collection bearing in mind thatt an artic will carry 40 odd cages per load, total 80 cages = 2 trips in on the artic, thats 8 trips minimum in a 7.5t vehicle and 12 minimum in a 5.5t van. Seperate vehicle needed for Frozen delivery and also for textile delivery. This is just M&S, add in Tesco, Sainsbury, Lidl and Aldi would it be wirth the change.
One other problem, where do you park these vehicles because under you opperstors licence for this type of work they must be psrked on the company Premises and secured site.
Times that against all the other stores is it viable and worth while‽
What I would say about EV tech in trucks is that it has come a LONG way in the past 5-10 years and I think the driving ranges possible have almost surprised some of the manufacturers. If those improvements carry on (and I guess they have to, the way the industry is going), then swapping the ICE for batteries won't be so much of an issue. From what I've seen, it won't go down well with the drivers, who seem to hate them – but then some truck drivers seem to hate everything about the job!