Heavy Duty Trucking, January 2018
JANUARY 2018 HDT 41 WWW TRUCKINGINFO COM would be as good as or better than a diesel with my foot to the floor And as I was warned when I hit the Brooklyn Queens Expressway traffic pretty well came to a halt I spent the next 30 minutes crawling toward my exit at Meeker Ave which I thought made this test drive just that much more realistic In all I put about 10 miles on the truck my shortest test drive ever in about 90 minutes The state of charge went from 81 to 65 in that time I cant say thats an accurate indicator of battery life I was empty after all but energy consumption seemed to be in line with what Chanje projects I think the Chanje V8070 has tremendous potential in the last mile market and with its enormous cargo capacity there are lots of reasons to be optimistic about its future Users will have no difficulty adapting to the electric powertrain as its no different to operate than a conventionally powered van The fit and finish of the cab interior is as good as Fords Transit but it lags a little behind the Sprinter I see no reason Chanje couldnt up its game on that once it begins manufacturing here in North America The V8070 will certainly have great appeal among delivery fleets concerned with their carbon footprint and they will be that much happier knowing they are giving up nothing to gain that distinction Its a big nicely setup delivery van that just happens to be electric Find more Test Drive articles photos and our Ultimate Test Drive videos at www truckinginfo com hdt testdrive BONUS The interior is as nice as youd expect from a cargo van nothing fancy but comfortable and functional C M Y CM MY CY CMY K Jan 2018_ HDT_ RAR 7x4875 pdf 1 12 5 17 10 12 AM Go to truckinginfo com readerservice and click on reader service 204
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