The solar-powered Scania truck

Scania’s intensive development of tomorrow’s electrified transport solutions is inspiring many new technological ideas. One of those is a project to develop a solar-powered truck, whose electrical propulsion is generated by the vehicle’s own solar cells, sited in a trailer that’s attached to a hybrid-electric vehicle.

[lavectech]

Great to see this. Please bring them to Australia.

[stickynorth]

This is a great idea given the large flat surfaces truck-trailers have and the hours they operate... Would probably work well for cargo trains too!

[noneyabusinessyoushouldbes]

What solar cell technology are you using? From what little I could see, I'm guessing it's CIGS. And if so I'm glad to see someone finally using the best available solar cell technology that I'm aware of for something like this.

Also, one of the people said this wasn't possible twenty years ago. That's incorrect, I've been trying to save up to do something similar with my shelter on wheels for longer than twenty years.

[BoyPlaying]

I hope that all tests go well, and so the Scania trucks enter the market soon.

[abolfazl_adv]

Wow, i had the same idea and i searched it to know if it had happened before 😅... wish you the best

[Daniel]

Молодцы. Вот бы все грузоперевозки такими были

[segundacuenta]

Is the roof also covered in solar panels? Also how much watts is that? And how much does the motor use? Probably it has lots of batteries and the solar panels just cover a fraction of what it consumes to keep it moving. Would need more info but the idea is interesting (I thought of it before as I'm sure many people). This can even be done for a tiny house or motorhome, covering all the roof and sides with panels to get as much solar as possible and cover different angles.

[AtchiKesavaReddy-jw]

PLEASE ESTABLISH SCANIA SOLAR POWER ELETRIC TRUCK MANUFACTURING PLANT ESTABLISH IN INDIA BANGALORE

[gestionaerofax]

Battery pack in the trailer and small distance activity.

[charangohabsburg]

Great!
How many kilometers can this truck charge alone by its solar panels on a sunny swedish autumn day by, let's say end September?

[atracamoniusvlogs]

Scania a la expo trucking 2024's pavilion in dubai

[ivonnikolova]

SCANIA is SUPER. Best trucks from the best country - Sweden. Imagine THIS SOLAR TRUCK in SPAIN or ITALY - far more sunniest places than Scandinavia. It will be a BOMB.

[dodgygoose]

GETS THESE TO
Massive transport distances with constant sun!!! and with the price of fuel sky rocketing you couldn't build these fast enough...Get it

[RayleneCawood]

Solar on the sides, but very little on the roof..!???

[AtchiKesavaReddy-jw]

PLEASE ESTABLISH SCANIA SOLAR POWER ELETRIC TRUCK MANUFACTURING PLANT ESTABLISH IN INDIA

[mrnick]

The future is hydrogen engines but still we are see with obstinance electricity as a solution ...

[salvatorerichichi]

You forgotten something the tachograph use makes it no feasible this excellent project.

[gyoergypecsi]

Please, cut the marketing bulls**t!! This is NOT a solar-powered Scania truck!! It is a diesel-hybrid vehicle, 90%+ of driving range comes from the Internal Combustion Engine and diesel fuel.
APTERA, Sono Motors, Lightyear: these are the REAL solar powered vehicles!!
"According FCH Europa, long-haul trucks travel 140, 000 km a year" - and Scania stated: "panels equip the new truck with a prolonged driving range of up to 3100 miles (5.000 kilometers) per year in Sweden and more than double that in sunny countries like Spain"... so by best case scenario: those solar-panels generates electricity to drive up to 12, 000-13, 000 kms a year (or from 14 to 32 kms per day!!) - but only on the sunny, South European roads. IT IS LESS THAN 10%.
So this truck IS NOT solar-powered, it is DIESEL-powered!

[mattwayne]

Thanks for showing absolutely nothing about the vehicle

[mnogotonn]

Ролик очень слабый. Ни одного интересного ракурса с автопоездом - одни говорящие головы.