Paccar installs charging infrastructure for DAF dealer in Barendrecht
This microgrid consists of 750 roof-mounted solar panels, battery storage with a capacity of 480 kWh, an energy management system and three fast charging connections with a maximum output of 360 kW. Two charging stations were installed in the workshop, which can charge lorries with electric drives within an hour. The third fast charging station is also accessible to the public.
“Due to the increasing demand for energy, securing the energy supply is under pressure. You don’t want to choose between keeping the lights on in the workshop or supercharging your customers’ electric vehicles,” explained Ronald Janssen. “This microgrid ensures a consistent and sustainable energy supply while also facilitating rapid charging. It remains operational even in unfavourable weather conditions or during periods of insufficient grid electricity. It is good to know we always can rely on the energy storage.”
The two companies can trace their charging cooperation back to 2021, when DAF Trucks had announced a complete range of charging stations with outputs from 20 kW to 350 kW from Paccar’s portfolio. In 2022, a charging partnership was announced with Heliox.
DAF is based in the Netherlands, where it also manufactures electric trucks, but is owned by the US-based Paccar.
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