Why Does the LiFePO4 Battery Become the Key Power Solution in Locomotive Tractor Industry?
First, tractors are the most widely used vehicle in long-distance highway transportation. They are the largest segment in the heavy-duty truck market and are also the key vehicle models for controlling heavy-duty truck pollution emissions. The electrification of tractors has become the top priority in reducing heavy-duty truck pollution. It’s urgent.
As we all know, tractors are the most versatile vehicles in the heavy truck market. Whether it is the coal industry, the steel industry, or the road logistics transportation of various mines and bulk commodities, tractors are inseparable.
Heavy trucks are recognized by the industry as the “emission king” of pollution. As the largest segment of heavy trucks, tractors have naturally become the focus of heavy truck pollution control.
Especially in the context of achieving the “dual carbon” goal, the electrification of heavy trucks has become an inevitable development trend. The electrification of tractors is the top priority and a top priority for the electrification of heavy trucks.
Tractors currently used in large-scale polluting enterprises (such as steel mills, power plants, mines, etc.) for reversing, ports, short-distance transportation and other scenarios can more easily serve as the starting point and entry point for electrification.
This year, Tangshan, Hebei Province, where steel mills gather, has purchased a large number of electric tractors equiped with Lithium iron phosphate batteries as an example. In the meantime, more and more locomotive or tractor manufacturer are trending to replace the lead-acid batteries to be LiFePO4 battery pack, which are getting more popular, compare to Lead-acid battery feature, lithium batteries for locomotive and tractors can easily and quickly fully charged which increase the working efficiency.
Second, traditional mainstream heavy-duty truck companies have invested in the electrification of tractors as the focus of exploring the new energy heavy-duty truck market.
1. Judging from the proportion of electric tractors produced by mainstream heavy truck companies this year, electric tractors occupy the absolute dominant position of electric heavy trucks.
The current transformation of heavy trucks into new energy sources cannot be separated from the active participation and strong support of traditional mainstream heavy truck companies. In fact, the popularity of new energy heavy-duty trucks in the market this year is inseparable from the investment of heavy-duty truck leaders.
The statistics of the proportion of electric tractors in the production of electric heavy trucks produced by various car companies in the first eight months of 2021 are as follows:
As can be seen from the above table, in the electric heavy-duty truck production of mainstream car companies in the first eight months of this year, electric tractors accounted for at least 70% of electric heavy-duty trucks. FAW Jiefang, Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle, Shaanxi Automobile Group and Dayun Heavy Truck all Reach 100%.
In other words, the electric heavy trucks produced by these four mainstream car companies in the first eight months were almost all electric tractors. It can be seen that electric tractors currently occupy the absolute dominant position in the electric heavy truck market of mainstream car companies.
In addition, the battery swap mode in electric heavy trucks has also received considerable attention from mainstream car companies.
It can also be seen from the above table that among mainstream heavy truck companies, Valin Heavy Truck produces the largest number of battery-swappable tractors, 792 units, accounting for 45.1%; SAIC Hongyan’s battery-swap tractors have reached 272 units, accounting for 45.1%. Second, accounting for 99.6%, it is the company with the highest proportion of electric tractors among mainstream car companies; FAW Jiefang, as the leader of traditional heavy trucks, is not to be outdone, and has produced 237 electric tractors, including electric tractors. There were 232 units, accounting for 97.9%, becoming the car company with the second highest proportion of battery-swap tractors; Shaanxi Automobile Group, as the first camp of heavy truck companies, although its battery-swap tractor production volume is not large, Accounting for 86.7%, battery-swap tractors accounted for the third highest proportion.
To sum up, mainstream car companies not only attach great importance to the investment of electric tractors in the electric heavy-duty truck market, but also attach great importance to the investment of battery-swap tractors in the electric heavy-duty truck market.
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