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Electric truck Tesla created a furore at the presentation in California. Forbes has made a selection of the most interesting electric vehicles, will shape the future of commercial traffic

The most famous, even notorious manufacturer of electric vehicles, the Tesla American company, has presented an electric wagon Semi. It was the debut of the brand in the segment of commercial vehicles, as earlier in the product line means only premium cars - Roadster, Model X, S and Model 3.

Tesla Semi - economical and fast truck. To charge the battery at 400 miles (643 km) takes only 30 minutes. Cruising the new model - 800 km. Presented Elon Musk commercial electric accelerates to 60 miles per hour (96 kilometers per hour) for 5 seconds, with a minimum load - 20 seconds. "We did a truck Tesla like a bullet," - said the billionaire at the presentation. The machine had an improved autopilot system which includes an automatic emergency braking. Four independent engine for maximum power and acceleration and require lower energy cost per mile.

Note that Tesla did not have time to become a pioneer in the segment of large elektrogruzovikov. Previously, their developments presented Mercedes-Benz, Cummins, MFTBC and others.

Cummins Aeos

One of the world's largest diesel engine manufacturers, Cummins introduced the electric tractor, whose production is scheduled for 2019. It is stated that on one charge of the battery car is able to travel 160 km, and with extra battery - 320 km.

Mercedes Electric Truck

Elektrogruzovik company Mercedes-Benz is designed for everyday intracity delivery of cargoes. It is based on the well-proven "trolley" Hydrogen electric bus Citaro. Mileage on a single charge - 200 km. According to the manufacturer, this is quite enough for the urban environment.

WorkHorse W-15

Electric pickup American company WorkHorse ( "workhorse") is made up of carbon fiber panels on a steel frame. The total capacity of two motors - 460 l. from. It is noteworthy that the machine is also equipped with a two-cylinder internal combustion engine that serves solely to charge the batteries. With it, the mileage is increased from 130 to 500 km.

Bollinger B1

B1 - the world's first electric car utilitarian SUV. Simple in appearance, it has a modular structure body made of aluminum. Power plant - 360 liters. s battery capacity -. 100 kWh. To date, pre-order in excess of 10 000 vehicles.

John Deere SESAM

A major manufacturer of agricultural machinery has presented a prototype of the future of electric tractor. Machine favorably with diesel counterparts noiselessness and increased maintainability due to lack of DIC, but the operation on a single charge while modest - only 4 hr.

"Shuttle"

Chassis layout Russian unmanned elektrobusa very small class was introduced in 2016. Development of US and "KAMAZ" is not just a electric car, and the self-governing machine prototype integrated into citywide intelligent transportation network. It is expected that the finished product will be available by the end of the decade.

Nikola One

One truck company Nikola Motor - the world's first hydrogen-elektrotyagach elements. So far only presented a working prototype, but the declared characteristics are impressive: on a single charge of hydrogen (chemical energy of fuel is converted into electricity, feeding electric) truck can travel up to 2000 km. Of course, this is not a "pure" electric car, but the latter has not yet solve the problem of long-distance delivery.

E-FUSO Vision One

Japanese "daughter" Daimler AG, MFTBC company introduced the 23-ton elektrogruzovik, capable of carrying 11 tons of cargo at a distance of 350 km. With a lighter load machine can travel up to 480 kilometers per charge. It is expected that the release of the truck will start in the next four years.

Green4U MTU-6

Electric car with extended wheelbase is designed for the corporate segment SUV. Made of composite panels on an aluminum frame, the body may be 4, 6 or even 8-door. Mileage per charge is 370 km. Sales should begin in the summer of 2018.