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ABE review the development of electric and mechanical drive rigid dump trucksThis is a locked article, you must register or log in to view the full contents.

Electric vs mechanical

In the rigid chassis truck sector, there has long been a rivalry between the mechanical and electric driveline concepts. The origins of diesel-electric trucks go back many years and these were developed as a solution to the shortcomings of early mechanical drivelines, which suffered reliability issues..

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Published 18/08/2009