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  1. 6th March 2014, 09:50 PM #1
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    Truckies, new truck design concept!

    So what do you think?

    -- (reminds me of the mercedes concept trucks..)

    so would you drive it??

    A Fuel-Efficient Big Rig From Walmart That Looks Like a Smushed Corvette

    By Keith Barry
    03.05.14

    Efficiency counts when you have one of the world’s largest commercial truck fleets. That’s why Walmart has developed a new big rig that uses a radical design to increase airflow and cut fuel use.

    It’s called the WAVE, which stands for Walmart Advanced Vehicle Experience. It’s a concept truck and trailer that previews the future of long-haul freight, and it’s designed by Walmart in partnership with Peterbilt, Great Dane Trailers, and Capstone Turbine.

    The cab might look like it ran over the back half of a Corvette, but that low profile shape makes it 20 percent more aerodynamic than your standard rig. It’s towing the world’s first 53-foot carbon fiber trailer, which you most certainly would not want to catch on a low bridge.

    Inside, the driver sits in the middle–F1 style–and is flanked by LCD displays. But it’s not just for driving: There’s also a sleek sleeper cabin in the back.

    The truck uses a turbine-powered battery-electric hybrid drivetrain, and the combustion engine can run on diesel, natural gas and biodiesel.

    Curiously, there’s no mention of estimated fuel economy. But even the aerodynamic gains alone could save Walmart a massive amount of money. The company has a fleet of over 6,000 trucks, so every mile per gallon saved is monumental.

    But right now actual numbers don’t matter–this is just a concept.

    “It may never make it to the road, but it will allow us to test new technologies and new approaches,” says Walmart president and CEO Doug McMillon. But if there’s an industry in need of disruption, trucking is it, and the WAVE could point the way forward for the future of long-haul hauling.


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  2. 6th March 2014, 10:41 PM #2
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    Quote Originally Posted by digger View Post
    So what do you think?

    -- (reminds me of the mercedes concept trucks..)

    so would you drive it??
    No way would I drive that. I like to drive real trucks.
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    Yea, thats OK Dave if you buy it---

    of course a company owner may not think that way

    not sure how they cool it though
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    If it's going to be powered like a train (diesel-electric), then they should take a leaf out of the bullet train design and not have a prime mover, but have an electric motor on each of the wheels for increased efficiency, traction and load sharing and reduced strain on drive components, as well as built in redundancy.

    Actually, why don't they just get a bullet train and put rubber tyres on it?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Michael2 View Post
    Actually, why don't they just get a bullet train and put rubber tyres on it?

    Awesome comment.

    They would have already put the work into the aero dynamics of the bullet train. Might as well just copy it.

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    If the conventional B Double with a modern Kenworth eats 1lt of diesel per kilometre, any improvement is good, regardless of looks.
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    I have trouble seeing vehicle standard authorities anywhere approving a centre steer vehicle for widespread road use!

    And I doubt that aspect of it has much relevance to the Cx anyway.

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    Electrically driven trucks have been around for years. Same as gas turbines for power generation. It's about time they put a little development into trucks.

    If they could make this work (and I have no doubt that they can), It's got to be good.
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  9. 7th March 2014, 10:49 AM #9
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    if the truck is any thing like the products they sell god help an out back trucker with one
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  10. 7th March 2014, 10:53 AM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by richard4u2 View Post
    if the truck is any thing like the products they sell god help an out back trucker with one
    Not much chance of that. Have you seen their clientele?
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