Ashcourt Group introduces its first fully electric skip loaders

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Ashcourt Group UK has taken delivery of its first two fully electric 18 tonne Renault Trucks E-Tech D Wide skip loaders to help reduce the environmental impact of its waste management operations in the Hull area.

The two new E-tech D Wides, with Harsh HS14T 4×2 skip loader equipment, will be working in Ashcourt Group’s waste management operations in Hull, delivering and collecting skips from trade and domestic customers throughout the area and have the capacity to complete a full day’s work on a single charge.

These E-Tech D Wides are powered by 265 kWh E-Tech traction batteries with four battery packs of 66kW each located in the wheelbase, providing a maximum torque of 286Nm continuous and 530Nm peak.

Both new electric vehicles will be charged at Ashcourt Group’s Waste Recycling Facility in Hull, which has been fitted with dedicated DC and AC charging points to service the company’s fleet of electric vehicles.

The trucks were supplied by local Renault Trucks dealer, Thompson Commercials.

Ashcourt’s waste management services were identified as the optimum starting point for introducing electric trucks because of the nature of journeys, which are shorter and in more urban areas.

Luke Stocks, Ashcourt Group’s marketing manager, said, “The Ashcourt Group has committed to reducing its environmental impact and sees the deployment of the new electric refuse trucks as a significant step towards achieving its goals.

“We chose electric trucks after successfully introducing electric vans and cars into our fleet last year, as well as trialling some electric plant equipment in our operations too.

“From our experiences to date, electric vehicles are something we will continue explore and we will monitor the performance of these new trucks very carefully.”

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