Electric Terminal Tractor
With diesel powered yard tractors,
the amount of energy carried on the tractor is measured in gallons.
This is the measure of energy carried on an Electric Vehicle Yard tractor
What is a kilowatt hour (kWh)?
The spot provided for Electric vehicle parking and charging
What is a charger location or stall?
This is the term for how a vehicle is used throughout the day, including work and rest periods
What is a duty cycle?
This council committee identifies problems within the transportation industry
What is a Study Group?
Fleets facing rising fuel and maintenance costs, aiming to reduce emissions and enhance corporate perception often turn to this type of terminal tractor as a forward-looking replacement option
What is an Electric Terminal Tractor?
Its job is to support the fleets needs for available power to Electric Vehicles
What is a charging infrastructure?
This fee from your utility is based on the highest power draw in a short time period, and you want to deploy chargers smartly to avoid them.
What is a demand charge?
These council subcommittees solve problems assigned to them
What are Task Forces?
Fleet managers analyze operating hours, daily mileage, load weight, and even ambient temperatures—all to ensure this electric terminal tractor spec meets performance, hours of operation and charging needs.
What are considerations for determining required battery pack size?
This type of charger works slow overnight between 2.5 - 19 kW of power.
What is Level 2 charging?
This is the term for charging that happens at the fleet’s own facility, not out on the road.
What is depot charging?
This document is circulated during a meeting in search of contributors
What is a Greensheet?
Expected to be 40–50% lower when switching from diesel to electric, this category of operational expenses includes things like fewer oil changes, brake wear, and engine repairs
What are maintenance costs?
The process to energize a site prior to utility interconnection to be used to support initial vehicles
What is temporary charging solutions?
This is the percentage range where a battery should ideally stay to preserve its health.
What is the state of charge (SOC) window?
In its 20-year, this event tests skill and knowledge for supporting vehicles in a fleet
What is the SuperTech competition?
This type of education teaches effective regenerative braking, proper pedal response and battery charge operation
What is driver training?
Fleets should begin the stage of fleet electrification before ordering Electric Vehicles
What is infrastructure planning?
This is the total amount of energy a battery can store and deliver before needing to be recharged
What is battery pack size?
This award goes to individuals who have made significant contributions to TMC throughout their tenure
What is the Silver Spark Plug?
Given an average of 1.8 kWh per mile, on a trip from New York to Los Angeles, this is the estimated amount of electrical energy consumed
What is 5,000 kWh's?