The e-truck range revolution
Pioneering spirit, passion and electric mobility are what drive Futuricum, DPD Switzerland and Continental to accelerate the future of the sustainable logistics industry.
The ROAD TO RECORD is 1.099 km long!
We have set a milestone in the sustainable logistics industry. Futuricum, DPD Switzerland and Continental were able to have an official Guinness World Record certified:
Greatest distance by an electric rigid truck, single charge
With this truck we achieved the world record
Ready for Record. The DPD Futuricum e-truck basing on the Volvo FH with Continental tires. A strong team!
On the road to the world record
Episode 1 - On the road to the world record
The test track
On the track of the range record - with our partner Continental, the Contidrom north of Hanover, Germany, offered the ideal conditions to achieve this goal. The electric range revolution was to take place there, where Continental has been running various test and measurements since 1967. In the impressive high-speed oval with its length of 2.8 km, the Futuricum e-truck ultimately completed a distance of 1,099 km.
The Team
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LONGEST DISTANCE DRIVEN
WITHOUT INTERMEDIATE CHARGING
WITH AN E-TRUCK
LONGEST DISTANCE DRIVEN
WITHOUT INTERMEDIATE CHARGING
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The Team
Housi, Truck driver
Team DPD
He is a veteran trucker of the old school. He has been on Europe's roads for more than 60 years. Only a man with this experience was considered by the project team as a record-breaking driver. The switch to an electric truck was more than critical for the diesel enthusiast. But in the end, it didn't take long to get used to the idea and Housi saw, noticed and felt the advantages of e-mobility with the Futuricum e-truck. Today, he prefers to sniff flowers rather than diesel.
Sabrina, Boss
Team DPD
Sabrina's motto in life is: Leave the conservative highways and explore new paths. One new path she is determined to follow with her company is the Road to Record. As early as June 2020, Sabrina deployed the first Futuricum e-truck at DPD.
Stefan, Mechaniker
Team Continental
When you ask Stefan how things are going for him, he just says: It's rolling! The technical consultant at Continental is obsessed with all tires. But what fascinates him most is the trend toward energy-efficient tires. "With the right setup, you can save an incredible amount of energy here," says Stefan. With this insight, he was the right man for our project and a real asset when it came to choosing the optimal tires.
With this truck we achieved the world record
The Engine
Four electric motors provide a powerful drive with a total output of 680 hp.
The Battery
The record-breaking truck has four batteries with a total capacity of 680 kilowatt hours. This is Europe's largest truck battery.
The Tires
Continental EfficientPro, which are designed for particularly low rolling resistance. The tires were developed for long-distance transports, where range is a priority.
The goal: to break the 1.000 km mark. But THE ROAD TO RECORD was a rocky road. Watch the first two record attempts and finally the successful record ride!
Episode 2 - A new attempt
Episode 3 - The range revolution
We have set a milestone in the sustainable logistics industry. Futuricum, DPD Switzerland and Continental were able to have an official Guinness World Record certified:
Greatest distance by an electric rigid truck, single charge
Behind the camera - what really happened