August 11, 2022
reaches a speed of 125 km/h and carries a load of 2 tons. This is the second complete model that the company reveals this month. “The reactions of the potential customers were positive and encouraging”
The REE company unveiled today (Thursday) a new model, P7-B, of an electric delivery truck that is built on the company’s flat body platform. The model is intended for the growing market of commercial vehicles and electric trucks. About a week ago, the company unveiled the Proxima, an electric van that was developed in collaboration with Morgan Olson and EVAX. The new model will be manufactured and assembled at the company’s integration centers in Coventry, UK, and Austin, Texas.
This P7 truck configuration offers increased interior space for passengers and cargo and a low entry height, it reaches a top speed of 120 km/h, has a maximum range of 241 km, can carry up to 2,000 kg of cargo, and a vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of up to 6,350 kg. The configuration can be changed so that it fits the customer’s needs in the best and most personal way, including sizes, logo colors and more. The full x-by-wire architecture supports all-wheel steering, all-wheel drive, adaptive regenerative braking, crawl control, hill start assist, and torque vectoring as standard updates and system upgrades
The company stated that the evaluations of the potential customers, including delivery, logistics and e-commerce companies, were positive and encouraging. “Customers positively noted the low step-up step designed to shorten the time the driver gets on the truck and enable better delivery times, the reduced energy consumption due to better aerodynamics and the maneuverability of Re’s x-by-wire technology. The passenger cabin allows for optimal ergonomics and maximum comfort, safety and productivity of the driver.”
The REE company has developed an electric vehicle concept in which the suspension, engine, steering system, brakes, sensors, temperature control systems and all electronic systems are integrated in the four “corners” of the vehicle, between the chassis and the wheel and inside the wheel. The chassis itself is flat and free to design according to the requirements of each model. With this approach, the center of gravity of the vehicle is lower than in standard electric vehicles, and therefore the vehicle is more stable. The company calls this architecture x by wire, and this is because all the vehicle systems, located at the four corners, are controlled by the driver completely electronically and not mechanically.
Based on this technology, the company has so far developed several platforms for end-use applications such as urban deliveries, shuttle vehicles, autonomous taxis and long-distance trucks. the modelP7-B is based on the P7 platform, which according to the company was built according to the exact requirements and specifications of one of the largest car companies in the world. The flat platform provides up to 35% more interior space compared to similar commercial vehicles.
Listen to a conversation with Ohad Stauber, REE’s VP of R&D, from program #47 in our podcast, which was uploaded in March 2022:
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