BorgWarner pilots 960kW electric HGV super-charger in China
By Luke Willetts - 17th April 2024
BorgWarner's 960kW HGV Charger
China / USA – CV powertrain components giant, BorgWarner Inc of Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA, along with several partners (Windrose Technology and Goodman Group) has installed a “super-fast” 960kW liquid-cooled high-power supercharging HGV electric charger at the Decathlon sporting goods warehouse in Goodman Citylink near Beijing to develop charging infrastructure for Goodman's logistics operations in China.
BorgWarner claims that this is the “first operational megawatt-level super-charging infrastructure in the world” and can charge the Windrose’ 729 kWh battery electric tractor in 36 minutes (providing 400 km). Once the pilot project is completed by Q3 2024, the companies plan to assess the possibility of building more of these “super-charge” hubs. The significance for operators, is the reduction in downtime in the charging process, keeping the vehicle on the road for more hours means more profit.
