SCA has done some test driving with the electric timber truck to the forest in order to transport wood. It is the first time ever that an electric timber truck is being used practically in the forest. The truck is normally driven between Gimonäs wood terminal and Obbola kraftliner mill.
SCA and Scania's electric timber truck has been in operation since midsummer 2022 and runs five days a week between Gimonäs timber terminal and SCA's kraftliner mill in Obbola, a three miles round trip.
SCA wanted to test the electric timber truck in a forest environment and when there was a suitable place at a good distance from Umeå, they saw the possibility of being able to carry out some test runs.
“The felling was on forest land in Djäkneböle outside Umeå, where we had felled for a private forest owner. The forest road is a couple of kilometers long and has both a sharper curve and a slight incline, so it felt like a suitable environment to try out the electric timber truck there. It was particularly successful that it was also in a winter climate”, says Anton Ahlinder, business developer at Industrial Supply, SCA Skog.
The electric timber truck drove out to the siding where it was loaded with approximately 44 tons of wood and then it started driving back towards Obbola. A little later in the day, a second run was carried out and then they tried to load a little heavier.
SCA and Skogforsk, which studies the car's performance, were satisfied with the trial. For SCA, electrification of heavy transport is an important part of being able to reduce climate impact.
