Renault goes for the last-mile triple with OptiModale delivery concept

Many people can be acquainted with package deal deliveries by truck, some could get their sizzling meals delivered by cargo bike and some may even have had meds arrive by drone. Now Renault has mixed all three for the E-Tech Grasp OptiModale idea.

The all-electric package deal supply triple begins with a 3.5-tonne long-wheel-base L3H1 Grasp E-Tech Platform Cab configuration from Renault Vehicles with a R75 electrical motor and 33-kWh battery pack mixture for round 128 km (80 miles) of per-charge driving – although a 53-kWh battery has been launched lately for elevated vary.

The platform out again has been fitted with a customized 4,100-mm (161-inch) Low Loader Luton physique from Horton Commercials that is decked out with folding cabinets for stowing parcels. However a few of its storage capability has been given over to a nook for an Bullitt cargo ebike from Denmark's Larry vs Harry that may be lowered to the pavement utilizing an included bike elevate.

A part of the three.5-tonne electrical vans cargo field features a storage bay for a Bullitt electrical cargo bike, with included bike elevate

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The eBullitt sports activities an aluminum body in pink with a white cargo field able to hauling as much as 100 kg (220 lb) of smaller packages across the neighborhood, and contains a Shimano STEPS drivetrain that Renault reckons needs to be good for as much as 50 km (31 miles) of pedal-assist per cost of the detachable battery – which takes 4 hours to completely cost however might be topped as much as 50 p.c in an hour or so.

The ultimate member of the OptiModale city supply energy trio is what appears to be a Magpie quadcopter from UK drone maker UAVtek, which may reportedly carry as much as 2 kg (4.4 lb) of cargo and has a per-charge flight time of as much as 38 minutes. This rests on a retractable helipad above the Bullitt cargo ebike storage space between jobs and Renault imagines it getting used to haul small packages over open countryside or quick stretches of water to distant prospects.

The UAVtek cargo drone will haul small packages to distant areas

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For the second, it appears like this three-in-one electrical package deal supply concept is only a idea, although Renault Vehicles clearly has a working prototype within the bag. There is no phrase on if or when the OptiModale will make it into manufacturing.

Supply: Renault Vehicles