“Green for green”: AxlePower’s payback tells customers they are good to go electric.

“Our customers face a huge challenge: trailer emissions must drop by 10% by 2030. That target is coming fast. But when fleets consider new electric solutions, the biggest questions are always about incremental investment and operational risk.

That makes our role also pretty clear: to show that the most sustainable choice is also a safe and financially sound choice.”

Donal Cox, Vice-President of Sales for Thermo King Europe, feels customers’ hesitations every day. He shares how he sees AxlePower removing the risk from electrification, making sustainability a practical and financially sound step for fleets.

Giving sustainability the green light

“I call it “Green for Green”. Literally giving the green light on sustainability in terms of ROI and operational impact. Of course, frontrunner fleets are right there with us, but we are committed to getting the whole cold chain on board.

And if we want to do that, we need to give customers the proof and trust to move with us.”

AxlePower’s TCO benefits can’t be compared

“In simple words, AxlePower is an energy recovery system. At a glance, that may sound similar to other products on the market, but there’s a fundamental difference impacting your Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).

Where competitor solutions also talk about “energy recovery”, they actually use a basic dynamo that takes power from the tractor engine. This means the engine needs to work harder, still increasing your fuel consumption.

AxlePower, on the other hand, captures energy from driving and braking on the trailer’s axle, and turns it into clean, stored electricity for the trailer refrigeration unit. The impact on your fuel consumption becomes negligible: 0.2%, less effect than opening your cabin window.”

It’s beating our best expectations

“In every corner of the world, we are testing AxlePower’s real-world performance under real (sometimes extreme) customer conditions. I couldn’t be happier with what we’re seeing:

• Near-zero fuel costs: In Scandinavia, we’re achieving full-electric refrigeration for over 97% of the time, nearly eliminating fuel costs for long-haul deliveries.

• No shore power, no problem: In South Africa, where customers can’t depend on the grid, AxlePower consistently reached up to 85% of full-electric operation.
  
  
• No need for hybrid: One customer was worried about fuel not being used in their hybrid until they realized that AxlePower kept the system from needing fuel.

These results are our clearest argument, but in the end, fleets will want to see it work for themselves.”

Rent AxlePower and try it worry-free

“Seeing and believing for yourself: that’s what the AxlePower rental program is for. You can try out the system without risk and without large upfront costs. It lets you explore your electrification journey at your own pace, providing your own validated data on fuel savings, running hours, and overall performance.

Honestly, if you don’t try AxlePower, you are missing out on a proven competitive advantage.

Just go and test it for yourself.”