Sono motors and chereau sign contract to enter the market for solar-powered refrigerated trailers

Munich, germany, june 01, 2022 (globe newswire) -- sono motors, the company that aims to revolutionize the future of solar-powered transport, is expanding its solar business by entering the growing refrigerated trailer market with its proprietary sono solar technology, to further reduce global fossil fuel emissions. the company signed a purchase contract with the reefer group, an international leader in refrigerated bodies, extending the number of total partners of sono motors' solar business unit to more than 17 globally. as part of this collaboration, the companies will build a first trailer vehicle with the reefer group's french subsidiary chereau s.a.s. for extensive testing to further evaluate the technical and economic feasibility of integrating a customized solar solution for a high volume series vehicle. the solar integration will provide the trailer's cooling unit with an additional 9.8 kw peak, offering possible fuel savings of approximately 3,400 liters (up to 8,475 under peak conditions) and providing the potential to reduce the local co2 emissions by approximately 9 tonnes per year per vehicle compared to trailers with diesel-powered cooling units.1
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