[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] Windrose Eyes 1,000-KM Class 8 Battery-Electric Truck by 2030 Startup OEM Wins 20 More Orders as First US Delivery Beats Schedule Staff Reporter Key Takeaways: - Windrose expects its R700 electric tractor to exceed 1,000 kilometers of range by 2030 through larger battery packs and charging advances. - U.S. deliveries began April 1, with more than 100 committed orders scheduled for delivery within six months. - Production is underway in China, with European manufacturing and assembly plants also under development. Windrose Technology expects by 2030 to be producing battery-electric trucks with a range of more than 1,000 kilometers, about 1½ times the range of the startup Class 8 tractor manufacturer’s biggest current rig. The R700 tractor is available in two configurations: a short-range tractor with a 436-kilowatt-hour battery pack capable of 200-250 miles, and a long-range semi with a 730-kWh battery pack capable of 400-450 miles. Generation 2 R700s are spec’d with a 670 km- or 416-mile range, but Generation 3 models will have a range of 805 km or 507 miles in 2028, and Generation 4 models will be capable of exceeding 1,000 km or 621 miles in 2030, Windrose said in an April 6 social media post. The increase in range will be the result of the truck’s battery size jumping to 811 kWh for Generation 3 models and more than 960 kWh for Generation 4 models, the company added in a road map. In addition, Windrose expects charging capabilities to have expanded beyond the Megawatt Charging System (MCS) by the time Generation 4 models are released, the road map showed. MCS has yet to see widespread deployment for battery-electric trucks but will be one of the foundations of the range and refueling credentials of Windrose’s fellow