The TE8P 120 t heavy-haul electric tractor is built for the container shuttles that leave Jebel Ali port and return loaded. An electric truck pulling 120 t GCW must hold acceleration through the terminal gate and recover energy on the slow crawl back, and the TE8P does it with a 422 kWh CATL LFP pack and a 510 kW motor. Fleets in the UAE electric truck market get a production unit that meets port emissions rules while cutting the energy cost per box moved.
The production figures below drive both container planning and charger sizing at the terminal.
| Parameter | TE8P value |
|---|---|
| Battery capacity | 422 kWh CATL LFP, liquid-cooled |
| Motor power | 510 kW traction motor |
| Gross combination weight | 120 t GCW |
| Real-world range | 220–280 km at 120 t GCW |
| Energy use | ~1.6–1.9 kWh/km at full load |
| DC fast charge | 120 / 240 / 360 kW, 20–80% in 50–90 min |
| Battery warranty | 8 years / 4,500 cycles |
| FOB price | US$130,000–160,000 |
The classic drayage loop runs from the Jebel Ali container yards to the inland customer or the next port gate, about 30–60 km each way with a full box. At 1.75 kWh/km under 120 t load, the 422 kWh pack covers roughly 240 km of mixed duty before a top-up, enough for two to three round trips in a shift. The 510 kW motor holds the gate acceleration without bogging, and regenerative braking on the creep back into the terminal returns 4–7% to the pack, which is why the TE8P beats a smaller motor on this exact cycle. The recovered energy is the reason a heavy haul stays inside a single daytime charge for most shifts.
Terminal asphalt in July sits above 45 °C and the tractor queues with the pack under load, so the liquid-cooled loop is doing real work. The dedicated coolant circuit holds cell temperature in the 25–40 °C working band during a 360 kW charge so the 20–80% window stays near 60–85 minutes instead of stretching as an air-cooled pack would. Drivers pre-condition the cab on shore power before the shift, which protects the first 20 km of range that would otherwise be spent cooling the box in the heat. The thermal loop also protects the pack during the long idle at the gate, where an uncooled unit would slowly lose charge acceptance.
A drayage fleet charges at the depot between dispatch windows rather than continuously.
At a FOB of US$130k–160k, the TE8P lands at Jebel Ali with CIF adding roughly US$9k–13k. UAE industrial electricity at 0.30–0.45 AED/kWh makes the per-km energy bill about one-third of diesel for a 120 t load. Over a 90,000 km/year drayage duty cycle the energy and maintenance saving recovers the premium inside about 22–30 months. The 8-year battery warranty covers the full payback, and brake pads last about twice as long thanks to regen on the terminal creep. The lowest noise and zero tailpipe also help the fleet meet free-zone emissions targets.
The 8-year / 4,500-cycle battery warranty covers roughly 1.35 million full-equivalent cycles, far beyond drayage duty, so the pack is under contract for the whole payback. Scheduled service is light: reduction-gear oil check at 60,000 km, coolant swap at 200,000 km, and brake inspection at 50,000 km. Resale at 36 months runs about 45–52% of landed cost when the battery health report stays above 85%, which telematics proves to the next buyer. Because the TE8P shares charging hardware with the TE8M, fleets running both models standardize on one stall type.
Jebel Ali and the wider UAE port system are moving toward low-emission terminal access, and some gates already price diesel idling or restrict the oldest units at peak. The TE8P enters clean, with no tailpipe and no engine note in the queue, which protects the fleet's gate slot as rules tighten. A drayage contractor running electric also answers the shipping lines' own scope-3 targets, because the box moved by the TE8P carries a lower carbon tag than one moved by diesel, and that is starting to matter in the carrier's tender score. The 120 t capability means the same unit covers the heavy export boxes that a lighter EV tractor cannot, so the fleet does not need a diesel reserve for the big loads. Fleets that pilot the TE8P on the clean-access lane typically report the gate slot is easier to keep through the morning rush, because the terminal gives priority to zero-emission plant during the peak window.
At 120 t GCW the energy per km is high, about 1.75 kWh/km, but the revenue per km is also high because the box is full and the lane is short. The TE8P recovers 4–7% of that on the terminal creep back, and the 510 kW motor means the acceleration out of the gate never costs time the way a small motor would. Over a 90,000 km/year drayage duty the per-km energy bill is roughly a third of diesel, and the heavy load means the absolute saving per truck is larger than on a light regional run. The 8-year battery warranty covers the full payback even at the higher duty, and the shared 360 kW stall with the TE8M keeps the depot build simple. For a port fleet the TE8P is the unit that makes the heavy boxes electric without a second fuel system, and the access-fee saving on every gate trip adds to the energy saving across the month.
The same payload also future-proofs the fleet. As export volumes grow, the TE8P already covers the heaviest boxes, so the contractor does not need to buy a second heavy chassis when the lane scales. The pack and motor have headroom for the next size of container without a new truck, which protects the capital already committed and keeps the depot layout unchanged as the business expands.
For fleets comparing the TE8P to a diesel drayage tractor, the honest gap is the higher FOB and the charger, but both are recovered inside roughly two to three years on energy and access fees alone. The 8-year battery warranty then runs the saving for years beyond payback, and the quiet, zero-emission operation keeps the fleet inside every tightening port rule without a retrofit that a diesel would need.
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The TE8P 120 t heavy-haul electric tractor makes Jebel Ali drayage a lower-cost, lower-emission shuttle. For fleets in the UAE electric truck market, it is a production-ready heavy-haul platform that pays back on energy alone. Contact Shaanxi Fenghan Trading for a configured quote and a terminal charging review.
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