The TZ3Z electric dump truck, an electric truck, is built for Iraq's road and housing infrastructure programmes, where sites often lack fixed grid power and operators need flexible charging. For Iraqi contractors, an EV truck that can be charged from a generator hybrid setup removes the diesel-fuel-supply risk while cutting cost per tonne moved. This article details the TZ3Z specification, generator-charging hybrid operation and how it supports national infrastructure builds, with reference to the TZ3Z electric dump truck detail page.
Iraq's reconstruction includes major road resurfacing, bridge approaches and housing compounds. These are short, repeated haul cycles from aggregate yard to site - the profile where battery-electric dump trucks win on energy and maintenance. The TZ3Z carries full payload with the LvKong motor's low-end torque, and regenerative braking recovers energy on every return run, lowering cost per cubic metre of moved material. On a road project the loaded truck climbs the embankment and the empty truck coasts back down; the descent recovery is the quiet saving that compounds across a season of earthworks.
Because the TZ3Z shares the Dongfeng electric dump platform with the TZ5Y and TZ3V, contractors running mixed sites can standardize spares and training, and a single swap cabinet can serve every truck on the programme regardless of size. For contractors reporting to donors on emissions, the TZ3Z also removes diesel exhaust from the site, cutting local particulate and NOx at the source, which is a direct, auditable win for infrastructure programmes with environmental conditions attached.
| Parameter | TZ3Z Specification |
|---|---|
| Battery chemistry | CATL LFP |
| Usable capacity | 338 - 426 kWh |
| Drive motor | LvKong 360 - 450 kW |
| Peak torque | 2600 - 3000 Nm |
| Range, full load | 220 - 300 km |
| Energy use | 1.1 - 1.8 kWh/km |
| DC fast charge (20-80%) | 1.5 - 2.0 h |
| Battery swap | 5 - 6 min (swap-ready) |
| Battery warranty | 8 years / 4500 cycles |
| FOB price band | USD 70,000 - 120,000 |
Many Iraqi infrastructure sites have no reliable grid. The TZ3Z supports generator-charging hybrid ops: a site generator or mobile solar-buffer feeds a 360 kW DC charger, topping the pack during mandated breaks. This removes dependence on fuel convoys while keeping trucks working. Where a swap station is built, the TZ3Z swaps a pack in 5-6 minutes, letting a single truck run multiple shifts on rotated packs. The generator can be a standard site unit already on the project for other plant, so no dedicated fuel line is needed for the trucks - the same diesel that runs the excavator can charge the dump truck, cutting a whole logistics stream.
Iraqi summer ambient exceeds 45C and infrastructure sites are dust-heavy. The TZ3Z liquid battery cooling holds cells in the safe LFP window during charging and load, and high-mounted, filtered inlets keep abrasive dust out of sensitive bays. Overnight or generator-off-peak charging avoids the hottest hours, protecting the 8-year / 4500-cycle warranty. LFP chemistry avoids the thermal runaway risk that matters on remote, unattended sites, and the closed cooling loop survives dust ingress better than forced-air designs that would clog within a season of road works.
The defining decision for a TZ3Z fleet is the charge source. The truck supports generator-charging hybrid ops: a site generator or mobile solar-buffer feeds a 360 kW DC charger, topping the pack during mandated breaks, so the truck never waits on a fuel convoy. Where a swap station is built, a 5-6 minute swap removes charging downtime entirely and lets one truck run multiple shifts on rotated packs. Because the same site generator that runs the excavator can charge the dump truck, no dedicated fuel line is needed for the trucks, cutting a whole logistics stream. Station-controlled charging also protects the 8-year / 4500-cycle warranty by avoiding rushed roadside fast charging.
Iraqi contractors usually pilot with a few TZ3Z units on the shortest aggregate-to-site loop, prove the generator-charge saving and the fuel-security edge, then extend to longer road and housing works as the programme scales. Because the TZ3Z shares the Dongfeng electric dump platform with the TZ5Y and TZ3V, a contractor can standardize spares and training across sites. Driver onboarding covers high-voltage awareness and regen behaviour on graded road works; most crews cross-qualify in a single shift, and the absence of diesel exhaust improves air quality at confined sites compared with a diesel dump truck.
The 8-year or 4500-cycle battery warranty anchors the infrastructure total-cost case, covering the dominant component across the life of a typical build contract. LFP chemistry holds capacity well under Iraqi summer heat, so end-of-warranty residual value stays strong and the truck remains a saleable asset. Regional service points carry motor, inverter and filtration spares, and remote telemetry flags faults before they strand a loaded truck on a remote embankment, while the removed diesel fuel convoy is a strategic win for site security.
FOB pricing for the TZ3Z dump platform runs USD 70,000 to USD 120,000 depending on pack size and swap readiness. Review the Iraq market landing page for import documentation, left-hand-drive configuration and regional service, and see the TZ3Z electric dump truck detail page for the full variant list.
On total cost, the TZ3Z is strong against diesel dump trucks. Electric energy on the short aggregate-to-site loop is roughly half the per-km cost of diesel, and regenerative descent recovers haul energy a diesel wastes as heat. The removed oil, filter, aftertreatment and engine-rebuild items shrink maintenance across the 8-year warranty, and the generator-charging hybrid removes the diesel fuel convoy, cutting a whole layer of security and procurement overhead from the cost stack. Sites that add a swap station remove charging downtime so one truck runs multiple shifts on rotated packs. For contractors reporting to donors on emissions, the removed diesel exhaust is a direct, auditable win on road and housing programmes with environmental conditions. Our haul model turns these into cost per cubic metre so the board can compare the electric case against the incumbent diesel on one page, and the fuel-security argument becomes a budget line rather than a risk footnote.
In practice, the TZ3Z slots into an Iraq infrastructure programme as a flexible site asset. Because it charges from a generator or solar-buffer, the truck works where the grid does not, and the same site generator that runs the excavator tops the pack, cutting a whole fuel logistics stream. We help contractors size the generator and charger against real haul distance and grade, then right-size the pack and filtration so the truck clears earthworks with margin to spare. Where a swap station is built, packs rotate so one truck runs multiple shifts, and the controlled station charging protects cycle life and the 8-year warranty. Remote telemetry lets the site watch pack temperature and state of charge, flagging issues before they strand a loaded truck on a remote embankment. The result is a dump truck that is cheaper per cubic metre than diesel, cleaner at the source for donor environmental conditions, and more secure because the diesel fuel convoy is removed from the project entirely.
Contact Shaanxi Fenghan Trading to specify pack size, filtration level and generator-charging or swap strategy for your road and housing project fleet, and to model cost per cubic metre against your real haul distances so the procurement rests on numbers rather than assumption.
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