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Lonestar Specialty Vehicles T22 / S22 electric terminal tractor

2 hours of charging buys 22 hours of work — the S22 covers more than one shift on a single stop at the plug.

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Lonestar Specialty Vehicles T22 / S22 electric terminal tractor — Side profile

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45.8 t

Combination weight

4x2

Axle configuration

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Buying decision

The EvCompass verdict

The key arguments drawn from the published data and the EvCompass editorial summary.

This is one of the earliest purpose-built electric terminal tractors in North America — Dana and Lonestar launched it in 2019, before most of the competition had even started. The shorter T12/S12 variant trades some runtime for DC fast charging instead of the 2-hour full cycle. The figures here are inconsistent: sources give either 224 or 220 kWh of battery and either 228 or 235 kW of peak power — Lonestar publishes no spec sheet, so the discrepancies stay unresolved.

Strengths

  • The fifth-wheel lift runs its own electric motor, and so does the steering — the hydraulics are not a load on the drivetrain.

Weaknesses

  • Model naming is inconsistent across sources (T22/S22 versus TX22/TX12), and Lonestar publishes no spec sheet of its own to settle it.

The full picture

Specifications

Manufacturer-published facts grouped by the decisions they inform, without raw source headings.

Battery and charging

Gross battery
224 kWh
On charging
Two hours for a full recharge on the 22-hour models; the 12-hour T12/S12 models are specified with DC fast charging. Lonestar offers both an onboard charger and external DC fast charging, but publishes no peak kW figure or connector standard. Maximum system voltage 650 V.

Powertrain

Powertrain
Battery electric
Peak power
228 kW
Axle configuration
4x2

Mass and load

Combination weight
45,813 kg

Market and year

Model year from
2,019
Markets
US
Production status
In production
Vehicle class
Class 8
Measurement basis
Not applicable - terminal tractor. Lonestar sells on runtime: the T22 and S22 are rated for 22 hours of continuous operation on one charge, and the shorter-range T12 and S12 for 12 hours. One dealer listing (Total Warehouse) quotes 20 hours for the S22 rather than 22 - treat 22 h as the factory claim and 20 h as a dealer's more conservative figure.

These are manufacturer-published figures gathered through EvCompass research.

Price and availability

What it costs and whether it is available in Poland

Published price evidence and the Polish availability answer, kept together for a buying decision.

The manufacturer publishes no price for this vehicle.

In heavy transport that is the rule rather than the exception — makers quote on request.

No published purchase price. Total Warehouse, a Lonestar dealer, advertises the S22 on a 'starting at' lease rate but does not publish the figure. Lonestar's own site sells the vehicle on duty-cycle analysis rather than list price.

Source: No published price (US dealer lease/quotation)

Poland

Not available in Poland

Not offered in PL. Lonestar Specialty Vehicles is a US builder selling through North American material-handling dealers (Total Warehouse and others), rating in pounds. n/a for Poland.

Charging infrastructure

Recommended chargers

Chargers matched to the vehicle's published power or to a clearly stated duty profile when that figure is missing.

This vehicle does not publish its own DC charging power. The chargers below are matched to a charging profile typical for this class of vehicle (around 150 kW), not to a figure this vehicle publishes.

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Sources and research

Research notes

The sources and research notes behind the figures, claims and editorial assessment.

One of the earliest purpose-built electric terminal tractors in North America - Dana and Lonestar launched it on 28 October 2019, well before most of the field. The powertrain is Dana's Spicer Electrified e-Powertrain, supplied as a complete system and customisable to the customer's duty cycle. Published figures: 650 V maximum system voltage, 228 kW peak power on the T22/S22. A separate three-phase motor drives the electric fifth-wheel boom lift, and the vehicle also uses an electric power-steering motor - so the hydraulics and steering are electrified rather than belt- or engine-driven, the same architectural choice MOL made with its dedicated 50 kW hydraulic motor. Range of models: T22 and S22 (22 h continuous, 2 h recharge) and T12 and S12 (12 h continuous, DC fast charge). Configurations 4x2, 6x2 and 6x4; gross combination weight ratings 80,000 lb (36,287 kg) or 101,000 lb (45,813 kg). gcwKg recorded is the 101,000 lb maximum. axleConfig recorded as 4x2 as the base configuration, but 6x2 and 6x4 are both offered. CONFLICTING FIGURES an editor should be aware of. Battery: 224 kWh in one report, 220 kWh in another - 224 kWh recorded. Peak power: 228 kW from the Dana e-Power specification, but the Total Warehouse dealer page states 315 hp (235 kW) peak for the S22. Runtime: 22 h factory, 20 h on the dealer page. Model naming is also unstable across sources - T22/S22 in the Dana and trade-press material, TX22/TX12 in some later listings. None of these are large discrepancies but none are resolved by a manufacturer datasheet, because Lonestar publishes no downloadable spec sheet; its /specs page carries only a statement that duty-cycle analysis determines the right model. Battery chemistry, torque, fifth-wheel lift capacity and charging connector are not published. All null. The T versus S naming distinction is not explained in any source found - do not assume it maps to terminal versus spotter duty.

Data confidence

MEDIUM

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