Commercial electric vehicle (EV) startup Volta Trucks unveiled two smaller zero-emissions truck models that will begin production in 2025, opening up more options for urban deliveries and for Sunday operations in EU markets with restrictions.
Commercial electric vehicle (EV) startup Volta Trucks on Tuesday unveiled two smaller zero-emissions truck models that will begin production in 2025, with more options for urban deliveries and restrictions for Sunday operations in EU markets. Will open
Stockholm-based Volta Trucks, which also operates in the UK, said it would launch a fleet of test vehicles of its 7.5 ton and 12 ton trucks for customers in 2024.
The new models will join the startup’s Volta Zero, a 16-tonne fully electric truck that is due to begin series production later this year, and an 18-tonne model that should go into production in 2023.
In February, Volta Trucks said it had raised 230 million euros ($247 million) for the launch of series production of the Volta Zero at the end of 2022.
Some EU countries have banned trucks over 7.5 tonnes operating on Sundays or holidays, and cities such as Amsterdam do not allow trucks over that weight to protect old roads and bridges.
While some European cities are also planning to ban diesel commercial vehicles – Paris will ban them in 2024 – and several manufacturers are testing prototypes, today there are no electric trucks available in these load segments. The 7.5 tonne and 12 tonne models of Volta Trucks will be the first to hit the market.
Essa Al-Saleh, chief executive of Volta Trucks, said, “Our customers tell us that they really appreciate the safety and zero-emissions characteristics of the 16-ton Volta Zero, but their operations are limited to the smaller 7.5- and 12-tonne Volta Zero.” Vehicles are also required.” in a statement.
The startup currently has orders for about 6,000 electric trucks, including 1,500 ordered by Deutsche Bahn’s logistics unit Schenker.
Volta Trucks plans to build 5,000 trucks in 2023 and should increase its annual production to 27,000 by 2025.
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