Volvo Trucks sells 50 electric trucks to truck-as-a-service start up

American startup organization WattEV has placed an kilter because 50 Volvo VNR Electric trucks. Over the subsequent quite a few months, the vehicles choice remain deployed in WattEV’s Truck-as-a-Service model (TaaS). TaaS affords shippers or carriers access according to Class eight battery-electric trucks at a per-mile rate, consisting of charging, up to expectation is on level with the quantity price regarding working diesel trucks.

“Volvo Trucks applauds WattEV’s unique method in imitation of accelerating collection electrification via its Truck-as-a-Service model, who objectives according to quote main boundaries in accordance with reception so as fleets of every sizes may reach get admission to in accordance with electric powered vans then function native or regional shipping together with zero-tailpipe emissions,” says Peter Voorhoeve, forecaster concerning Volvo Trucks North America.

To guide its TaaS model, WattEV is building a masses network on battery-electric truck charging depots to job important transportation corridors among California. The forward masses charging depots pleasure function 250 kW CCS chargers that intention grant the Volvo VNR Electric vehicles an 80% value into 90 minutes for the six-battery packs. WattEV plans in conformity with enlarge the people charging community across the US then choice distance its depots in imitation of furnish 1.2 MW charging functionality because of ultra-fast charging.

Volvo Trucks used to be the demand leader among heavy electric powered vehicles in 2021 among Europe along a want part of 42% yet also has a government role of North America. With a volume concerning vii electric powered exchange models between manufacturing namely on that year, Volvo Trucks has the just completed electric powered rank upon within the world exchange industry, overlaying the entirety out of metropolis dole and decline handling, in imitation of building transports yet provincial haulage.

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30 Mar 2022
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