Green lights for the Volta Zero truck in Paris: first tests with DB Schenker completed

DB Schenker has completed the first on-road test phase with the Volta Zero e-truck. The German group has already pre-ordered about 1,500 Volta Zero trucks, to be delivered starting next year. Indeed, the very first electric truck was produced by Volta Trucks in Steyr only a few days ago. The company’s roadmap to series production in on time.

How DB Schenker will use the Volta Zero

So, for the first time, a Design Verification prototype Volta Zero operated on roads and in real distribution environments in Paris. The full-electric 16-tonne Volta Zero will be used in DB Schenker’s European terminals to transport goods from distribution hubs to the city centres and urban areas. Together, Volta Trucks and DB Schenker will explore the potential uses of the technology to expand the offering. The rollout will begin at 10 locations in five countries.

“Since the beginning of the cooperation between DB Schenker and Volta Trucks, we have been in close contact and continued to drive the development of the vehicle forward together,” said Cyrille Bonjean, Executive Vice President Land Transport at DB Schenker in Europe. “It was great to see the result live on the streets of Paris. It all started with an idea – now it’s a reality and we look forward to adding the first pilot vehicles to the fleet in Europe at the beginning of 2023″.

Essa Al-Saleh, Chief Executive Officer of Volta Trucks, continued: “When we announced Europe’s largest order of full-electric trucks with DB Schenker, we also entered into a partnership to work together to decarbonise urban logistics. The first use of a full-electric Volta Zero in a real-world testing environment is a significant proof point of the depth of the collaboration. To see Volta Zero vehicles operating on the streets in Paris is extremely exciting and is a great forerunner to us delivering significant volumes of customer trucks at scale in the near future.”