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Thanks to HERE Navigation, the drivers of the Volta Zero trucks will be able to use innovative geolocation technology, what3words. The latter is a simple way to identify a location in a manner that is more precise than a street address.

According to the company's strategy, the 7.5- and 12-tonne vehicles will fulfil a different use case to the existing 16-tonne Volta Zero, with the 7.5-tonne vehicle, as an example, able to operate on Sundays in a number of European territories where larger vehicles are currently excluded.

«We want to go fast on the market, but also give customers the opportunity to test the vehicle. In 2023, we will only have the 16 ton model, while in 2024 there will be the 18 ton, and in 2025 we will have the 7.5 ton and the 12 ton: four models in total», told us Business Development Manager Anthon...

As part of the partnership, DB Schenker will use the first prototype of Volta Zero Trucks in real distribution conditions in spring and summer of 2022. The findings from these tests will be incorporated into the serial production of 1,470 vehicles built at Volta Trucks’ new contract manufacturing fa...

Many of these production-specification prototypes will be lent to selected customers for extended periods to be tested in their real-world logistics conditions, undertaking millions of delivery kilometres, alongside Volta Trucks’ own engineers.

Production of the first 25 Design Verification prototype vehicles is due to start shortly. These prototypes will embark on a comprehensive and rigorous testing regime, starting in early 2022, as previously announced. The same design principles will also be maintained into the forthcoming 7.5t, 12t a...