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The manufacturer will accelerate market launch "due to increased demand and rapidly growing interest among customers operating in Scandinavia". Indeed, the 16 and 18-tonne version of the all-electric Volta Zero fits perfectly in the Scandinavian city transport sector.

Electric truck manufacturer Volta Trucks will partner with EAVX to provide truck bodies for Volta Zero US Pilot Fleet. EAVX is a business unit within J.B. Poindexter & Co., Inc. (JBPCO) whose business units lead North America’s commercial vehicle body market.

The initial batch of vehicles will be used for the Volta Zero Driving Experience Programme. This test drive programme, where customers will be loaned a truck for an extended period, will allow fleet operators to understand how the production-specification all-electric medium-duty truck will integrat...

In late 2023, Volta Trucks will launch a US-based Driving Experience Program for fleet operators to evaluate a Pilot Fleet of Volta Zeros in real distribution environments to understand how the electric delivery trucks will integrate into their operations. A similar program is currently launching ac...

The funding from the EIB would support the roll out of Volta Trucks’ Truck as a Service (TaaS) infrastructure over the period 2023-2026. The aim of the European Investment Bank’s funding support for Volta Trucks is to contribute to the electrification of the road transport sector, by facilitating el...

The European Community Whole Vehicle Type Approval (ECWVTA) certification allows Volta Trucks to produce and sell the all-electric Volta Zero in volume. It’s the process used to ensure that all vehicles meet the stringent and relevant environmental, safety and security standards.

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Isuzu and Honda believe that fuel cell technology, utilizing hydrogen as fuel resulting in no CO2 emissions, will be effective to achieve carbon neutrality of heavy-duty trucks which are required to address large load capacity, long-time use, long-distance driving and the need for quick refueling.

Swiss company Holcim, one of the world’s largest building solution providers, is expected to receive 1,000 e-trucks by 2030, with the first 130 trucks will be delivered by 2024.

According to the Frontier Economics study, "Regulatory costs of Euro 7 - Findings from an industry survey," commissioned by ACEA, the costs per vehicle are expected to be about 2,000 euros for cars and vans with internal combustion engines, and nearly 12,000 euros for diesel trucks and buses.

On hand will also be a number of Volta Trucks experts covering the product, the Truck as a Service (TaaS) subscription model, including vehicle charging, and experts on the subsidies and incentives available for customers transitioning to zero-tailpipe emission fleets across European markets.

Further customer evaluation events and media prototype test drive opportunities are due to be delivered in Volta Trucks’ European launch markets in the Summer/Autumn of 2022. Production of the first customer-specification vehicles is still on track to start in early 2023.

Paneltex boasts thirty years of engineering expertise and a comprehensive portfolio of manufacturing techniques and top-quality products to the venture, producing thousands of vehicle bodies, vehicle body kits, and portable cold stores a year out of six specialised factories across the UK.

The supply agreement follows a project in which Carrier Transicold engineers worked closely with the Volta Trucks development team to integrate engineless ‘Iceland’ all-electric refrigeration systems and PowerBox technology into the new Volta Zero.

According to the plans, Volta Trucks will initially introduce a Pilot Fleet of 100 Class 7 trucks in mid-2023 that will be evaluated by US customers, starting in Los Angeles in mid-2023, with additional cities to follow, ahead of a roll out of production vehicles in 2024. Smaller variants will follo...

The 7.5- and 12-ton vehicles will be visually identical at the front, with the 12-ton vehicle having a longer chassis and body, and second set of rear wheels and tyres, to accommodate the increased vehicle payload. Series production due to commence in early 2025.

The Volta Trucks Hub in Paris will operate eight workshop bays for the routine servicing of vehicles, including the new and innovative equipment needed to keep full-electric commercial vehicles well maintained, to minimize downtime. The Hub will also host admin offices, a Volta Trucks Academy traini...

«The completion of our winter testing programme is another major milestone in our journey towards the start of production of the Volta Zero», commented Ian Collins, Chief Product Officer of Volta Trucks. «It’s unlikely that customers in our launch markets of London and Paris will experience such con...

«The successful and oversubscribed conclusion of our Series C funding round gives us a positive external validation of our journey. As an innovator and disruptor in commercial vehicles, we are working at industry-leading pace and have significant ambitions», said Essa Al-Saleh, Chief Executive Offic...

«Volta Trucks recognises that creating exceptional products requires exceptional capabilities and culture. The scale of Volta Trucks’ ambition, as well as its clear people focus in terms of safety and sustainability, resonates with my personal values and beliefs, so this opportunity was a natural fi...

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volta trucks

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Volta Trucks set to have vehicles on the road in Sweden by mid-2023

Volta Trucks announces supplier of truck bodies for the U.S. market

Volta Trucks started series production of its 16-ton Volta Zero e-truck in Steyr

Volta Trucks to participate in ACT Expo (California) in early May

Volta Trucks close to get €40 million venture debt funding from EIB

Volta Trucks, the all-electric Volta Zero gets European ECWVTA certification

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Honda to supply fuel cell systems for the next hydrogen-powered Isuzu truck

Volvo Trucks announces record order so far for 1,000 electric trucks by 2030

ACEA on Euro 7 emissions standard: costs from 4 to 10 times higher than EU Commission estimates

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IAA Transportation, Volta Trucks will be among the exhibitors. The Volta Zero available for test drives

The Volta Zero takes a further step. First customer evaluation completed

Volta Trucks reveals another piece of the puzzle: Paneltex will supply the cargo boxes for the Volta Zero

Volta Trucks on ice: Carrier Transicold will be the sole supplier for the refrigerated 16-ton Volta Zero

Volta Trucks has ambitious plans for the U.S. market

Volta Zero, the smaller 7.5-ton and 12-ton variants revealed

Volta Trucks reveals its first customer service hub in Paris

Volta Trucks, winter tests for the Volta Zero successfully concluded

Volta Trucks, Series C funding have come to an end. About 230 million euros raised

Volta Trucks, Steve Dichter is the new Chief Strategy Officer