Ambitious production plans clouded or helped by Putin’s war against Ukraine?
Volta Trucks said today it will be in Madrid on the 5th and 6th April, hyping the Volta Zero 16-ton truck at the Circuito del Jarma, home to the Spanish Grand Prix between 1968 and 1981. This follows the conclusion of a Series C funding round of €230 million last month.
Following the promised start of production this year, the vehicles could be in circulation in Madrid during 2023, a city that exceeded the EU’s air quality standard in 2021. Volta Trucks plans to produce 5,000 vehicles throughout Europe in 2023, increasing to 14,000 in 2024, 27,000 in 2025. The 16-tonne vehicle is the first of the four variants which range between 7.5- and 18-tonnes.
Given the competition from existing truck makers, this is ambitious – and only a promise until production begins. Following an order of electric trucks from DB Schenker in late 2021, pre-orders for the Volta Zero now exceed 5,000 vehicles, with a value of more than €1.2 billion, Volta claims.(AutoInformed – Production Starts on Prototype Volta Electric Truck)
Volta Trucks claims it will launch first in London and Paris by the end of this year. Volta Trucks will then expand into other cities throughout Europe and in North America. Volta Trucks has signed commercial agreements in Europe, with pre-orders for over 5,000 vehicles, with a value of over €1.2 billion. DB Schenker, the leading European road transport company, recently signed an agreement for ~1,500 full-electric vehicles, as well as Petit Forestier, the largest refrigerated vehicle rental fleet in Europe.
Diesel-engine trucks account for 72% of road-going greenhouse gases, according to VOLTA. In response to this, and with the objective to de-carbonize last mile logistics, the Swedish start-up taking to Spain the world’s first purpose-built, full-electric 16-tonne Volta Zero, which has been designed for city-center distribution, reducing the environmental impact of freight transport in urban centers, where air quality is at its worst.
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About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, publisher (kzhw@aol.com), is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn.
Zino is at home on test tracks, knows his way around U.S. Congressional hearing rooms, auto company headquarters, plant floors, as well as industry research and development labs where the real mobility work is done. He can quote from court decisions, refer to instrumented road tests, analyze financial results, and profile executive personalities and corporate cultures.
He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe.
Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap.
AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks.
Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.
Volta Trucks Road Show Heading to Madrid
Ambitious production plans clouded or helped by Putin’s war against Ukraine?
Volta Trucks said today it will be in Madrid on the 5th and 6th April, hyping the Volta Zero 16-ton truck at the Circuito del Jarma, home to the Spanish Grand Prix between 1968 and 1981. This follows the conclusion of a Series C funding round of €230 million last month.
Following the promised start of production this year, the vehicles could be in circulation in Madrid during 2023, a city that exceeded the EU’s air quality standard in 2021. Volta Trucks plans to produce 5,000 vehicles throughout Europe in 2023, increasing to 14,000 in 2024, 27,000 in 2025. The 16-tonne vehicle is the first of the four variants which range between 7.5- and 18-tonnes.
Given the competition from existing truck makers, this is ambitious – and only a promise until production begins. Following an order of electric trucks from DB Schenker in late 2021, pre-orders for the Volta Zero now exceed 5,000 vehicles, with a value of more than €1.2 billion, Volta claims.(AutoInformed – Production Starts on Prototype Volta Electric Truck)
Volta Trucks claims it will launch first in London and Paris by the end of this year. Volta Trucks will then expand into other cities throughout Europe and in North America. Volta Trucks has signed commercial agreements in Europe, with pre-orders for over 5,000 vehicles, with a value of over €1.2 billion. DB Schenker, the leading European road transport company, recently signed an agreement for ~1,500 full-electric vehicles, as well as Petit Forestier, the largest refrigerated vehicle rental fleet in Europe.
Diesel-engine trucks account for 72% of road-going greenhouse gases, according to VOLTA. In response to this, and with the objective to de-carbonize last mile logistics, the Swedish start-up taking to Spain the world’s first purpose-built, full-electric 16-tonne Volta Zero, which has been designed for city-center distribution, reducing the environmental impact of freight transport in urban centers, where air quality is at its worst.
AutoInformed.com on
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, publisher (kzhw@aol.com), is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn. Zino is at home on test tracks, knows his way around U.S. Congressional hearing rooms, auto company headquarters, plant floors, as well as industry research and development labs where the real mobility work is done. He can quote from court decisions, refer to instrumented road tests, analyze financial results, and profile executive personalities and corporate cultures. He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe. Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap. AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks. Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.