WattEV has ordered 50 Volvo VNR Class 8 electrical vans to launch its Truck-as-a-Service (TaaS) mannequin in California. Over the subsequent a number of months, the e-trucks will start working on routes between California’s San Joaquin Valley, Inland Empire, and the Ports of Lengthy Seashore and Los Angeles.
WattEV’s TaaS mannequin presents shippers and carriers entry to battery-electric vans at a per-mile price, together with charging, that the corporate says is on par with the overall value of working diesel vans. To assist its TaaS mannequin, WattEV is constructing a public community of heavy-duty truck charging depots alongside main transportation corridors. The corporate’s first public truck charging depots can be positioned in Bakersfield, San Bernardino, and close to the Port of Lengthy Seashore, and can characteristic 250 kW CCS chargers.
The Volvo VNR Electrical fashions ordered by WattEV are based mostly on its six-battery package deal choice. They’ve an vitality storage capability of 565 kWh and a spread of as much as 275 miles.
“WattEV is thrilled to buy our first battery-electric Class 8 vans from Volvo Vans as they shortly scale their electrical truck provide and supplier assist community throughout the nation,” mentioned Salim Youssefzadeh, CEO, WattEV.
“Volvo Vans applauds WattEV’s distinctive method to accelerating fleet electrification by means of its TaaS mannequin, which goals to take away potential boundaries to adoption in order that fleets of all sizes can get entry to electrical Class 8 vans and carry out native and regional supply with zero-tailpipe emissions,” mentioned Peter Voorhoeve, President of Volvo Vans North America. “Such a progressive pondering is critical to remodel how the business transports freight, and we sit up for collaborating with WattEV as they scale their TaaS fleet throughout California and the nation.”
Supply: Volvo Vans
