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ACEA study finds 100-fold increase in zero-emission trucks needed in EU fleet in 10 years to meet goals

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million medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles on the EU’s roads, the average age of which is 13 years. Just some 2,300—or 0.04% of the total fleet—are zero-emission trucks. million trucks, Poland has the largest truck fleet, followed closely by Germany (1,010,742) and Italy (946,393). the EU fleet, with only 0.6%

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Volta Trucks starts series production of the all-electric Volta Zero at Steyr Automotive

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Volta Trucks has started series production of the 16-tonne all-electric Volta Zero at Steyr Automotive, the company’s partner in contract manufacturing, in Steyr, Austria. Steyr Automotive offers Volta Trucks more than 100 years of manufacturing experience building commercial vehicles.

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First full-electric Volta Zero drives off the line in Steyr; production verification prototypes

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The first Volta Zero vehicle has been completed at the company’s contract manufacturing facility in Steyr, Austria. The vehicle, the first of a series of second-generation production verification prototypes, will form part of a pilot fleet of trucks.

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DB Schenker expands its electric fleet with 36 new FUSO eCanter vehicles

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Europe’s leading land transport provider is thus strengthening its sustainability strategy and further expanding the use of electric vehicles in its mixed fleets. With these latest vehicles, DB Schenker will become FUSO’s largest electric fleet customer with a total of 41 eCanter vehicles in daily operations.

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Volta trucks to enter US market with Class 7 electric truck in LA by end of next year

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Volta Trucks has outlined its strategic roadmap for its entry into the North American market. The introduction of Volta Trucks’ 100% battery electric commercial vehicles into North America will be led in 2023 by a Volta Zero Class 7 truck which is equivalent to the existing European 16-ton truck, with a dry or refrigerated cargo box.

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Volta Trucks bounces back from bankruptcy, resumes ‘sharpened’ commercial EV business plan

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The commercial EV startup can now resume its work in delivering its electric last-mile trucks to customers this year. Volta Trucks is a UK-based commercial EV startup that spent nearly four years working toward initial deliveries of its flagship commercial truck, the Volta Zero.

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Shell chooses Driivz’s EV charging and smart energy management platform for European buildout

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Initially, Shell will deploy Driivz’s EV charge point operations management software as the framework for new installations in Austria and France, leveraging the platform’s scalability to expand to other European markets. The Driivz solution will integrate with Shell’s driver-facing “Shell Recharge” app.

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