Volvo takes largest ever electric truck order
A Californian logistics company has signed on for the largest order of electric trucks yet, for the Volvo VNR ElectricVolvo Trucks is making strides with its electric truck offering in North America, recently inking a deal for what it says represents “the largest single purchasing commitment of electric trucks to date”.
Californian logistics company Quality Custom Distribution (QCD) has ordered 14 examples of the Volvo VNR Electric, a bonneted battery-electric Class 8 truck with 264kW lithium-ion batteries that can be charged to 80 per cent within 70 minutes.
Production underway
Volvo Trucks North America announced the model in late 2020 and deliveries of the truck to QCD have already commenced. Volvo says all 14 of the trucks will be deployed with QCD by 2022.
QCD is a national food service logistics supplier; it will press the Volvo VNR Electric models into service in southern California in a last-mile delivery role.
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Escalating demand
According to Volvo Trucks North America President, Peter Voorhoeve, the deal is proof of the escalating customer demand for zero-emission transport solutions, and Volvo’s commitment to bringing those solutions to market.
“Earlier this month, we delivered QCD’s first VNR Electric to be used in its first-class distribution and logistics services,” he said.
“With this exceptional commitment to deploy an additional 14 Volvo VNR Electric trucks, we are pleased that QCD has chosen to continue its longtime partnership with our organization to achieve its sustainable freight transportation goals.”
The 14 leased Volvo VNR Electric trucks and supporting charging equipment are being funded in large part by a grant awarded to Volvo Financial Services (VFS) from the Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee (MSRC), which is a committee of California’s largest transportation and clean air agencies and stakeholders.
QCD operates a fleet of around 700 Class 8 trucks, over half of which are Volvo VNR and VNL models.
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