Carsten Astheimer, lead designer of the Volta Zero, considers the design freedoms and opportunities created by the removal of the combustion engine, and use of a full electric drivetrain
You have designed the first purpose-built full electric large commercial vehicle - where did you start with the design process?
"As with all of our projects, the starting point is the user. In this case, it was the driver, optimising their position. So, we designed the truck from the inside out, firstly ...