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Volta Trucks helps VPD Transport and Logistics shift to carbon neutral deliveries in the Belux region

Volta Trucks, the start-up manufacturer of the full-electric Volta Zero, has confirmed that Belux-based VPD Transport and Logistics will trial and purchase the Volta Zero as part of its drive towards decarbonising its distribution fleet. VPD Transport and Logistics already operates over 100 vehicles, from trucks to Cargo Bikes, but ...
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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 ...
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Swoopin chooses the Volta Zero for 100% electric sustainable logistics in France, Belgium and Italy

Swoopin to trial the Volta Zero as part of their full-electric fleet of logistics vehicles. Trial to take place in 2021 across Swoopin’s major markets of France, Belgium and Italy ahead of the start of production of customer vehicles in 2022.   Swoopin, the global provider of sustainable transportation and urban ...
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Meet Carsten Astheimer, designer of the Volta Zero, to understand the journey from concept to complete vehicle

When did you first meet the Volta Trucks' founders, and what was their guidance to you in the design? "We worked with Carl-Magnus and Kjell from the very start of the vehicle development process. I went over to Sigtuna in April 2019 to understanding the founder’s vision and objectives, guiding them ...
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Acceleration In Environmental And Air Pollution Awareness

During the pandemic lockdowns, we all noticed the improvements in air quality with the reduction of traffic movement. In November, the UK Government led the world in announcing an acceleration in the ban of internal combustion cars and vans to 2030, which Volta Trucks supported, and called for the ban ...
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The Demise and Rise Of High-Street Retail

The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the demise of many great high-street brands. A combination of cash rich, time poor families that don't 'go shopping' as much as they used to, and the unit economics of cheap delivery costs and the major reduction in corporate overheads, have accelerated the exponential rise ...
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Covid And A Slow Return To A New Normal

In recent days, a coronavirus vaccine has been approved for implementation, but it's likely that the positive sentiment of the vaccine will outpace the actual speed of rollout into the mainstream, that would allow the world to return to a new normal. It's likely that mass immunization will take most ...
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Meet Carl-Magnus Norden, Founder of Volta Trucks

Can you tell us a bit about both your professional and personal interests that led you to co-found Volta Trucks? "Personally, I think we have to act very fast to stop global warming and CO2 emissions. Instead of talking, at Volta Trucks, we want to do something very tangible. Trucks are big polluters so, by working ...
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Volta Trucks announces CarbonNeutral® Shred Station as pilot user of the Volta Zero

Norfolk-based CarbonNeutral® Shred Station to trial and purchase the Volta Zero during 2021, as part of their portfolio of low emission vehicles. Shred Station is the world’s largest independent shredding company, with a clear focus on their environmental commitments.   Volta Trucks has confirmed that Norfolk-based shredding company, Shred Station Ltd, ...
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Volta Trucks and the Petit Forestier Group agree the sale of 1,000 full-electric Volta Zeros to develop a fleet of zero emission refrigerated vehicles

Europe’s leading refrigerated truck rental company, the Petit Forestier Group, enters a long-term strategic partnership with Volta Trucks to develop a refrigerated full- electric commercial vehicle. 1,000 Volta Zeros to be purchased in a major multi-year deal. The strategic partnership between Petit Forestier and Volta Trucks to also focus ...
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