Volta Trucks is developing the world’s first purpose-built 16-ton electric vehicle designed for inner city freight deliveries. Its goal is to reduce the environmental impact of freight transportation in city centers.
It’s also designed to be more safe on busy streets with its central driving position and glass house-style cab design that offers a 220-degree view around the vehicle for the best visual awareness and blindspot reduction.
Zero Tailpipe Emissions
A zero tailpipe emissions vehicle (ZEV) is any vehicle that generates no exhaust gas or other pollutants from its power source and does not use the engine to produce energy. These vehicles are generally powered by electricity, although they can also be powered by fossil fuels or by a combination of both.
Among the environmental benefits of ZEVs, they are considered a more efficient form of transportation than gasoline or diesel powered vehicles. They also have generous warranties on their emission control parts that last for 15 years or 150,000 miles.
Another major benefit is their ability to remove more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than a conventional diesel truck would, eliminating an estimated 1.2 million tonnes of CO2 by 2025.
Volta Trucks also aims to remove 180,000 tons of CO2 from city centers by 2025, thereby helping to make our cities cleaner and healthier. These goals are reflected in the design of the Volta Zero, its safety-oriented cab to protect vulnerable road users, and its zero tailpipe emission drivetrain.
Zero Fuel Consumption
Volta Trucks is developing a range of all-electric Class 7 16-ton vehicles. These will begin rolling off the line at the company’s contract manufacturing facility in Steyr, Austria, in early 2023.
The company is focusing on customer trials of the new Volta Zero for US customers, with a pilot fleet being introduced in mid-2023. This is designed to provide fleet operators with a real world test experience to understand how the truck can fit into their distribution operations.
Aside from the safety benefits, volta trucks also offer low fuel consumption, with 90% less mechanical parts than an equivalent diesel-powered truck. This provides a further incentive for fleet operators to switch to electric trucks.
In addition, Volta’s ‘Truck as a Service’ proposition accelerates the electrification of fleets by offering a single, affordable monthly fee that funds the use of an all-electric Volta Zero vehicle and all servicing, maintenance, finance and insurance costs, minimizing the overall Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of an electrified fleet.
Zero Carbon Emissions
Volta trucks offer a zero carbon emissions solution for city centre deliveries. They also come with a low Total Cost of Ownership.
The Volta Zero is the world’s first purpose-built full-electric 16-tonne vehicle designed for inner city freight distribution. Its exterior body panels are made from sustainably sourced, carbon-neutral flax and biodegradable resin composite.
It is also the first truck with a safety-oriented cab to protect vulnerable road users such as pedestrians and cyclists. In addition, its innovative electric powertrain means it has 90% fewer mechanical parts than comparable diesel-powered vehicles.
At a time of increasing societal focus on climate change and air quality improvements, many cities are implementing low or zero emission zones. Volta trucks are able to operate in these low-emissions areas without any restrictions.
Zero Noise
Volta Trucks is addressing the issue of noise pollution with their innovative approach to truck design. They are using a central seat to provide drivers with maximum vision and safety for their passengers, while also allowing them to control noise levels.
The Volta Zero is designed to be a completely safe and breathable vehicle to operate, as well as being fully compliant with all local, national and European noise laws. This makes it ideal for inner city logistics where the air quality and noise levels are at their worst.
To further reduce its environmental impact, Volta Trucks has partnered with Bcomp to produce body panels made from flax fibres. The use of these fibres not only makes the Volta Trucks lighter than a comparable carbon fibre model, it also results in CO2 savings.
Carrier Transicold has also entered into a supply agreement with Volta Trucks to provide engineless all-electric refrigeration systems for the Volta Zero. The partnership aims to help customers transition to electric delivery vehicles, while minimizing the up-front cost and maximizing energy management and efficiency.