Electric and hydrogen truck OEM Tevva’s first series production 7.5-tonne battery-electric truck has rolled off the assembly line in Tilbury, Essex, where it was handed over to Kinaxia Logistics.
Offering a range of up to 180km (110 miles), the battery-electric vehicle will be trialled by Kinaxia as part of its overall environmental reduction strategy and will be provided with 24/7 customer support from Tevva.
Kinaxia Logistics chief executive Simon Hobbs said: “As a large and growing transport organisation, we are constantly looking at ways to improve our environmental performance, in particular with regard to CO2 emissions.
“Over the years we have implemented a number of measures, including better vehicle utilisation, driver training and trialling different fuel types.
“Now, as a result of our collaboration with Tevva, we have the opportunity to trial our first electric vehicle as another element of our overall environmental reduction strategy.
“We are very grateful to Tevva for providing this opportunity and we are excited to test the truck and explore this option further.”
According to Tevva, the truck has accrued nearly half a million kilometres of real-world driving as part of an extensive vehicle development programme that included hot climate testing in Sierra Nevada, Spain, where the truck repeatedly climbed to altitudes of more than 2,500m (8,202ft) whilst fully laden with 2.5 tonnes of load, and cold weather testing 300km (186.5 miles) north of the Arctic circle in Finland.
The 7.5-tonne battery-electric truck is the first in a series of commercial vehicles from Tevva, which includes its 7.5-tonne, 12-tonne, and 19-tonne hydrogen-electric trucks.
Tevva CEO and founder Asher Bennett said: “We are proud to announce another major milestone in our company’s history as the first series production Tevva truck rolled off our production line.
“We believe our battery and dual energy vehicles will change the face of the transportation sector and help companies and countries reach their net-zero emission targets.
“We are also pleased that Kinaxia Logistics has joined us in this endeavour and shares our vision in decarbonising the transport sector.”
