UK-headquartered commercial EV manufacturer Arrival has partnered with Hitachi Europe to deliver new bus and infrastructure solutions to Europe.
The non-exclusive partnership combines Hitachi’s digital and operational capabilities with Arrival’s vehicles. Together, both companies will work with operators to deploy integrated end to end solutions that incorporate all aspects of owning and operating Arrival EVs. This includes items such as charging infrastructure and digital tools.
According to the collaboration, the deployment of these solutions not only simplifies the transition to electric but when combined with the lower total cost of ownership that Arrival’s vehicles and technologies provide, creates an extremely compelling finance model. It aims to accelerate the transition to EVs for businesses across the UK, Germany, Italy, Spain, the Nordics and the wider EMEA region.
“We’re delighted to join forces with Arrival as we become the partner of choice for municipalities and bus operators to deliver end to end and integrated estate wide rollouts of electric vehicles and infrastructure,” said Mike Nugent, head of EV, at Hitachi Europe.
“As governments look to phase out petrol and diesel vehicles in the next decade, providing the wide range of necessary solutions and technologies in an integrated, streamlined and operationally-manageable way will be vital for bus operators and municipalities across Europe.”
Furthermore, the partnership will also enable data collection from the many sensors within the Arrival Bus to further optimise customer operations as part of the relationship.
Hamish Phillips, head of sales, UK, at Arrival, added: “Arrival’s vehicles already provide a much lower total cost of ownership for customers, and when incorporated into Hitachi’s business model we can see an even more compelling business case for companies to transition their fleets to electric more rapidly.”
