- Volta has raised about $ 316 million and will begin testing its first model – a 16-ton vehicle – with customers later this year.
- Volta has announced that it is adding two smaller options – 7.5-ton and 12-ton – to its lineup cordless electric trucks.
- The new, smaller Volta Zero trucks are set to begin production in 2025.
The Volta is expanding Zero’s electric truck lineup, adding 7.5-ton and 12-ton models to them. The new trucks are designed with maneuverability in mind, with both options aimed at making it easier for drivers to drive these commercial vehicles in denser urban areas.
With these new options, the Volta Zero line includes a total of four models – all of which are designed for urban freight. The original model is a 16-ton truck that uses either a standard 150 kWh or a high-capacity 225 kWh battery (we suspect that both figures reflect the maximum, not usable capacity of the packages) to achieve power reserve the manufacturers estimate is 90 or 125 miles respectively. Customers are due to begin testing the 16-ton electric car later this year. Volta also previously announced an 18-ton model, production of which should begin in mid-2023.
Volta is a Swedish company focused on the European market, a region with consumers who are interested in more compact commercial EV options. 7.5- and 12-ton Zero trucks should appeal to such buyers. Testing for customers of the newly announced models should begin in 2024, and production of the full range is scheduled for early 2025.
Volta notes that the new 7.5- and 12-ton trucks have a “close but evolutionary visual relationship” with the larger 16- and 18-tonne models of the brand. Like these electric trucks, the smaller Volta Zero electric trains are equipped with greenhouse-style air cabins and a seating position that is lower than that of comparable trucks with internal combustion engines.
The original Zero truck was designed to make the driver’s view more street-like, with a vision level of about six feet. To further help the driver better see the road around him, the Volta installs its Zero trucks with cameras instead of side mirrors, while the glass-heavy cab offers the driver a field of vision forward of 220 degrees. Perhaps the most noticeable difference between these smaller Zero trucks and their larger relatives is that the new models do without the third axle.
In February, Volta announced that it had raised $ 260 million in the C-Series funding round, bringing the total funding to about $ 316 million. Volta said it has already received orders from customers for more than 6,000 cars, including “Europe’s largest purchase of all-electric trucks,” thanks to DB Schenker’s order for 1,470 cars. Petit Forestier also ordered 1000 Volta Zeros. Volta plans to build 5,000 trucks a year starting in 2023 at a plant in Steyr, Austria. By 2025, Volta’s annual production should grow to 27,000 vehicles.
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