Volta Trucks and Siemens Smart Infrastructure have agreed to partner to deliver comprehensive e-mobility charging infrastructure and software to the self-styled disruptive full-electric commercial vehicle manufacturer and services provider’s customers.
The deal will simplify, de-risk, and accelerate fleet owner’s transition to commercial fleet electrification, said the company’s in a joint statement.
Volta Trucks is partly owned by Kuwaiti logistic player Agility and wants to fuse its Truck as a Service (TaaS) offer with Siemens’ global experience in electric vehicle support solutions. Through the partnership fleets will be able to access software control systems, facility electrification, charging infrastructure, energy management, building equipment and project finance.
The technical infrastructure of the charging installations for Volta Trucks’ Truck as a Service customers would be overseen by Siemens to deliver a best-in-class solution, the firms explained.
This will include the hardware and software required to operate the charging and power distribution infrastructure for fleets of Volta Zeros, the world’s first purpose-built, full-electric 16-tonne commercial vehicle.
The Volta Zero has been designed from the ground-up as a full electric vehicle. Its zero-tailpipe emission electric drivetrain is intended to make it attractive to operators within city centre environments.
According to Volta Trucks, customers could also achieve higher uptime with minimum expenditure, through Siemens’ performance management platform. This optimisation approach is powered by advanced analytical and simulation models and considers factors such as fleet duty cycles, charging times, battery life, optimal utilisation and costs, and asset management, it explained.
“Through our partnership with Volta Trucks, we intend to co-create Transportation as a Service solutions, and deliver Volta Trucks’ customers higher uptime, a commitment to reliability through performance-based contracts, and reduced energy expenditure,” said Thomas Kiessling, Chief Technology Officer of Siemens Smart Infrastructure.
“As commercial fleets look to meet sustainability goals and deliver cost effective, robust infrastructure solutions, we are pleased to be able to partner with Volta Trucks.”
“I am delighted that Volta Trucks will be working with Siemens to bring industry-leading charging infrastructure solutions for our Truck as a Service customers,” added Essa Al-Saleh, CEO, Volta Trucks.
“To deliver the electrification of urban logistics at pace and scale, we need operationally efficient electrification infrastructure aligned to the exact requirement of each fleet. In Siemens, we have a world-class partner with the innovative technical solutions our customers will expect. Together, we are confident that our partnership with accelerate the migration to electrification.”
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