According to the electrek website, Volkswagen has recently obtained the largest all-electric truck order in the world. The Brazilian beverage company Ambef Group has decided to upgrade its logistics fleet to an electric fleet, which will purchase 1600 from Volkswagen. Full electric truck.
Just last year, Volkswagen announced plans to invest $1.7 billion to bring electric trucks and buses to market. Volkswagen Group plans to release a number of related models among its brands. One of the first electric trucks to be launched is Volkswagen e-Delivery. The model has been officially unveiled last year.
It is understood that the car is equipped with a 170kWh battery pack, the maximum cruising range of a single charge can reach 200 kilometers (about 124 miles).
Popular brands under the Ambert Group include Skol, Brahma, Antarctica and Guaraná. The group believes that electric trucks are sufficient for a large number of logistics lines, and it has ordered 1,600 electric trucks from Volkswagen to aim to have a three-thirds of its fleet by 2023. One of the vehicles was upgraded to an electric car.
Guilherme Gaia, Director of Logistics and Supply at Ambéf Group, announced the above news: 'Our dream is to bring people together to create a better world. Based on this, we are always looking for like-minded partners, the latter can provide New technology and a positive impact on the environment. We are convinced that this program will greatly enhance our goal of leaving a sustainable legacy for future generations.'
The Ambaf Group plans to use renewable energy to provide separate charging power for electric trucks. It expects the 1,600 electric trucks to reduce carbon emissions by approximately 30,400 tons per year in the company's logistics chain.
The high-volume ordering of the Volkswagen e-Delivery truck by the Ambef Group reflects the huge demand for Volkswagen electric trucks in the market.
Roberto Cortes, CEO of Volkswagen, said: 'The headquarters of the company's global R&D center is located in Brazil, where it is researched to apply the best solutions to local and global customers. These customers have certain applications for low-emission vehicles in emerging developing countries. Demand. Thanks to our 20-year partnership with the Amberg Group, we became the first company to develop commercial models for beverage logistics. Today, we are once again sprinting towards the era of electric vehicles.
The Volkswagen e-Delivery truck will be officially put into production in 2020, but Volkswagen said it will deliver the first batch of vehicles to the Ambert Group through a pilot project by the end of this year. By 2023 Volkswagen will deliver all electric trucks to the Ambert Group. .
According to analysts, electric trucks are the general name for pure electric vehicles that carry goods. They are a modern environmentally friendly vehicle that can solve the transportation of goods in small areas such as factories and terminals. Compared with traditional internal combustion engine trucks, electric trucks have low environmental pollution and noise. Low, high efficiency and easy maintenance. The strong demand in the market is driving all car companies to compete in the development of electric trucks.
In August of this year, Bosch announced the introduction of an electric system for most delivery vehicles, helping electric trucks to handle the last mile delivery problem from the delivery center to the recipient. Because electric trucks stop when they need it. Very efficient, so it has been favored by many postal logistics companies. Although Volkswagen's orders are not small, but the most attention in the field is the Tesla Semi electric truck, FedEx, Pepsi, United Parcel and other well-known companies. They all expressed their interest in this electric truck. Tesla CEO Musk said in the first quarter earnings conference call this year that this electric truck currently has about 2,000 orders and will continue to grow in the future. It is revealed that Tesla Semi has a cruising range of more than 800 kilometers and a maximum load of 36 tons.