Production of the Volta truck series begins in the second quarter

Swedish-British Volta Trucks, which makes electric vans, generated €85m in revenue with its first firm customer order with production starting in the second quarter.

Series production of the Volta Zero will begin in Steyr, Austria, in the coming months, the company announced at Press release. The trucks are designed for electric transportation in urban environments, and have an operational range of between 150 and 200 kilometres.

“A big part of our production goals”

Production takes place in cooperation with Steyr Automotive GmbH. It is not clear which customers will get the first trucks.

“Volta Trucks has made important progress in the first weeks of 2023, with more than 300 firm customer orders booked for series production at our facility in Austria. This forms an important part of our production targets for 2023. Previously, customers had only conducted tests This demonstrates both that the Volta Zero is a vehicle with attractive features and that customers have confidence in our ability to deliver,” says Volta Trucks CEO, Issa Saleh In the press release.

“Volta Trucks is now ready for the first year of sales and production. We are fully confident and focused on executing in accordance with our strategic goals and ambitions to reduce emissions in our city centers.”

Pre-orders for the 6500 Volt Trucks

Volta Trucks previously reported pre-orders for 6,500 vehicles. This number includes all markets and all models, including those not ready for production. The company was founded in Sweden in 2019 by the founders Carl Magnus Norden And Kjell Walwyn It is headquartered in Stockholm, with operations in Great Britain, France and Austria.

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