London, UK: Tevva has launched a British-designed 7.5-tonne electric truck.
The truck will be made at a new factory in the London Thames Freeport.
Asher Bennett, chief executive, Tevva said: “Technology is transforming the commercial vehicle sector at pace, making it safer, greener, and entirely more efficient. But meaningful change is a gradual process, it must happen one step at a time, even if those changes are needed in fast succession.
“The Tevva Truck provides a natural transition into electrification for fleet managers, providing total peace of mind and a compelling total cost of ownership proposition, with no compromise on range and reliability and minimised compromise on payload.”
It has a 160-mile range on battery power. In 2023 the truck will be available with hydrogen fuel cells to recharge the battery on the move. Under test is a system to be fully charge the batteries in just one hour.
The Tevva Truck can carry up to 16 euro pallets and has a two tonne payload at 7.5-tonnes gross.
The total cost of ownership is comparable to a diesel; parity is achieved at approximately 3,000 km or when 500 litres of diesel is consumed per month, Tevva says.
The Tevva Truck is Tevva’s third generation vehicle, representing the culmination of seven years of engineering development and the learning gathered from over 200,000 miles (350,000 km) of in-fleet trials. Production of the Tevva Truck is due to commence in July 2022.
