The combination of electric trucks and motorcycles will enable virtually CO2-neutral deliveries in the city. — Photography Courtesy of Volta Trucks/AFP Relaxnews
Swedish manufacturers Volta Trucks and Cake are joining forces to create the world's first electric micro-hub dedicated to last-mile delivery. This partnership, which unites electric trucks and motorcycles, has chosen to stage its first test phase in Paris in 2023.
Volta Trucks and Cake, makers of electric trucks and motorcycles respectively, are joining forces to launch an electric micro-hub for what's known as last-mile delivery. A first full-scale trial is to be launched in the first quarter of 2023 in Paris, in collaboration with the H&M group.
The combination of electric trucks and two-wheelers aims to decarbonize deliveries, but also to make delivery to end customers more fluid. In addition, it will enable the company to operate in the low-emission zones planned for Paris, as in most other major French cities, with perfectly clean vehicles. This is a forward-looking solution, given that, in the long term, it will no longer be possible to deliver to most urban customers with an internal combustion engine vehicle. Therefore, this solution appears to be particularly practical.
Volta Trucks is behind the world's first 16-tonne fully-electric vehicle, which has a range of over 150 km. In the same spirit, the truck-maker Renault Trucks has joined forces with the three-wheeler manufacturer Kleuster to offer cargo bikes to its customers for their last-mile deliveries. Initiatives of this kind are multiplying all over the world. In the future, motorcycles or bicycles geared up for deliveries will be able to travel freely in the city, regardless of the restrictions imposed. – AFP Relaxnews
