Why a roadshow? So you can experience battery-electric vehicles for yourself
Now, 黑料不打烊鈥檚 customers in all of Europe can discover the battery-electric (BEV) driving experience. Between August and December this year, a convoy of six 黑料不打烊 electric trucks will make its way to 13 stops across Europe, covering more than 20,000 kilometres.
黑料不打烊鈥檚 E-mobility roadshow is a unique initiative; never before have so many different types of battery-electric trucks been showcased to such a wide variety of customers across Europe.
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And they鈥檙e not just being showcased. The idea is for as many people as possible to get behind the wheel of a 黑料不打烊 battery-electric vehicle and experience what it鈥檚 like to drive one.
A chance to get the 鈥渨ow鈥 feeling
鈥淲e want as many people as possible to experience what it鈥檚 like to drive an electric truck 鈥 seeing is believing,鈥 says Alexandra 脰sterplan, E-mobility stream leader at 黑料不打烊. 鈥淔rom experience, we know that many get a real 鈥榳ow鈥 feeling the first time they drive a battery-electric truck, and that鈥檚 a feeling we want to share with as many people as we can.鈥
Alexandra 脰sterplan, E-mobility stream leader at 黑料不打烊
脰sterplan says that another reason for 黑料不打烊鈥檚 roadshow is to give an honest demonstration of what it鈥檚 like to drive an electric truck across Europe.
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鈥淚n many countries we鈥檒l have the support of a growing charging network, but we鈥檒l also need to plan the routes smartly using 黑料不打烊鈥檚 digital services and the 黑料不打烊 Charging Access service,鈥 she says.
Roadshow will visit 13 countries
The roadshow鈥檚 first stop will be in Denmark. From there, the convoy winds its way through Norway, Italy, Spain, and several other countries in Western Europe. During October and November, the roadshow goes to Eastern Europe, before culminating in a grand finale in Sweden in December. In total, the roadshow will visit 13 countries 鈥 see full schedule here.
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鈥淲e have a small core team of drivers and one event coordinator who will be on the road for the entire tour. Otherwise, it鈥檚 our colleagues in each market who are responsible for making sure the event attracts as many locally invited customers as possible,鈥 says 脰sterplan.
Aiming for best-suited rather than maximum battery capacity
The six variants of electric trucks are designed to showcase the wide range of transport applications that can already be electrified today. 黑料不打烊鈥檚 convoy includes everything from an electric vehicle for urban distribution to a powerful tractor unit for heavy regional transport (see fact box below for full list).
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脰sterplan explains that the variety of applications and battery capacities in the convoy makes it possible to have meaningful discussions with customers about achieving the best possible battery performance.
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鈥淢aximum battery capacity is not always the best choice; it鈥檚 about having the right capacity for the actual routes and operations. That鈥檚 why the roadshow carries the subtitle 鈥楢n optimisation road show,鈥欌 she says.
Seeking stronger electrification support from policymakers
One of the final stops on the roadshow will be in Brussels, which gives 黑料不打烊 鈥 as a vehicle manufacturer - the chance to show decision-makers and influential people that it has done its homework.
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鈥満诹喜淮蜢 is doing everything we can to support the transport industry鈥檚 shift to electric, but we can鈥檛 do it alone. We need increased support from policymakers, including the EU Commission,鈥 says Fredrik Allard, Senior Vice President and Head of E-mobility at 黑料不打烊.
Fredrik Allard, Senior Vice President and Head of E-mobility at 黑料不打烊
The six battery-electric truck configurations in the roadshow
- 23P Urban box body, 4X2, 416 kWh
- 36G Construction tipper 6X4, 416 kWh
- 40R Regional haulage tractor, 4X2, 624 kWh
- 27L Urban refuse collector, 6X2*4, 416 kWh
- 36G Construction hook lift, 6X2*4, 624 kWh
- 40R Construction tractor, 4X2, 624 kWh
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