Petit Forestier equips itself with Volta electric refrigerated trucks
This page is translated from the original post "Petit Forestier s’équipe de camions frigorifiques électriques Volta" in French.
- 03/06/2023 6:40
Funding solutions for freight transportation are at the heart of Volta Trucks’ strategy, which is partnering with Petit Forestier for the refrigerated truck sector.
When all your delivery vans and trucks bear a tree on their bodywork, in connection with the company’s name, then the attachment to ecology is necessarily prominent. Petit Forestier, the market leader in the rental and leasing of refrigerated trucks in Europe, is accelerating its transformation with a new commercial agreement with Volta Trucks, a manufacturer of 100% electric trucks.
The purchase agreement covers relatively large electric models of the Volta Zero — 16 and 18 tons — and therefore not accessible to individuals. These new refrigerated trucks will initially be offered for rent in France, Belgium, Spain, Poland, Italy, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, the UK, and Ireland, thus with right-hand drive. The Volta Zero is a vehicle designed exclusively for urban deliveries, with this notion of controlled daily routes managed by customers. The range of these trucks varies from 150 to 200 km per charge depending on specifics, such as battery size (from 150 to 225 kWh) or cold production with the refrigerated units. In all cases, the speed of Volta Trucks vehicles is limited to 90 km/h, which is a positive point.
Founded in 1907, Petit Forestier is an authority in the refrigerated truck sector, which is very energy-intensive and noisy, operating in 20 countries worldwide with 72,000 vehicles. “ Petit Forestier is a family business that has always anticipated the challenges of each era since its creation in 1907. The future of refrigerated transport will be greener and simpler! Committed to the energy transition, Petit Forestier continuously develops its range of energy-alternative refrigerated vehicles. We work hand in hand with our partners to offer our customers innovative solutions that address environmental issues.”
On its side, Volta Trucks, founded in 2019 in Sweden, continues its development. A manufacturing agreement has been signed with the Austrian reference Steyr, and the first truck deliveries began in April 2023. A French maintenance center has been opened in Bonneuil-sur-Marne, in the southern suburbs of Paris.
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