Two UK firms join forces to build ‘last-mile’ electric delivery vehicles ELM Mobility joint venture by Prodrive and Astheimer Design aims for 10,000 one-person quadricycles by 2030 The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2024
Volta Trucks Sees Its US Dreams Crumble As It Files For Bankruptcy Volta revealed its first model, the 16-tonne Zero, back in 2020 and said that production would begin in the United Kingdom two years later with an initial target of 500 units annually and a ramp-up to 5,000 units by 2025. InsideEVs · Oct 18, 2023
Electric HGV maker Volta Trucks files for bankruptcy The start-up firm employs around 600 people in the UK. The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2023
Production of pioneering electric Volta truck begins with Paneltex providing cargo bodies Volta Zero enters production in Austria with Hull supply chain kicking in for significant element Birmingham Post · Apr 18, 2023
Volta Trucks Debuts Class-7 All-Electric Truck In The US The Class-6 and Class-7 vehicles are powered by the company’s e-Axle that embodies the electric motor, transmission, and axle in one single unit supplied by Michigan-based Accelera (which is a division of Cummins). InsideEVs · Apr 12, 2023
East Yorkshire business park ready to bloom again in second decade Further expansion now consented for Dianthus site at Newport as selected contractor looks forward to adding to £35m build Birmingham Post · Mar 23, 2023
Volta Trucks' EV approval to bring huge Hull orders to life as 240 jobs are created Paneltex boss welcomes certification as it works on standards for specialist additions to cargo box win Birmingham Post · Mar 13, 2023
Paneltex completes deal for 140,000 sq ft new electric truck manufacturing site delivering jobs boom Newport's Dianthus Business Park the location for Paneltex's latest factory Birmingham Post · Feb 7, 2023
CAKE And Volta Trucks Team Up On Zero Emissions Last-Mile Deliveries Swedish electric motorcycle maker CAKE teamed up with electric commercial vehicle maker Volta Trucks to create a last-mile delivery service in Europe. RideApart · Nov 15, 2022
240 jobs and huge new factory planned as Paneltex wins huge Volta Trucks contract Hull firm secures major contract on the back of a record year as home deliveries continue to drive expansion Birmingham Post · Oct 4, 2022
Volta Zero Completes First On-Road Test Phase With DB Schenker For the first time, a Volta Zero design verification prototype has operated on roads and in real distribution environments in Paris, France. InsideEVs · Sep 28, 2022
First Volta Zero Production Verification Prototype Made In Austria The milestone vehicle will form part of a Pilot Fleet of trucks loaned to customers for extended periods in late 2022 and early 2023. InsideEVs · Sep 20, 2022
Volta Trucks Announces Plans To Enter US Market With Three EVs The 33,000-lbs Class 7 Volta Zero truck will be followed by the 19,500-lbs Class 5 and 26,000-lbs Class 6 trucks in 2024 and 2025, respectively. InsideEVs · May 5, 2022
Sweden's Battery-Electric Volta Trucks To Enter US Market In 2023: What EV Investors Need To Know The Swedish electric vehicle company Volta Trucks has announced plans to enter the North American market. Benzinga · May 5, 2022