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Press Release13 October 2022Siemens AGZug (Switzerland)
Siemens and Volta Trucks partner to accelerate commercial fleet electrification
Siemens Smart Infrastructure and Volta Trucks
The companies signed a letter of intent outlining the cooperation,
whereby they will jointly seek to deliver turnkey solutions for fleets to transition
to zero-emission urban transportation through an end-to-end, integrated and comprehensive
feature set around charging, facility upgrading and energy management solutions.
The offering will be
designed to require minimal upfront investment or technical knowledge. The
partnership brings together Volta Trucks’ unique approach to commercial fleet
electrification and operational expertise through Truck as a Service, and Siemens’
global experience in software control systems, facility electrification, charging
infrastructure, energy management, building equipment and Siemens Financial Services’
- and third parties’ - financing expertise in smart infrastructure
projects.
In doing so, it will support Volta Trucks’ customers by providing infrastructure for full electrification aligned with their operational needs.
In doing so, it will support Volta Trucks’ customers by providing infrastructure for full electrification aligned with their operational needs.
In June this
year, Siemens launched Siemens Xcelerator, a new, open digital business
platform featuring a curated portfolio of IoT-enabled hardware and software, a
powerful ecosystem of partners, and a marketplace. The objective is to deliver
digital solutions for commercial and industrial customers, together with key
partners, in an agile, co-creation approach.
“Through our
partnership with Volta Trucks, we intend to co-create Transportation as a
Service solutions, and deliver Volta Trucks’ customers higher uptime, a
commitment to reliability through performance-based contracts, and reduced
energy expenditure. As commercial fleets look to meet sustainability goals and
deliver cost effective, robust infrastructure solutions, we are pleased to be
able to partner with Volta Trucks,” said Thomas Kiessling, Chief Technology
Officer of Siemens Smart Infrastructure.
The strategic collaboration will lead, and actively manage, customers
through the design of their fleet electrification journey. The technical infrastructure
of the installations will be overseen by Siemens, including the hardware and
software required to operate the charging and power distribution infrastructure
for fleets of Volta Zeros, the world’s first
purpose-built, full-electric 16-ton commercial vehicle, built for safer and more sustainable cities.
Through Siemens’ performance management platform, the partners will aim
to continually optimize the entire operation to achieve higher uptime at
minimum expenditure. This optimization approach will be powered by advanced
analytical and simulation models and considers factors such as fleet duty
cycles, charging times, battery life, optimal energy utilization and costs, and
asset management.
“I am delighted
that Volta Trucks will be working with Siemens to bring industry-leading
charging infrastructure solutions for our Truck as a Service customers,” said
Essa Al-Saleh, Chief Executive Officer of Volta Trucks. “To deliver the
electrification of urban logistics at pace and scale, we need operationally
efficient electrification infrastructure aligned to the exact requirement of
each fleet. In Siemens, we have a world-class partner with the innovative
technical solutions our customers will expect. Together, we are confident that
our partnership with accelerate the migration to electrification.”
By establishing
the partnership with Volta Trucks and its Truck as a Service solution - which revolutionizes
the ownership, finance and servicing of commercial fleets - Siemens seeks to support the delivery
of turnkey transport solutions to simplify the transition to fleet
electrification. This would lead to vast benefits for customers. Siemens and Volta
Trucks will work together to fully manage the infrastructure, and the power
capacity from the grid, or on-premise sustainable power sources.
Customers
therefore will have all their depot energy needs captured and managed as part
of the design and installation process, ensuring load capacity is increased in
line with the sites’ real-time demands. The optimized charging infrastructure will
be highly cost-efficient, not only at the point of installation, but also
through charging algorithms that allow fleets to manage energy costs without compromising
routing and service requirements.
Safety too, is paramount. Volta Trucks is revolutionizing last-mile
logistics by delivering safer, more sustainable, full-electric trucks that
protect vulnerable road users and improve city center environments for all. For
175 years now, Siemens has safely and responsibly provided innovative
technologies with the aspiration to improve the lives of people all over the
world, and providing Volta’s customers with robust, reliable, safe
infrastructure for their electric transport needs will be tantamount to the
partnership’s success.
Siemens Smart Infrastructure and Volta Trucks
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more information about Siemens Smart Infrastructure, see:
https://www.siemens.com/smartinfrastructure
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Siemens Smart Infrastructure (SI) is shaping the market for intelligent, adaptive infrastructure for today and the future. It addresses the pressing challenges of urbanization and climate change by connecting energy systems, buildings and industries. SI provides customers with a comprehensive end-to-end portfolio from a single source – with products, systems, solutions and services from the point of power generation all the way to consumption. With an increasingly digitalized ecosystem, it helps customers thrive and communities progress while contributing toward protecting the planet. Siemens Smart Infrastructure has its global headquarters in Zug, Switzerland. As of September 30, 2021, the business had around 70,400 employees worldwide.
Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a technology company focused on industry, infrastructure, transport, and healthcare. From more resource-efficient factories, resilient supply chains, and smarter buildings and grids, to cleaner and more comfortable transportation as well as advanced healthcare, the company creates technology with purpose adding real value for customers. By combining the real and the digital worlds, Siemens empowers its customers to transform their industries and markets, helping them to transform the everyday for billions of people. Siemens also owns a majority stake in the publicly listed company Siemens Healthineers, a globally leading medical technology provider shaping the future of healthcare. In addition, Siemens holds a minority stake in Siemens Energy, a global leader in the transmission and generation of electrical power.
In fiscal 2021, which ended on September 30, 2021, the Siemens Group generated revenue of €62.3 billion and net income of €6.7 billion. As of September 30, 2021, the company had around 303,000 employees worldwide. Further information is available on the Internet at www.siemens.com.
In fiscal 2021, which ended on September 30, 2021, the Siemens Group generated revenue of €62.3 billion and net income of €6.7 billion. As of September 30, 2021, the company had around 303,000 employees worldwide. Further information is available on the Internet at www.siemens.com.
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Volta Zero is the world’s first purpose-built full-electric 16-tonne vehicle designed for urban logistics, reducing the environmental impact of freight deliveries in city centres. Designed from the ground up with an operating pure-electric range of 150 - 200 kms (95 – 125 miles), the Volta Zero will eliminate an estimated 1.2M tonnes of CO2 by 2025.
Safety is also at the heart of Volta Trucks, with its ambition of producing the safest trucks for our cities. The Volta Zero was designed for electric from the outset, which facilitates a step-change in vehicle, driver and pedestrian safety. Thanks to the removal of the internal combustion engine, the operator of a Volta Zero sits in a central driving position, with a much lower seat height than a conventional truck. This combination, plus a glass house-style cab design, gives the driver a wide 220-degrees of visibility, minimising dangerous blind spots. The prototype Volta Zero was launched in September 2020, with the first vehicles expected to be operating with customers in late-2022.
In November 2021, Volta Trucks announced Europe’s largest purchase of full-electric trucks with DB Schenker’s order of 1,470 vehicles. This followed Petit Forestier’s order of 1,000 Volta Zeros. Volta Trucks now has a total order bank of around 6,500 vehicles, with an order bank value of circa €1.4 billion.
In November 2021, Volta Trucks announced Europe’s largest purchase of full-electric trucks with DB Schenker’s order of 1,470 vehicles. This followed Petit Forestier’s order of 1,000 Volta Zeros. Volta Trucks now has a total order bank of around 6,500 vehicles, with an order bank value of circa €1.4 billion.
Volta Trucks is a scale-up full-electric commercial vehicle manufacturer and services company. Volta Trucks’ Head Office is in Stockholm, Sweden, with its engineering led from the UK, and forthcoming manufacturing facility in Steyr, Austria. The company also has sales teams across France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Netherlands, and the UK. Volta Trucks is partnering with a number of global leaders in the supply chain for the development and production of the Volta Zero, at pace and scale.