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Volta Preparing For U.S. Debut Of All-Electric Zero Commercial Truck, Will Unveil It May 1st At ACT Expo

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When Volta Trucks first embarked on its plan to shake up the commercial EV trucking segment, it focused on Europe first but did confirm that the U.S. market was also on its radar too. After several years of testing (including recently announced plans to start testing in select U.S. cities), the company has revealed that it’s now prepared to not only debut the Volta Zero here in the U.S. but also display it for the first time with the company debuting the rig at the Advanced Clean Technology Expo (ACT) In May.   ACT Will Be Big Launching Pad For …

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Volta Trucks Announces First Production Orders, Confirms First 300 Units Already Spoken For

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It has been a while since we heard from Volta Trucks. The European EV, the commercial vehicle maker, has been busy preparing for the debut of its production model, the Volta Zero, with the firm kicking off a testing program for interested companies back in 2022. However, it appears that things are in the home stretch, with Volta confirming that it has accepted customer orders for the first 300 slots in the manufacturing order, with the company confirming that this will help them snag an estimated profit of €85 million.   Volta Trucks Poised To Make Its Mark In Commerical …

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Volta Confirms U.S. Strategy, Aims To Make Strong Presence In U.S. Market

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The saga of Volta Trucks has been around for a while now, with the European-based company making waves in the European market through some of their early and ongoing programs centered around its growing lineup of all-electric commercial vehicles. However, not much was known about Volta’s intentions for the U.S. market, but that changed recently with the company revealing its final strategy for the U.S. market which aims to put the firm in a prime position for maximum sales impact.   Volta To Bring Class 7 Trucks To U.S. The spearhead of this strategy is the introduction of an all-new …

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Volta Confirms First “Volta Hub” Facility, Paves Way For EV Adoption

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Volta Trucks has been making waves in the commercial truck market. While the bulk of their efforts have been mostly confined to Europe, the company is still confident that electrification in the commercial segment will be the new way forward, and has launched the first Volta Service Hub location in Paris, France.   Follows On The Heels Of Volta Zero Trials This latest announcement comes as Volta is preparing for the first consumer evaluations of the Volta Zero which are slated to begin in the middle of next year. These trucks will see duty in a wide variety of settings, but all …

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Volta Unveils First Production Zero Chassis, Brings Some New Moves To Commercial Market

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UK-based startup Volta Trucks has been making some big moves in the commercial EV market, with the company making several recent moves that aim to bring its entry, the Volta Zero, into mass production. While the company has given us slices of the truck via prior sketches and images of early-stage prototypes, we have never seen anything about what lurks underneath the futuristic bodywork. The company has resolved that and has formally unveiled the first production version of the chassis that will underpin its lineup of Zero trucks.   New Zero Chassis Aims To Smash Segment Expectations The chassis is …

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Volta Trucks Selects Proterra To Supply Batteries For Volta Zero

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With the spotlight shining brightly on EVs in the traditional car and truck market, it can be easy to forget that the technology is also making waves in the commercial sector, with several startup companies aiming to make their mark in this hotly contested slice of the electric vehicle market. One of those companies is Volta Trucks. Volta is a relatively new firm but is out to make a mark in the commercial sector. The company recently announced a big milestone with the firm securing battery supplier Proterra for its Volta Zero EV truck. Proterra Provides The Juice For Volta …

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