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Volta Trucks files for bankruptcy
- 17/10/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Volta Trucks has announced it is filing for bankruptcy. The manufacturer of electric vehicles was founded in 2019 to deliver zero emission commercial vehicles. It created the world’s first purpose built 16-tonne all-electric truck, which piloted in five countries in Europe, and created demand among a chain of [...] -
Volta Trucks announces major distribution trial
- 23/08/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Volta Trucks has announced that global transport and logistics company DSV is trialling its zero-emission trucks. The truck will be operating from DSV’s southern hub in Purfleet and will be completing last-mile groupage deliveries in London and the south east. The trial is part of the Volta Zero Driving [...] -
Volta Trucks unveils London hub
- 09/06/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
All-electric commercial vehicle manufacturer Volta Trucks has opened its Truck as Service Hub in Tottenham, London. The Hub will provide everything a fleet operator needs to transition to electric trucks, and will also host admin offices, a Volta Trucks Academy Training centre and a customer call centre that will [...] -
Volta Trucks secures EIB investment
- 28/03/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
All-electric commercial vehicle manufacture Volta Trucks has announced that the European Investment Bank (EIB) is supporting the company with €40m venture debt financing. The funding from the EIB would support the roll out of Volta Trucks’ Truck as a Service (TaaS) infrastructure over the period [...] -
Volta Trucks names new tech chief
- 10/03/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Volta Trucks has appointed Martin Hofmann as chief technology and information officer. He brings a wealth of experience to the company, most recently as senior vice president at Salesforce, with previous roles at the Volkswagen Group as its group chief information officer. In his new role, Hofmann will report to [...] -
Nilsson joins Volta Trucks board
- 23/01/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Volta Trucks has appointed Claes Nilsson to its board of directors. He joins the board of the full-electric commercial vehicle manufacturer and services provider following an extensive career in commercial vehicles with AB Volvo, where he held the position of president of Volvo Trucks. Prior to this he was [...] -
Volta Trucks announces new London hub
- 28/10/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Volta Trucks has announced that its first ‘Volta Trucks Hub’ in the UK will be established in London. The new site will serve Volta’s electric trucks in the capital from early 2023. The facility will cover 30,000 sqft, operating eight workshop bays. It will also accommodate a showroom, administrative [...] -
Chassin secures Volta Trucks CCO role
- 07/09/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Volta Trucks has appointed Adam Chassin as its chief commercial officer to spearhead commercial growth across Europe after receiving more than £300m of investment funding. Chassin is the former head of business for Uber in Europe where he had responsibility for driving Uber’s growth through partnerships across [...] -
Volta Trucks strengthens leadership team
- 14/05/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Full-electric commercial vehicle manufacturer Volta Trucks has announced a number of strategic appointments to its executive management team. John Burrows has been appointed as the company’s chief financial officer, Casper Norden has joined Volta Trucks as chief strategy officer, while Mornie Robertson has been [...]