Volta Trucks, the leading all-electric commercial vehicle manufacturer and services provider, has announced another significant milestone on its journey to production, receiving European whole vehicle type approval for its 16-tonne all-electric Volta Zero vehicle.
The European Community Whole Vehicle Type Approval (ECWVTA) certification allows Volta Trucks to produce and sell the all-electric Volta Zero in volume, Volta Trucks wrote in a statement.
It’s the process used to ensure that all electric vehicles meet the stringent and relevant environmental, safety and security standards, the statement noted.
As per the trucking major, the certification of the all-electric Volta Zero comes as the second-generation ‘Production Verification’ prototypes are soon to be delivered to customers across Europe as part of a Pilot Fleet of vehicles.
The company will loan these vehicles to customers for extended periods of time, allowing fleet operators to fully understand how the all-electric medium duty truck will integrate into their operations, Volta said.
To achieve the required accreditation, Volta Trucks worked with the experts at ATEEL UK Ltd and ATEEL S.à r.l., the international technical service, and The Société Nationale de Certification et d’Homologation (SNCH), the Luxembourg approval authority who oversee approval for international UNECE and European regulations.
Commenting on the development, Essa Al-Saleh, chief executive officer of Volta Trucks, said, “Receiving the European Community Whole Vehicle Type Approval is a huge milestone for Volta Trucks, and our mission to make city centre streets safer and more sustainable for all.
He said, “We’ve developed a completely new vehicle from the ground up, and it’s a testament to our engineering and developments teams that the Volta Zero has passed these stringent and demanding tests so quickly. We are now all set for the start of Series Production at our manufacturing facility in Steyr, Austria, to put trucks into the hands of our customers, and start the work of delivering on our mission.”