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Partners pioneer first electric truck through the Tunnel

Kuehne+Nagel, LeShuttle Freight, Voltempo and DAF Trucks have sent the first electric heavy-goods vehicle through the Channel Tunnel. The journey began at KN’s East Midlands Gateway depot in the UK where the truck was loaded with 12-tonnes of freight before being fully charged using the depot’s Voltempo HyperCharger, the UK’s first megawatt-scale charging system. Formally opened on 15 January the six-bay hub is capable of delivering up to a megawatt of ... [+]