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Trucksters to offer long haul electric trucks from next year

[ October 17, 2022   //   ]

Spanish relay-based freight transport start-up Trucksters is to offer long-distance transport using only electric vehicles in late 2023.

The company is in detailed conversation with leading electrification manufacturers as part of  its sustainability plan to eliminate CO2 emissions. It says that its Artificial Intelligence-based system puts it in a good position to tackle the three major challenges facing the electrification of long-distance transport: the reduced autonomy of the batteries, the slowness of charging and the shortage of charging points.

Trucksters says it will be the first operator to meet the zero-emission target and will start with several electric trucks at the beginning of the year, increasing the number of vehicles throughout the year.

Head of sustainability, Victor Ortega, said: “We have been working on directly eliminating CO2 emissions, rather than offsetting them. Our aim is to change the business model in long-distance transport, making it much more people-friendly and sustainable using our relay system, which is why we are going to accelerate the application of electric trucks in the sector on our own initiatives”.

The next printed issue of FBJ [FBJ 7 2022] will include an in-depth article about Trucksters, in the Iberia report.

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