According to Volvo Penta’s wider sustainability ambitions, the corporate has taken one other step in its emobility journey along with TICO, a North American pioneer in fleet companies, terminal companies, and terminal tractor manufacturing. The 2 corporations have entered a joint effort within the improvement of emissions-free, absolutely electrical terminal truck prototypes. Terminal tractors – utilized in ports, distribution centres, and rail terminals – characterize a viable future software for EVs.

“Volvo Penta’s imaginative and prescient is to be a frontrunner in sustainable energy options and we’re working carefully with our clients to rework the business and drive the analysis and improvement of sustainable know-how. It is an thrilling journey forward along with TICO,” says Heléne Mellquist, CEO and president of Volvo Penta.

Confirmed electrical automobiles powertrain

TICO sought to crew up with a trusted and technologically superior electrical powertrain options supplier. One that might not solely take a full system strategy when offering a dependable electrical driveline but in addition supply deep technical experience all through the whole design and improvement phases.

“TICO has all the time been on the forefront of bringing various powertrain options to the market,” says Frank Tubbert, Basic Supervisor, TICO. “We acknowledged the necessity for an EV software and wished a associate who might ship electrical energy options, characterised by confirmed know-how and backed by a trusted model and superior help. We discovered all this and extra in Volvo Penta.”

As a part of the Volvo Group, Volvo Penta has a singular place in serving to its clients throughout the space of electromobility. Its electrical driveline attracts on examined and confirmed know-how from Volvo Group. 

“We respect Volvo Group’s world model and extra importantly so do our clients,” says Tubbert. “We work with lots of the largest fleets within the US that already use the Volvo Group powertrain. We all know that this first-class firm will stay on the fringe of key know-how for the longer term; together with in areas such because the battery.”