Episode 20: What is Truck as a Service? feat. Volta Trucks

GUEST: Carl-Magnus Norden, Founder and Executive Chairman, Volta Trucks

ABOUT THIS EPISODE

One of the most exciting things as mobility evolves is the appearance of not only new technologies, and new business models, but also new brands. In this episode, we talk to Carl-Magnus Norden, founder and executive chairman of electric truck start-up Volta Trucks, about:

The challenges of launching an all-new truck brandThe challenges of commercial vehicle electrificationTruck-as-a-Service and the rise of the "X as a Service" business modelThe impact of autonomous technology on commercial vehicles

Headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, Volta Trucks recently unveiled the 7.5 and 12t variants of the Volta Zero fully-electric commercial vehicle, which will sit alongside the 16t variant. The company will begin deliveries of the Volta Zero in 2023.

ABOUT THIS EPISODE'S GUEST: Carl-Magnus Norden

Carl-Magnus Norden founded Volta Trucks in 2019 "to decarbonise last-mile logistics and to make city centre environments safer, more pleasant and sustainable places to live and work."

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