Fleet Finance Sponsored by Auto Finance Fleet Finance News Renault Trucks signs historic agreement to provide 20 electric trucks to Carlsberg Group in Europe Published: 21st February 2020 Share Renault Trucks has taking a major step towards electrifying urban transport with a deal to provide 20 26-tonne electric trucks to global brewing giant Carlsberg. The D Wide Z.E. models will be operated by the Feldschlösschen brewery, the group’s Swiss subsidiary. The trucks will make daily delivery rounds of between 100-200km to supply Feldschlösschen Swiss clients from the brewer’s 15 logistical sites in Switzerland. Each truck has a 200kWh battery and real-world operating range of around 200km. Bruno Blin, president of Renault Trucks, said: “It is the first order of this scale in Europe. It proves to our customers that the transport sector is undergoing a major transformation and reflects an industrial and commercial reality; our Renault Trucks electric trucks are rolling off the assembly line and will be on the roads of Europe in a few weeks’ time.” Renault Trucks produces electric models up to 26 tonnes at its French plant in Blainville-sur-Orne. In 2019, Carlsberg Group achieved a 30% reduction in relative carbon emissions at its breweries compared to 2015. It obtained 56% of electricity from renewable sources, including five carbon-neutral sites that only use renewable energy. Asset Finance Connect Asset Finance Connect brings you news and updates about UK and European auto, equipment and asset finance providers. Sign up to our newsletter Featured Stories NewsNew EU car registrations drop 1.9% in November NewsUK car manufacturing down in November NewsBarclays loses challenge in motor finance commission case Auto Finance Fleet Finance
