Tevva has held its first drive event of 2024 – with half a dozen more planned for this year.
The British electric vehicle manufacturer invited 40 prospective customers to Tevva London in Tilbury, driving the only UK-made 7.5-tonne battery-electric truck.
The Tevva 7.5-tonne truck offers up to 140 miles (227km) from its 105kWh battery on a single charge and is aimed at urban delivery fleets.
Ken Scott, managing director of Tevva, said: “The future is undeniably electric – despite what you might read in certain sections of the UK press – and that includes trucks. In fact, the decarbonisation of trucking will have a bigger positive impact on air quality and reduced carbon emissions than passenger cars.
“As the only British company making battery-electric trucks today, we’re delighted to launch this ‘try-before-you-buy’ programme, where you can test-drive one of our vehicles for yourself. Any forward-thinking fleet decision-maker shouldn’t miss this opportunity. They might be surprised at how smooth the transition from a dirty diesel to a clean electric truck can be.”
Attendees at the inaugural event included Rich Wilkins, key account manager at Kuehne + Nagel.
Wilkins said: “Driving the Tevva truck was such an amazing experience. The truck drove so smoothly, quietly and effortlessly – and the power from the acceleration was sensational.”
The events aim to provide fleet managers, transport managers, operations directors and anyone tasked with decarbonising their commercial vehicle fleets with the opportunity to get behind the wheel of an electric truck at Tevva London.
Participants will be able to drive or be driven on local roads around Tilbury Port and Tilbury town, mimicking typical urban delivery routes.
The event programme also includes an informal knowledge share of the onboard technologies at the Tevva Creation Hub – covering batteries, regen braking, electric motors – and a look at the company’s manufacturing facilities. There will be time allocated to ask questions and meet with experts from Tevva’s product, sales and aftersales, engineering, manufacturing and leadership team.
The next Tevva test-drive event will be held on Thursday 21 March. Fleets can register interest here.
