b'30 Partner News Spring 2023CorporateTevva starts mass production after receiving whole vehicle type approvalBritish electric vehicle manufacturer Tevva has started producing and selling its 7.5 tonne (t) battery-electric truck in volume across the UK and Europe. This is a major milestone for the company that was founded in 2013 to address the challenge of range anxiety in large commercial electric vehicles and create technology solutions to decarbonise trucks.Electric truck development involves similarly rigorous testing and validation as Internal Combustion Engine truck development. Tevva, like any original equipment manufacturer, went through a comprehensive programme of durability testing to ensureNow, the essential European CommunityTevva has recently joined the Climate its 7.5t electric truck is reliable, durableWhole Vehicle Type Approval (ECWVTA)Group and its 40-plus members of EV100 and safe, before hitting public roads. Thisallows Tevva to produce and sell in volumeon calling for the European Commission has included extreme climate testing (inacross the UK and Europe. It is the keyto set ambitious yet achievable CO2 Finland and Spain) and electromagneticregulatory step when it comes to developingtargets. The consortium is asking compatibility testing, amongst other things. all vehicles, including electric trucks. Tofor all new freight trucks to be zero-receive whole vehicle type approval, theemissions from 2035, bringing trucks in Tevva has had trucks on UK roads sinceTevva electric truck underwent and passedline with an effective ban on fossil-fuel 2016, including 15 range-extended electric30 system tests to the latest standards.passenger cars by the same year.trucks operated by UPS in Southampton and Birmingham since 2019. These vehiclesTevva is on a mission to make sustainableBy embracing both hydrogen and electric fuel have covered more than 420,000km intrucks accessible at scale and believes itssources, the haulage industry can rethink its full-service, creating a rich data lake thattechnology will empower the transportenergy mix, reduce strain on the electricity has been used to inform the engineeringsector and the governments of UK andgrid and accelerate electric truck adoption. process for the 7.5t electric truckEurope to meet their net-zero goals. Commercial scale-up of the Tevva 7.5-tonne battery-electric truck will be followed by a 7.5-tonne hydrogen-electric truck later in 2023. This model benefits from a hydrogen range-extender that enhances range from 180 km to over 400 km. Since much of the medium-duty truck segment requires longer range capabilities, fleet operators are excited by the prospect of Tevvas hydrogen range-extender truck and hydrogen as a back-up fuel to lithium-ion batteries.Tevva continues to charge on as a company and reach new milestones, engineering a range of battery-electric and hydrogen-electric trucks that can improve air quality and provide total peace of mind on cost, range and environmental impact.If youre interested to learn more, please contact info@tevva.com or visit www.tevva.com'