What is Scania’s strategy with regards to decarbonisation?
We have made significant steps towards a fossil free future for heavy commercial transport. For example, we have completely rebuilt our assembly line to make sure that we can produce a mix of internal combustion engine (ICE) and battery electric vehicles (BEV) vehicles and we have constructed a completely new battery assembly factory at the heart of our industrial operations in Södertälje, Sweden.
And don’t forget biofuels and biogas – it’s the perfect bridging solution available here and now.
Scania’s new 13-litre truck provides customers with a choice of compressed and liquified biogas, the latter with ranges up to 1,800 kilometres.
Tell us a bit more about Scania’s electric truck product range?
Scania’s electric vehicle range now encompasses vehicles for nearly all applications, also featuring timber trucks.
Customers can now benefit from greener options without adversely affecting normal operations and thereby help set the stage for a fossil-free future of heavy transport.
Scania can deliver the right solution for each individual customer, including three different electric machines in nine power output levels. This makes it possible to tailor the vehicle specification to allow for maximum payload.
Meanwhile, electrified transport depends on a whole ecosystem and to be the best partner to our customers we must offer more than just vehicles. Additionally, our support includes charging infrastructure, battery performance monitoring, dynamic route planning, financing, and many other services. Over the past two years, we’ve worked hard to get all of that in place.
Describe Scania’s new EV charging company Erinion?
To help customers’ transition to electric transport, Scania has formed Erinion, a new company specialising in private and semi-public charging solutions.
The company provides solutions for depot and destination charging, with the aim of accelerating electric truck adoption in line with Scania’s purpose of driving the shift towards a sustainable transport system.
The strategic move will see 40,000 new charging points installed at customer locations and will strengthen the Scania Group’s e-Mobility offer in the future transport ecosystem.
Erinion’s solutions will empower customers to seamlessly transition to zero-emission fleets with premium uptime. This will be a key factor in fulfilling Scania´s declared ambition for 50 percent of its sales volume in Europe to be electric by 2030.
And finally, how does Scania’s joint venture with Sennder Technologies work?
Scania and Sennder Technologies, a leading digital road freight forwarder, have formed JUNA, a joint venture company introducing an innovative pay-per-use model for electric trucks.
By offering access to guaranteed loads on Sennder’s digital platform JUNA removes the obstacles of electric truck adoption for its customers. That includes the financial challenges associated with high upfront costs, residual value, and technology risk, and provides transport companies with commercial predictability through guaranteed incomes.
By combining Scania’s premium electric trucks and tailored services with Sennder’s advanced technology for connecting small and medium carriers with big name shippers, JUNA is leveraging the strength of both companies to accelerate the decarbonisation of European road freight logistics.
Christian Levin, President and CEO, Scania
