E-Trucks Are So Costly Scania Will Offer Them as Pay-Per-Use
- Joint venture aims to reduce barriers in shift to e-trucks
- Price, lack of charging infrastructure hinder expansion
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With hauling companies wary of electrifying their trucking fleets, Scania wants to offer a non-committal option: e-truck sharing.
The Volkswagen AG-controlled truckmaker is combining with logistics firm sennder Technologies to deploy 100 e-trucks to carriers in Germany starting next year on a pay-per-use model, with a plan to expand to 5,000 vehicles by 2030, the companies said Wednesday.