GÖTEBORG, Sweden, Nov. 15,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Volvo Group and
North American-based Pilot Company have signed a Letter of Intent
for the development of public, high-performing charging
infrastructure for medium- and heavy-duty electric
vehicles.
The partners intend to enter a strategic partnership that will
combine the Volvo Group's market leadership and experience in
medium- and heavy-duty battery-electric trucks and charging
solutions with Pilot Company's extensive network of more than 750
Pilot and Flying J locations across North
America to install high-performing charging
infrastructure.
Pilot Company intends to install high-performance charging
infrastructure at selected Pilot and Flying J travel centers across
the U.S. and will be open to medium- and heavy-duty vehicles of all
brands.
The Volvo Group and its commercial truck brands in North America, Volvo Trucks and Mack Trucks, will identify selected Pilot and
Flying J locations to be prioritized for high-performance charging,
based on customer and driver needs, current and anticipated
battery-electric truck density, and the availability of public
funding to support infrastructure costs.
Partnership is the new leadership
This initiative will provide customers of any commercial truck
brand the necessary peace of mind to consider adopting electric
trucks, eliminating range anxiety and give the prerequisites for
the North American fleet customers to meet their environmental
goals on their decarbonization journeys.
The intended partnership places the Volvo Group and Pilot
Company at the forefront of accelerating electrification and
developing sustainable and reliable transportation solutions in
North America for generations of
battery-electric trucks to come.
November 15, 2022
Journalists wanting further information, please
contact:
Claes Eliasson, Volvo Group Media
Relations, +46 76 553 72 29
For more information, please visit volvogroup.com
For frequent updates, follow us on Twitter: @volvogroup
The Volvo Group drives prosperity through transport and
infrastructure solutions, offering trucks, buses, construction
equipment, power solutions for marine and industrial applications,
financing and services that increase our customers' uptime and
productivity. Founded in 1927, the Volvo Group is committed to
shaping the future landscape of sustainable transport and
infrastructure solutions. The Volvo Group is headquartered in
Gothenburg, Sweden, employs almost
95,000 people and serves customers in more than 190 markets. In
2021, net sales amounted to SEK 372
billion (EUR 37 billion).
Volvo shares are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm.
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