WattEV to expand fleet of heavy-duty electric trucks to more than 180
The increase comes on the heels of WattEV’s expansion of its charging depots to five locations within the past month.
- The increase comes on the heels of WattEV’s expansion of its charging depots to five locations within the past month.
- “We’ve been using and testing trucks in our fleet from all the major OEMs,” said WattEV CEO Salim Youssefzadeh, adding that WattEV will be taking delivery of the first new batch of 53 zero-emission trucks in June from TEC Equipment, the dealer for Volvo’s VNR Electric.
- Our delivery to WattEV – along with over 200 electric trucks delivered to prominent fleets across the West Coast – places us among the top suppliers in the rapidly expanding California market.”
Once its fleet is expanded to 89 trucks, WattEV will take delivery of an additional 100 trucks under order from different OEMs, bringing its total fleet capacity to 189 Class 8 battery-electric trucks, which would make it the largest deployment among current electric commercial fleet operators. - “Reducing the charge time to less than 30 minutes for a 300-mile range will be a game-changer in the adoption of electric trucks.