Renault Truck celebrates the arrival of E-Tech tractor units at ZEHID Partner Day

Warwick, United Kingdom- Renault Trucks UK., an automotive manufacture, has marked the arrival of its first E-Tech T tractor units on July 23rd 2024 at Kinetic Studios in Corby, Northamptonshire, with a ZEHID Partner Day. The event brought together key stakeholders from three consortia funded by the UK's £200 million (approximately INR 20,900 crore) Zero Emission Heavy Goods Vehicles and Infrastructure Demonstration (ZEHID) programme, along with representatives from the Department for Transport and Innovate UK.

As part of the ZEHID programme, funded by the Department for Transport and Innovate UK Renault Trucks is supplying 40-44 tonne electric E-Tech T tractor units to the eFREIGHT 2030 consortium led by Voltempo Group Ltd., and the Project Electric Freightway consortium led by Gridserve Sustainable Energy Ltd., Battery electric HGVs will also be part of the ZEN Freight consortium, now led by Dynamon. During the event, fleet operators engaged with Renault Trucks' electromobility experts and received updates from project leads Mr. Michael Boxwell (Voltempo Group), Mr. Sam Clarke (Gridserve), and Mr. James Slatter (Dynamon).

Mr. Roger Clarke, Head of Electromobility & Customer Advanced Solutions at Renault Trucks UK and Ireland said, “We are delighted to be working with the ZEHID consortia to fast track the transition to zero emission HGVs in the UK. The arrival of the E-Tech T tractor units marks a significant milestone and we are delighted to share this achievement with our ZEHID Partners. The collaborative efforts of everyone involved in ZEHID, eFREIGHT 2030, Project Electric Freightway and ZEN Freight project are crucial in driving this transformative initiative and we look forward to seeing zero emission E-Tech T tractor units in real world applications for operators across both consortiums imminently.”

Ms. Lilian Greenwood, Future of Roads Minister said, “Our roads are undergoing a technological revolution, and I’m delighted that Renault Trucks is coming along on the journey. Greening our transport network is a key priority for this Government, which is why our demonstrator programme aims to scale up zero emission HGVs and install the right infrastructure to decarbonise road freight. This is an excellent example of industry and government collaborating to reach net zero.” 

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