EV Magazine March 2024 | Page 80

FLEET & COMMERCIAL

FLEET & COMMERCIAL

Working at an EV startup can be a rollercoaster ride , and having a talented and committed team makes Tevva an exciting place to be . As a new entrant into the truck OEM space , the company is keen to maintain the agility and customer focus this affords them , meaning colleagues have to wear different hats and take on challenges outside of their comfort zone , giving great opportunities for personal growth .

Stuart Cottrell is the Head of Energy Services & Government Partnerships at Tevva . He finds the right partners and suppliers to work with Tevva , to provide charging and refuelling solutions that suit the needs of customers and ensures a seamless operation of products in the field .
Secondly , Cottrell looks after Government Partnerships , covering a range of topics from policy development to innovation funding .
“ I ’ ve been working with heavy vehicles for my whole career , working across the full spectrum of heavy-duty powertrains from diesel , various flavours of hybridisation and zero emissions ,” said Cottrell .
For Cottrell , it ’ s been an interesting journey to see how attitudes and technology have changed during this time as awareness , appetite and policies around air quality and climate change have come to the fore in many industries .
“ Tevva has a very clear mission and is working to fix a huge problem in decarbonisation of the freight and logistics sector ,” Cottrell shares . “ Having that focus

“ IN OUR EXPERIENCE , DRIVERS ARE VERY RELUCTANT TO GO BACK TO A DIESEL TRUCK ONCE THEY ’ VE EXPERIENCED ELECTRIC DRIVING – IT ’ S A SIMILAR STORY TO PASSENGER VEHICLES ”

STUART COTTRELL HEAD OF ENERGY SERVICES AND GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIPS AT TEVVA
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