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them money over the lifetime of the vehicle and improve their fleet and driver performance .

“ We ’ re scaling up customer sales of our 7.5-tonne battery-electric truck ,” he adds . “ At some point , the 7.5-tonne batteryelectric truck will be followed by a hydrogen-electric truck sibling .”

The 7.5-tonne hydrogen-electric truck , for example , benefits from a hydrogen range-extender that enhances range from 180 km to over 400 km .

“ Since much of the medium-duty truck segment requires longer range capabilities , our customers are excited about the prospect of our hydrogen truck and hydrogen as a back-up fuel to lithium-ion batteries . We are also looking at developing a 19-tonne hydrogen-electric truck ,” says Cottrell .

The big question is , what are Tevva trucks like to drive ?

“ First and foremost , it ’ s easy for drivers to transition from a diesel truck to our 7.5-tonne battery-electric truck ,” Cottrell details . “ It ’ s a familiar environment , with lots of controls and buttons in the same places . Our trucks don ’ t look space age and they ’ re ready to do the job .”

This means that any contract drivers working with Tevva ’ s customers can sit straight into their truck and feel comfortable driving the vehicle very quickly ." He continues : “ In fact , in our experience , drivers are very reluctant to go back to a diesel truck once they ’ ve

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STUART COTTRELL HEAD OF ENERGY SERVICES AND GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIPS AT TEVVA

experienced electric driving – it ’ s a similar story to passenger vehicles .”

Over the rest of the year , Tevva will continue scaling up production and sales of the 7.5- tonne battery-electric truck – across the UK first , then Europe .

“ We already have trucks with fleet customers and the feedback has been excellent ,” he concludes . “ Our focus now is to secure further funding that will allow us to deliver on our business and product plans at the pace we desire and the industry needs .”

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