British electric vehicle manufacturer Tevva has started commercial production of its medium-duty electric truck after it received the European Community Whole Vehicle Type Approval (ECWVTA).
The company will now be able to start mass production and sales of TEV75, its 7.5-tonne battery-electric truck. The critical regulatory approval will enable Tevva to retail its product across the UK and Europe.
With this, Tevva becomes the first British company to receive EC Whole Vehicle Type Approval for a 7.5t electric truck and has moved quickly to get its first vehicles out to customers. The first mass-produced electric trucks have started to be delivered from their UK base and will be eagerly received by customers, including Expect Distribution, Travis Perkins, and Royal Mail. The company expects to sell up to 1,000 electric trucks in 2023.
“We continue to ‘charge on’ as a company and reach new milestones, with type approval being the latest and most important landmark we’ve achieved to date. I am incredibly proud of our team who have worked tirelessly to secure this certification and get our 7.5t electric truck in customers’ hands and on the roads,” said Asher Bennett, Tevva Founder, and CEO.
“We are on a mission to make sustainable trucks accessible at scale and believe our technology will empower the transport sector and the governments of Europe to meet their net-zero goals. By embracing both hydrogen and electric fuel sources, we can rethink the energy mix in transport, reduce strain on our electricity grid and accelerate electric truck adoption.”
Tevva has achieved the essential certification for the EU and UK with the Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) and the Swedish Transport Agency (STA). The Tevva electric truck underwent 30 system tests, including electric safety and electromagnetic compatibility to the latest standards, to receive whole vehicle type approval.
Tevva’s 7.5t electric truck offers up to 140 miles (227 kilometers) from its modest 105 kWh battery on a single charge and is ideal for last-mile and urban delivery fleets. It will be followed later in 2023 by a 7.5t hydrogen-electric truck, which benefits from a hydrogen range-extender that enhances vehicle range to up to 354 miles (570km).
