Volvo Group and Pilot Company to create partnership for charging network in North America
The Volvo Group has signed a Letter of Intent with Pilot Company to develop public charging infrastructure for medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicles in North America.
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The Volvo Group has signed a Letter of Intent with Pilot Company to develop public charging infrastructure for medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicles in North America. This strategic partnership aims to combine Volvo's expertise in electric trucks with Pilot's extensive travel center network, enhancing the availability of high-performance charging stations.
The initiative seeks to alleviate range anxiety for electric truck customers and supports their decarbonization efforts, positioning both companies at the forefront of sustainable transport solutions.
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- Strategic partnership with Pilot Company enhances charging infrastructure for electric vehicles.
- Addresses range anxiety for potential electric truck customers, boosting market adoption.
- Leverages Pilot's extensive network of over 750 locations across North America.
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GÖTEBORG, Sweden, Nov. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Volvo Group and North American-based Pilot Company have signed a Letter of Intent for the development of public, high-performing charging infrastructure for medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicles.
The partners intend to enter a strategic partnership that will combine the Volvo Group's market leadership and experience in medium- and heavy-duty battery-electric trucks and charging solutions with Pilot Company's extensive network of more than 750 Pilot and Flying J locations across North America to install high-performing charging infrastructure.
Pilot Company intends to install high-performance charging infrastructure at selected Pilot and Flying J travel centers across the U.S. and will be open to medium- and heavy-duty vehicles of all brands.
The Volvo Group and its commercial truck brands in North America, Volvo Trucks and Mack Trucks, will identify selected Pilot and Flying J locations to be prioritized for high-performance charging, based on customer and driver needs, current and anticipated battery-electric truck density, and the availability of public funding to support infrastructure costs.
Partnership is the new leadership
This initiative will provide customers of any commercial truck brand the necessary peace of mind to consider adopting electric trucks, eliminating range anxiety and give the prerequisites for the North American fleet customers to meet their environmental goals on their decarbonization journeys.
The intended partnership places the Volvo Group and Pilot Company at the forefront of accelerating electrification and developing sustainable and reliable transportation solutions in North America for generations of battery-electric trucks to come.
November 15, 2022
Journalists wanting further information, please contact:
Claes Eliasson, Volvo Group Media Relations, +46 76 553 72 29
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The Volvo Group drives prosperity through transport and infrastructure solutions, offering trucks, buses, construction equipment, power solutions for marine and industrial applications, financing and services that increase our customers' uptime and productivity. Founded in 1927, the Volvo Group is committed to shaping the future landscape of sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions. The Volvo Group is headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden, employs almost 95,000 people and serves customers in more than 190 markets. In 2021, net sales amounted to SEK 372 billion (EUR 37 billion). Volvo shares are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm.
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