Tevva set for mass production

Date: 01.02.2023

Tevva CEO and founder, Asher Bennett

Tevva CEO and founder, Asher Bennett

British electric vehicle manufacturer Tevva has hit another major milestone after securing European Community Whole Vehicle Type Approval for its 7.5T battery-electric truck

The manufacturer can now start producing and selling in volume across the UK and Europe.

With this, Tevva says they have become the first British company to receive EC Whole Vehicle Type Approval for a 7.5-tonne electric truck and are moving quickly to get their first vehicles out to customers.

The first 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 1000 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’m incredibly proud of our team who have worked tirelessly to secure this certification and get our 7.5-tonne electric truck in customers’ hands and on the roads," says Tevva Founder and CEO Asher Bennett.

"We’re 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."

To receive whole vehicle type approval, the Tevva electric truck underwent 30 system tests, including electric safety and electromagnetic compatibility to the latest standards. The essential certification has been achieved for the EU and UK with the Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) and the Swedish Transport Agency (STA).

Tevva’s 7.5-tonne electric truck offers up to 227km (140 miles) from its 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 7.5-tonne hydrogen-electric truck, which benefits from a hydrogen range-extender that enhances vehicle range to up to 570km (354 miles).

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