In August this year, DSV Road will begin testing electric trucks. This project will be possible thanks to a grant awarded to the operator by the German Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure.
Eco-friendly freight transport tests will be conducted for one of the largest drugstore chains in Germany – dm-drogerie markt, which is a long-standing DSV client. Thanks to this partnership, electric trucks will hit the streets of Cologne at the beginning of August to carry out their first deliveries.
The vehicles will be appropriately modified in the Netherlands beforehand, allowing them to cover approximately 200 kilometers on a single charge. The cost of the entire project, including additional funding sources, could reach as much as 17 million Euros. The German Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure supports such projects related to electric mobility with up to 7.1 million Euros. At the official ceremony, Peter Fog-Petersen, Managing Director of the German division of DSV Road, personally accepted the grant from Minister of Transport Alexander Dobrindt.