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"Melbourne headquartered logistics heavyweight Toll Group announced last week
that it had launched five new Volvo electric trucks in partnership with Asahi
Beverages which will operate across metropolitan Perth.
Continuing the expansion of its national heavy electric vehicle (EV) program,
Toll revealed last week the launch of five Volvo FE electric rigid trucks which
will operate from Asahi’s Forrestfield Distribution Centre, east of Perth.
The five trucks will be used for metropolitan beverage distribution in Perth
and are expected to complete over 36,000 deliveries per year, transporting kegs
and packaged beer, liquor, and non-alcoholic beverages to bottle shops and
licensed venues across the city.
Each truck is capable of travelling up to 270 kilometres on a single charge,
and will replace diesel-powered trucks, helping to collectively abate 140
tonnes of CO₂ emissions each year.
Each truck features a 12-pallet tautliner body, with the cab in Toll’s
recognisable blue-green, and the trailer sporting the livery of Asahi, which is
known for making some of Australia’s most iconic beer brands, including Carlton
Dry, Victoria Bitter, and Balter.
The five trucks, along with three dedicated dual-port 60 kW DC charging
stations installed at Asahi’s Forrestfield site, are part of a joint investment
between the two companies, and part of Toll’s much larger efforts to ramp up
the number of electric vehicles in its national delivery fleet."
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