Swedish truckmaker Scania said on Monday it has secured an additional battery cell supply beyond its existing deal with Northvolt, as it warned that delays in battery deliveries will cause it to miss its 2025 emissions reduction target.
Scania, which had relied solely on Northvolt for battery cells, has faced challenges as the Swedish battery maker struggles to scale up production.
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Northvolt, once seen as Europe’s leading electric vehicle battery hope, filed for U.S. Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last November and is currently seeking to restructure its debt. In January, Scania, a key customer and shareholder in Northvolt, stepped in to assist with operations at its main plant in northern Sweden to improve quality and output.
Scania and its parent company, Traton, said earlier on Monday that the truckmaker will fall short of its 2025 target of reducing scope 3 emissions—those generated by its vehicles in use—by 20%. “Our ramp-up of battery electric trucks did not move as quickly as we had intended,” Scania stated in its report.
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CEO Christian Levin said in a written statement that Scania is currently receiving more battery cells from Northvolt than it is using but is still diversifying its supply chain. “We have accelerated our supplier strategy and have secured future deliveries of battery cells,” Levin said.
Scania delivered 77 zero-emission vehicles in the fourth quarter of 2024, bringing the total for the year to 266.
Source: Reuters