The Swedish automaker Volvo Group has signed a Letter of Intent with the North American region-based Pilot Company for the development of a public data charging infrastructure for electric trucks.
This partnership exists as a form of support for North America in meeting their environmental goal of reducing the carbon footprint of congested highways.
Pilot Company is looking to install a high-performance charging infrastructure in its existing network of Pilot and Flying J travel centers across the US.
The network will also be open to all makes of heavy duty vehicles, and will be able to support charging medium duty trucks as well.
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Meanwhile, Volvo and its commercial truck brands Volvo Trucks and Mack Trucks will help identify which Pilot and Flying J travel hubs should be prioritized for charging infrastructure.
This identification is based on the volume of battery-electric truck deployments, customer charging needs and patterns, and availability of federal and state funding to support capital costs.
“Our VNR Electric customers, as well as other fleets looking to adopt battery-electric trucks, will have peace of mind that they can access a reliable and robust publicly accessible charging network strategically located along key transportation corridors,” said Peter Voorhoeve, president, Volvo Trucks North America in a press release.
The partnership in question puts the Volvo Group and Pilot Company at the forefront of accelerating electrification and developing sustainable and reliable transportation solutions in North America for the next generation of battery-electric trucks.
Pilot alone operates a network of more than 750 travel centers across North America, spanning 44 US states and six Canadian provinces.
