Carlsberg Group to take on 20 electric Renault Trucks

Carlsberg Group has signed a contract with Renault Trucks to take on 20 D Wide Z.E Renault trucks.

The electric 26-tonne trucks, which will be delivered in 2020, will be operated by Carlsberg Group’s Swiss subsidiary, the Feldschlösschen brewery.

Bruno Blin, president of Renault Trucks, says: “It is the first order of this scale in Europe. It proves to our customers that the transport sector is undergoing a major transformation and reflects an industrial and commercial reality: our Renault Trucks electric trucks are rolling off the assembly line and will be on the roads of Europe in a few weeks’ time.”

These 20 Renault Trucks D Wide Z.E. 26t will make daily delivery rounds of between 100 and 200km to supply Feldschlösschen’s Swiss clients from the brewer's 15 logistics centres across Switzerland.

With a comprehensive range of electric trucks from 3.1 to 26 tonnes, Renault Trucks meets both current and future requirements of professionals operating in urban environments. These vehicles are ideally suited to waste collection and distribution operations, enabling noiseless rounds at unconventional hours at the same time as preserving quality of life for local residents. Renault Trucks D and D Wide Z.E. are produced at the manufacturer’s plant in Blainville-sur-Orne (Calvados, France).