It was only a matter of time, it had to come. Well done Gridserve! There are already a few hundred fully electric HGV's on Britain's roads, and this now paves the way for more.....
Some of the issues we have in the UK. Warehouses and huge buildings rarely have full sets of solar panel on their roof, mainly because the local electricity grid can't accept the power. If Mr Harper and his backers can organise for large scale solar and batteries on some of these huge warehouses, the electricity for these trucks could be 90% green just from site. There is so much opportunity if we could just join all the dots.
Warehouse’s don’t have solar panels as most of the buildings are leased. They are owned by pension funds and investment companies that unless they HAVE to install them they won’t. Retro fitting is an issue but they could do it at the time of construction.
Well done GS. Electric HGV's will make a huge difference to the operators. Operators are so good at planning, delivery to a cost. This will reduce those costs and reduce emissions. Stand behind a diesel one when it starts up.
