News / DB Schenker keen to renew order with resurrected electric truck builder Volta

DB Schenker wants to renew its order for Volta Trucks and believes the new electric vehicle will be a ‘game-changer’ for last-mile delivery.  

Volta, a European electric truck manufacturer had a promising business model and interest from major industry players, such as DSV, dpd, GXO, Rhenus and Marks & Spencer.  

And in 2021, DB Schenker placed Volta’s largest order for 1,500 medium-duty electrified trucks. 

But Volta’s sole battery supplier, Proterra, entered a Chapter 11 process in the US and, with its ...