Corinne Aaron has been appointed as the new Chief Marketing Officer taking over from Linnéa Kornehed Falck, who will be focusing on her new role as Deputy CEO and Executive Member of the Board. 

Jon Lind has been appointed as the new CEO of the company, effective September 1, 2023. Lind brings over 25 years of experience in executive management. Most recently he was the CEO of CTEK, a Swedish EV charging equipment manufacturer.

Over the past decade, Svanberg has overseen the development of battery electric vehicles, covering every segment under the group’s various truck and bus brands.

A ‘Volta Zero’ truck is operating from DSV’s southern hub in the town of Purfleet-on-Thames, carrying out last-mile deliveries in London and the southeast of England.

Contracted by Walkers Crisps (owned by PepsiCo), two DAF XD Electric trucks will be used to transport Walkers products between Leicester and Coventry. Both vehicles are powered by the Einride Saga intelligent platform, to optimise routes, charging needs and achieve the highest utilisation rates.

Testing adduced a volumetric score of 32.82 cubic metres, the highest ever achieved by a vehicle assessed for the Direct Vision Standard (the second-best score being 22 cubic metres).

The order consists of 2,400 trucks powered by the ‘Super’ drivetrain, launched in 2021, and 100 battery electric 4x2 tractor units for regional haulage.

The contract, with the Swedish public operator, Keolis Sverige, comprises 50 Ebusco 3.0 12-metre e-buses with an option to purchase an additional 75.

The joint venture, which will make use of Westport assets and intellectual property, will receive an initial USD28m investment from Volvo, giving it a 45% stake.

Backman will replace the incumbent CFO, Jan Ytterberg, in the second half of this year.

Einride has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Norwegian postal service, PostNord, to electrify 1,500km of Norwegian highway to bring zero-emission transport to the market.

H2 Green Steel is building a new steel mill in Boden in the north of Sweden which will employ green hydrogen instead of fossil fuels in the steel making process.