ATC states that the brand new funding is a part of the corporate’s ‘Driving Inexperienced Technique’ and consists of €500,000 (£421,255) of funds from the Zero Emission Heavy Obligation Car (ZEHDV) Buy Grant Scheme, which is funded by Eire’s Division of Transport and administered by Transport Infrastructure Eire.
The acquisition marks a significant step in ATC’s plan to realize web zero emissions by 2030, and represents “one among Eire’s most vital non-public investments in a zero tailpipe emission transportation fleet.” ATC at present has a fleet of 142 automobiles in Europe, so there are nonetheless fairly a number of automobiles left earlier than the corporate hits its goal. Though these should not the primary electrical automobiles within the firm fleet: ATC writes that it now has a complete of 9 electrical Volvo vans in its fleet throughout Europe.
“The addition of 5 new battery electrical Volvo HGVs to our world fleet positions us on the forefront of inexperienced logistics each at a nationwide and worldwide stage,” stated Rainer Hoerbst, head of inexperienced logistics at ATC, including: “By transitioning to a greener fleet, we’re serving to our information centre purchasers to decarbonise their provide chain, showcasing {that a} extra sustainable enterprise mannequin is feasible for the logistics enterprise. It additionally proves for our enterprise that decarbonisation may be decoupled from financial development. Because of this, we look ahead to seeing this funding’s constructive affect on our operations and purchasers.”
Keith Younger, Managing Director of ATC, additionally had a number of phrases to say: “By integrating state-of-the-art battery-electric automobiles into our operations, we’re decreasing our environmental affect and enhancing the effectivity of our providers throughout Eire and Europe. ATC will proceed to be an essential associate for our purchasers as we proceed working collectively to satisfy their sustainability objectives by decarbonising the ultimate mile of their provide chains.”
atc-logistics.com, fleetnews.co.uk