London gets UK's first service hub for EV brand Volta

Tottenham in London has been chosen as the site for the UK's first service and maintenance hub for the electric vehicle brand Volta Trucks.

Built near many of its initial UK-based customers, and within easy reach of all of east and west London’s significant logistics centres, the hub will serve the battery electric Volta Zero vehicles that will operate on the streets of London from early 2023.

The facility covers 30,000 sq feet, operating eight workshop bays. It will also accommodate a showroom, admin offices, a training centre and call centre that will provide the interface between customers and the company’s team of technical and commercial experts.

The hub is the second service and maintenance facility announced by Volta Trucks, after Bonneuil-sur-Marne in Paris, with further centres to come at Madrid, Milan, the Rhine-Ruhr region of Germany, and the Randstad region of the Netherlands.

The network of hubs will be a critical enabler of the company’s 'truck as a service' offer, that sets out to revolutionise the finance and servicing of commercial vehicle fleets through a single, affordable, monthly fee that funds the use of a full-electric vehicle, and all of its servicing, maintenance, insurance and training requirements.

The property has a photovoltaic panel system on its roof, converting sunlight into energy for the site, and a passive solar wall, optimising the heating and ventilation of the building.

Casper Norden, Volta's chief fleet solutions officer, said; “London and Paris are Volta Trucks’ initial launch markets, and the availability of service and maintenance facilities is key for customer’s trust and confidence in our ability to deliver on our promises, and maintain the uptime of their vehicles.

"The search for the right location with the right environmental credentials has been extensive, but our new Volta Trucks Hub in Tottenham gives us, and our customers, everything needed to introduce our innovative truck into the important UK market and be fully operational from day one.”