Iveco’s EV plans ‘progressing to schedule’

Iveco says it will produce and market its heavy-duty battery electric vehicles and the fuel cell electric vehicles under its own brand following the full acquisition and sole ownership of its joint venture with Nikola based in Ulm, Germany.

Iveco’s acquisition of the German joint venture with Nikola was announced in May this year. The Italian truck maker says it will now focus development on the Europe market while Nikola will focus its operations in North America.

In Australia and New Zealand, Iveco says its alternative fuels and propulsion plans are “progressing to schedule” with the fully electric eDaily preproduction unit previewed at this year’s Brisbane Truck Show.

Testing of the eDaily is continuing based out of Iveco’s Customer and Innovation Centre (CIC) in Dandenong, Melbourne, and on local roads.

The first of five full production eDaily vehicles – a combination of van and cab chassis variants – will soon arrive in Australia and New Zealand, it says.

The first of the all-electric vehicles will be placed within key customer fleets for evaluation and to gain real world operator feedback in local applications and conditions.

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