JAC electric truck delivering for Woolworths

JAC Motors NZ has delivered its latest electric truck to Woolworths New Zealand for online shopping delivery operations.

With zero tailpipe emissions, the truck runs the chiller unit off the ePTO (electric power take-off) which gives the added benefit of no diesel idling to keep the fridge-freezer at temperature.

JAC NZ general manager Andrew Craw  says the latest e-truck delivery to Woolworths shows their commitment to lower emissions trucking .

“We’re proud to have our JAC EV truck as part of this positive initiative”.

The team also recently announced its support of the food rescue charity, KiwiHarvest, of which Woolworths is also a supporter. The addition of the JAC truck to KiwiHarvest has expanded the charity’s operations while reducing its carbon footprint.

In its first month of supporting KiwiHarvest, the chilled EV truck has been completing its full daily run of collections and drop-offs across Auckland, arriving back to base having used only 20-25% of the battery across its average distance of 62.2 kilometres a day – operating within JAC’s fully-loaded urban range of around 200km.

The JAC truck was part-funded by the Government’s Low Emissions Heavy Vehicle Fund, administered by EECA (Energy Efficiency and Conversation Authority). The JAC EV trucks are eligible for grants of up to 25% off the cab chassis price, capped at $35,000.