By 2030, Scania says 50 percent of the total vehicle sales volume is expected to be electrified. At IAA 2022 in Hannover Scania also premiered its new electrified tractor, digital and connected services as well as its charging solutions.
Scania says its purpose is to drive the shift to a sustainable transport system heading for 100% electric transport. Fourteen vehicles, mostly electric, will be displayed at the IAA 2022 transport trade fair in Hannover, Germany
Christian Levin, CEO Scania Group says electric transport is moving beyond the city.
“In our electrification journey, we are leaving city limits behind us and heading onto intercity motorways. We have recently delivered an electrified timber truck to a customer in northern Sweden. And that is a very real token of the fact that we now can electrify all heavy transport applications,” says Levin.
To enable these long-distance motorway transports, Scania says it is preparing for megawatt charging to charge trucks for 45 minutes for 4.5 hours of travel. In the coming years, the electrified share of Scania’s vehicles is expected to grow significantly.
Scania says it is working to decarbonise across scopes, from its industrial operation to our products when they are in use. When measuring its climate impact Scania says it always takes the Well-to-Wheel perspective, also factoring in the origin of the energy used. Through its Science Based carbon reduction targets, there are clear goals.
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“As we ramp up vehicles with zero tailpipe emissions we are increasingly focusing on other sources of emissions. Scania once again shows the way by setting the most ambitious supply chain decarbonisation targets in our industry. We’ve identified four “hotspots” – batteries, steel, aluminium and cast iron – which together account for more than 80 percent of carbon emission emanating from the supply chain. By 2030 we will cut emissions from these hotspots with 60-85 percent,” says Levin.
Scania Super, the company’s newest powertrain for combustion engines, delivers fuel savings that typically will reach eight percent for long-haulage customers. Scania says it can both deliver on its decarbonising targets and create value for customers. This new powertrain will be demonstrated in several vehicles at IAA.
Scania says driving the shift entails assisting customers in taking steps towards transitioning to electric fleets. Therefore, a complete system of services will be on display at IAA. From analyses to complete charging solutions.
“Going forward, we offer a total turnkey solution for our electrified customers. A solution that is scalable for the future. There are no longer any excuses not to start the transition to zero-emission vehicles,” says Levin.