According to Electrive, the batteries and their systems come from the company's in-house developed solution.

With a usable capacity of 864kWh, the long-distance EV should achieve a range of about 576 kilometers when fully loaded, but more optimized routes or loads can boost the range to 640 km.

Due to these numbers, company officials are confident that "long-distance and heavy transports are no longer reserved for diesel and hydrogen."

The battery, which due to the size is installed between the axels and behind the driver's cab, can be charged at a speed of 350 kW.

The truck can appear on Swiss roads from the end of 2023 and is powered by a 500kW electric motor and a single-speed gearbox that's also developed by Designwerk.

Designwerk founder and executive board member Tobias Wülser said that "large capacity batteries make the energy efficiency of electric trucks even more apparent."

"In this case, our electric vehicle consumes 52 per cent less energy than a diesel vehicle", he added.

Volvo Group acquired 60% of Designwerk last year, as the Swedish company was interested in the e-mobility technologies developed by the Swiss manufacturer.

Photo source: Designwerk