This CoP collaborates on challenges related to the public procurement of vehicles for environmental services, particularly street cleansing and waste collection.
The Swedish company Volta is currently developing electric trucks in Austria’s Steyr Automotive factory. The first trucks developed are aimed for city distribution and can go up to 300 kilometres. However, Volta is currently also working on developing batteries for longer-distance trips.
Gothenburg (Sweden) will have new electric trucks by Spring 2025; Oslo (Norway) is developing a new fleet management system for the entire municipality; Helsinki (Finland) will not allow anymore combustion engine vehicles.
Last January, the Big Buyers Working Together project kicked off its Community of Practice focusing on the public procurement of vehicles used for the delivery of environmental services, particularly street cleansing and waste collection.
