EVwire brief: JUNA, the electric-truck-as-a-service joint venture between Scania and sennder, has surpassed 100 electric trucks running on European roads, with the fleet now sitting at around 110 vehicles across Germany, Italy, Poland, and the Netherlands.
JUNA expects to reach about 150 trucks by the end of the year, just over two years after its first electric trucks hit the road.
The Scania Group announced the milestone on LinkedIn:
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JUNA's model pairs shippers and freight forwarders looking to cut emissions with the carriers who actually run their routes, supplying the electric trucks, charging and route/usage analysis, technical support, and a pay-per-use structure so carriers don't have to buy or finance the vehicles outright.
Electric trucks can cost two to three times more than comparable diesel vehicles, and around 70% of Europe's trucks are run by carriers with fewer than ten vehicles, often as subcontractors to larger freight forwarders. JUNA's pay-per-use structure is built to remove that upfront cost barrier for those smaller carriers.
One of JUNA's roughly 110 electric trucks photographed in its natural habitat.
Gustaf Sundell, Scania Group's Executive Vice President and Head of Ventures and New Business, said the milestone shows the model can scale:
When we set out to build JUNA with sennder, our goal was to show that electric trucks could work commercially for carriers while helping shippers decarbonise the transport networks they rely on. Reaching 100 trucks across four markets shows that this proof point is real and gives us a strong foundation for continued growth.
Since its first trucks hit the road just over two years ago, JUNA's fleet has covered 3.9 million km (about 2.4 million miles), roughly 100 trips around the equator, running everything from international multi-country hauls to shorter daily shuttle routes. Major shippers already using the model include Nestlé, for emissions reduction on its routes, and Beiersdorf, for regional logistics out of Hamburg.
JUNA’s fleet has traveled 2.4 million miles in just two years of service. That shows there’s demand for its service.
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Context:
JUNA's electric fleet consists of Scania's next-generation regional battery-electric trucks, which feature up to 350 km (217 miles) of range at 40 tonnes (44.1 tons). The trucks use a 624 kWh battery and three electric motors producing 450 kW (603 hp), with a six-speed gearbox. JUNA says they can support up to 64 tonnes (141,096 pounds) of gross train weight and recover up to 80% of their range in 60 minutes using a 375 kW charger.
Scania has also been building larger electric-truck commitments outside JUNA. In June, the company announced an agreement to supply 105 battery-electric trucks to Swedish logistics company Wibax, which Scania described as the EU's largest single electric truck deal for bulk transport at the time. The deal also includes fleet optimization services and work around charging and energy solutions.
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