Wasgau C+C Wholesale GmbH, the cash-and-carry specialist of the Pirmasens-based food trading company WASGAU, is now using three newly acquired electric delivery trucks and an electric semi-trailer for its logistics. These are already on the road in Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland.
Currently, around ten percent of the company’s entire fleet, which includes more than 40 trucks and sprinters, is electrified. According to the company, this corresponds to an estimated savings of around 350 tons of CO2 per year. Two more electric trucks are to be added during the year; additionally, further orders at the end of the year are currently being considered, it is said. Claus Bärhausen, Head of Organization at Wasgau C+C:
“Sustainable action is not just a wish for WASGAU, but is implemented daily.
The introduction of electric trucks for logistics in the C+C area is another very important building block of this philosophy. Our experiences with it have been very positive so far, although naturally, after a few weeks, we cannot yet say anything about repairs and downtimes. And the drivers, whom we intensively familiarized with the electric trucks through training before they went into operation, are thoroughly enthusiastic about the new technology.”
Three Separate Cooling ZonesFor the electric trucks of the Scania brand, an automatic, demand-based control of the charging processes is carried out using a charging management software. At the same time, such software helps to avoid load peaks, which in turn reduces operating costs. The drive power of the 18- and 25-ton trucks amounts to
400 KW (544 hp), and the cooling unit is electrically powered by the vehicle's battery. According to the company, each vehicle has an insulated body with three separate cooling zones, with temperature ranges adjustable from minus 25 degrees Celsius to plus six degrees Celsius.
The acquisition was preceded by an analysis regarding technical functionalities, range, and handling around service and maintenance, according to the company.
For the charging infrastructure, there are company-owned charging stations at the locations in Pirmasens and Kaiserslautern. In Kaiserslautern, these can be supplied with self-produced electricity via the photovoltaic flat-panel system, which will be established later this year.
Under the Federal Funding SchemeThefood trading companyis represented with a total of six markets in Neunkirchen/Saar, Wadern, Kaiserslautern, Bad Kreuznach, Neustadt an der
Weinstraße, and Pirmasens. Customers include gastronomy/hotels, large consumers, clubs, and other commercial enterprises of all kinds from the Rhineland-Palatinate/Saarland region.
The acquisition of the electric vehicles and the charging infrastructure was partially funded under the directive on the promotion of light and heavy commercial vehicles with alternative, environmentally friendly drives and the associated refueling and charging infrastructure (KsNI) with a total of around 1.5 million euros by the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport.
This also includes funding for the development of charging infrastructure, which is provided under the German Recovery and Resilience Plan (DARP) via the European Recovery and Resilience Facility (ARF) in the NextGenerationEU program. The funding guideline is coordinated by NOW GmbH, and applications are approved by the Federal Office for Logistics
