WHOLESALE
ELECTRIC VEHICLES
Wholesalers offered insight into electric vehicle market SWA to offer members key insights into the electric vehicle and infrastructure market next month.
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he Scottish Wholesale Association (SWA) is to offer its members key insights into the electric vehicle and infrastructure market, as part of its first Electric Vehicle Experience on 5 April. The event, created in partnership with Volvo Trucks, forms part of the SWA’s Decarbonisation of the Wholesale Sector project. Taking place at the Donald Malcolm Heritage Centre in Linwood, Renfrewshire, the event will allow qualifying participants to drive one of the UK’s first all-electric HGVs and hear talks from sector leaders. Aimed at all wholesalers who want to glean more information about electric vehicles and how best to start making the transition to EV fleets, the event will also provide an opportunity to meet and question Volvo engineers about EV vehicle technology. The event will include talks from Transport Scot"This event will provide an excellent land which will speak on the platform for wholesalers to learn more nation’s transition to net-zero about the technology and ask pertinent fleets, Volvo Trucks on accelquestions." Colin Smith, SWA erating the shift to electromobility, and Scottish Power SWA boss Colin Smith said: “This Energy Networks whose speaker will dis- event will provide an excellent platform cuss resourcing and support the power for wholesalers to learn more about the demand. Traffic management systems technology and ask pertinent questions. specialist Swarco, which provides much “Last November, we shared the findof the EV charging infrastructure that ings of the first phase of our Decarbondrivers use across the country, will also isation of the Wholesale Sector project which focused on our vehicles and fleets, talk about smart charging solutions.
calculating and reporting on the sector’s fleet emissions baseline and producing a fleet emissions roadmap to net zero. “Phase two is focusing on our buildings and cold storage, while phase three will shine a spotlight on our people and employees and how they move around.” ● The event is free for SWA members and £100 for non-members. Registration closes on 29 March.
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