JAC Motors NZ has delivered its latest electric truck to Woolworths New Zealand.

The JAC 100% electric truck will be used for Woolworths’ online shopping delivery service.

With zero tailpipe emissions, the truck runs the chiller unit off the EPTO (electric power take-off), which has given the added benefit of no diesel idling to keep the fridge-freezer at temperature.

JAC New Zealand general manager Andrew Craw said the latest EV delivery to Woolworths showed the company’s commitment to lower-emission trucking.

“We’re proud to have our JAC EV Truck as part of this positive initiative,” he said.

The team has also recently announced its support of the food rescue charity KiwiHarvest, of which Woolworths is also a proud supporter. Adding the JAC truck to KiwiHarvest’s operations has expanded its operations while reducing its carbon footprint.

Craw said in its first month of supporting KiwiHarvest, the EV Truck has exceeded expectations.

The chilled truck completed its entire daily run of collections and drop-offs across Auckland, arriving back to base having used only 20 to 25% of the battery across its average distance of 62.2km a day, operating well within the JAC’s fully loaded urban range of 200km plus.

The JAC truck has been partially funded by the Government’s Low Emissions Heavy Vehicle Fund, which is administered by EECA (Energy Efficiency and Conversation Authority).