German flooring company Bona has just taken delivery of the country’s first Scania battery-electric truck.

Bona will use the truck as a city shuttle, making multiple trips a day to transport finished products from its production plant in the south of the city to its distribution centre in the north, a journey of 6km.

The Scania 25 P stores its energy in five lithium-ion batteries, each with a capacity of 33kW/h. Under optimal conditions, the drive batteries are designed for a range of up to 110km, which is more than enough for Bona’s use in the city of Limburg as that will average approximately 50km per day.

“The electric powertrain shines, especially at low engine speeds and in starting situations, with significantly better acceleration and more traction than a diesel truck,” said Christian Hottgenroth, director of truck sales, Scania Germany & Austria.

“Drivers can look forward to rapid acceleration and short response times from the drive.”