OXXO pilots electric truck for supply operations

The retailer will use the SCANIA unit for delivery operations, with the goal of having an entire fleet and charging stations of its own.

OXXO and SCANIA have partnered to implement an electric truck that will be part of the retailer’s fleet located at the Distribution Center in Escobedo, Nuevo Leon.

SCANIA's 100% electric unit is in development and testing phase, with plans to consolidate in the medium term for deploying an entire electrified fleet. With this pilot project, OXXO intends to promote the use of electric trucks in other companies or industries.

"In the next three months, together with SCANIA, we will continue with the evaluation of the vehicle's autonomy, load capacity, operation and service, in order to be more efficient in our service," said Jorge Espinoza, OXXO's Planning and Operational Excellence Manager.

The rollout of this unit will benefit in the reduction of over 1,000 liters of diesel consumption, and will avoid the emission of three tons of CO2 that conventional units produce monthly.

In terms of technical specifications, the electric unit has 9 batteries, reaches a maximum speed of 80 km/h, has a range of 250 km, and its charging downtime is 6 hours.

The pilot tests carried out with the SCANIA unit will help OXXO to define the next steps and make improvements in the sustainable mobility strategy, promoting a culture of environmental care with the use of innovative technology in its processes.