Juna buys 30 more electric trucks from Scania

Juna is expanding its fleet with 30 heavy-duty electric trucks. The newly founded joint venture between Scania and Sennder rents electric trucks to logistic companies. The new vehicles will bring Juna's fleet to around 50 electric units.

Scania will deliver the 30 new electric vehicles in the first half of 2025. According to Juna, it currently rents electric trucks in four major European markets, including Germany. The new trucks from Scania will be for regional transport. Juna writes that they can move up to 46 tonnes. Scania has been manufacturing this type of electric truck for less than a year.

“Expanding our fleet with these advanced electric trucks is a significant step to revolutionising road logistics,” says Juna CEO Matteo Oberto. “Our pay-per-use model has proven to fit the needs of freight forwarders and shows that electric trucks can meet the performance and reliability standards expected by demanding customers in the freight industry. Now we are ready to roll out our innovative solution to more European markets.”

Christian Levin, President and CEO of Scania, added: “Our collaboration with Sennder through Juna is an example of our shared vision for a sustainable future in transport. Delivering these new trucks is a testament to our joint efforts to drive the transition to a sustainable transport system.”

About a year ago, truck manufacturer Scania and digital freight forwarder Sennder Technologies announced their joint venture to drive the large-scale introduction of electric trucks in Europe. The company, called Juna, is based in Berlin and wants to rent out electric trucks via a pay-per-use model.

The idea is to make it easier for transport companies to switch to electric trucks. That means that logistics companies can skip high acquisition costs and have no residual value risk on their balance sheet—that is Juna’s responsibility. Instead, they have access to Scania’s electric trucks and guaranteed transport volumes. A predictable commercial utilisation should eliminate—or at least reduce—the “financial challenges” of switching to electric trucks.

Juna initially wanted to have some 100 electric trucks available by the end of 2024. It seems the company will miss that target. However, it also said that it wants to have 5,000 electric trucks on offer by 2030 – an ambitious goal but not an impossible one.

Source: Information per Mail