Quantron said it has signed a strategic framework agreement to put 2,000 zero-emission trucks into Shaoxing by 2030, replacing diesel fleets under a service contract rather than a simple vehicle sale.
The partners are Quantron, part of Andreas Haller Holding, HyperView, Riyue Group and a government-linked platform company in Shaoxing. A signing ceremony was also held in Rome. The trucks are meant to run on Quantron-as-a-Service, a monthly package that can bundle the vehicle, energy, financing, maintenance, digital fleet tools and later autonomous functions once those systems are approved.
“The ramp-up to 2,000 vehicles envisaged in the agreement gives QUANTRON China a clear commercial perspective and provides the scale required for a competitive market entry. Together with our partners, we will now translate this perspective into concrete vehicle programmes and integrated customer solutions – from the vehicle and energy supply to financing, service and digital fleet management,” explains Daniel Fräde, CEO of QUANTRON.
Quantron said China is the scale factory for development, buying and building, with cost advantages meant to travel to other markets. HyperView is described as the autonomous-systems partner, with production experience across more than 30 vehicle models and more than a million systems in total. Riyue Group is slated to help with renewable power and charging.
The company offered a preliminary emissions estimate: the 2,000 trucks could avoid about two million tonnes of direct CO2 over a decade versus comparable diesels, assuming 125,000 kilometers a year, 26 liters per 100 kilometers of diesel, 3.138 kilograms of CO2e per liter well-to-wheel, and renewable electricity for the electric trucks. Those numbers are Quantron’s model, not an independent audit.
A framework that “envisages” 2,000 vehicles is a planning target. Deliveries will depend on contracts, charging build-out and regulatory clearance for any self-driving features. The announcement extends the Quantron China industrial story launched with HyperView and Foxconn earlier this month.
