To increase its fleet, contributing sustainably, Budweiser closes agreement with Chinese BYD for the purchase of 30 electric trucks

Budweiser will buy about 30 BYD Q3 electric trucks to be used in the main Chinese cities, where its breweries are located, in logistics operations. To this end, Budweiser and China's BYD signed a strategic cooperation agreement. The goal is to transport the drinks, but with zero gas emissions, using electric technology for transport. In addition, BYD and Budweiser intend to set a strong example for other multinational companies to create initiatives and partnerships with a focus on the environment and sustainable development. 

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The companies also intend to propose a “greener” truck system, accelerating the process of creating industries with a lower carbon footprint.

BYD announces new partnership

According to Adalberto Maluf, Director of Marketing, Sustainability and New Business at BYD Brasil, the Chinese company is known globally for offering projects that emit zero pollutants with renewable energies, feeding stationary batteries, not only for trucks, but for other electric vehicles. According to him, the Chinese company intends to help companies and governments to reduce pollution.

Advantage of electric trucks

The arrival of these models on the market brought several positive changes, in addition to the low environmental impact. An example of these advantages is the high efficiency of electric truck motors in converting electrical energy into movement, making it possible to travel longer distances with lower energy consumption along the way.

This advantage helps a lot with those cargo drivers and fleet managers who make long trips where they don't make many stops. With proper maintenance, it is possible to maintain the utilization for a large part of the useful life of the truck.

Climate change: Electric trucks 'can compete with diesel'

The view that battery-powered heavy-duty trucks cannot compete with diesel is being challenged by new research. A new study claims that if fast-charging networks are built for trucks, they could outperform diesel in terms of cost.
With fast charging, the larger the vehicle, the greater the electric advantage, say the researchers.

In the UK and around the world, there is a strong shift among consumers towards electric cars. Figures for March in the UK show that sales of battery electric cars and plug-in hybrids reached 14% of the market. When it comes to pure electric vehicles, Western Europe is the Hotspot global, with more than 700.000 battery-powered cars sold in 2020.

About the companies

AB Inbev's business, which owns the Budweiser, Stella Artois and Ambev brands in Brazil, spans around 50 countries as a world-leading brewery, and the Chinese area is where the company is very popular.

Budweiser China started using the Chinese automaker's electric vehicles in its operations 3 years ago, to drive merchandise in Foshan, where its factory is located. In 2019, the Chinese automaker delivered 21 electric trucks to AB Inbev, with the aim of assembling the largest fleet of these electric vehicles in North America.

The Chinese automaker, BYD, is a global leader in electric vehicles and began the development of trucks in 2012, becoming the first automaker to invest in R&D of these vehicles, at a global level. Until then, it has already delivered more than 13.000 trucks in several countries such as the United States, Canada, Brazil and Australia.