Commissioning of the world’s first all-electric car transporter

March 08, 2022 – Together with the companies Galliker and Kässbohrer, the Swiss e-truck manufacturer Designwerk has developed and built the first fully electric car transporter. With the delivery, the project comes to an end and another route is covered without local emissions.

Transport service provider Galliker Transport, body manufacturer Kässbohrer and Futuricum, the e-truck brand of the Designwerk Group, have jointly developed and built the first electric car transporter. At a small ceremony the vehicle was handed over for operation. The e-car transporter is used by Galliker Transport in the delivery of new vehicles. “With the completion of the electric car transporter, we are setting a prominent example together with our partners. Electrically powered passenger cars can be delivered to the dealer emission-free from today on. It is important to the car manufacturers and to us to contribute another piece to sustainable mobility,” says Tobias Wülser, founder of the Designwerk Group.

High-capacity e-truck for delivery of new vehicles

The vehicle will cover distances of around 450 kilometers a day on Swiss roads. The car transporter has a total output of 680 hp and four modular battery packs with a total capacity of 900 kilowatt hours. In addition to the drive, Kässbohrer’s superstructure is also operated completely electrically. After use, the accumulators are charged overnight. If a quick charge is needed, a charging power of 350 kW can be used to charge the vehicle to 80% of the installed battery capacity within 1 hour and 45 minutes.

With the commissioning of the electric carport, the three partners are ensuring locally emission-free journeys in another segment of the logistics industry.