Flexis Affords Autos & Embedded Options for Related, Electrified City Logistics

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With three cutting-edge electrical car fashions and a complete ecosystem of providers to serve the complete city logistics lifecycle, Flexis is reworking city logistics.

With its state-of-the-art SDV electrical structure and customary EV-native skateboard platform, Flexis presents three car variants designed to deal with the city logistical points dealing with Europe. The primary buyer deliveries are scheduled for 2026 on the Renault Group’s Sandouville facility, which is at present approaching industrialization.

With the assist of 10 Letters of Intent from corporations like DB Schenker, HIVED, and Colis Privé throughout France, the UK, and Germany, Flexis is about to revolutionize sustainable last-mile deliveries.

Flexis, a three way partnership between the Renault Group, Volvo Group, and CMA CGM to create a brand new era of automobiles for city logistics options, plans to for these automobiles to go on sale in 2026. Primarily based on a typical EV skateboard platform with “SoftwareDefined Automobile (SDV) digital structure,” the corporate is targeted on creating “100% electrical, 100% linked, 100% urban-centric, and 100% customizable city logistics automobiles.”

They simply showcased the embedded software program and providers they’ve created to assist logistics suppliers successfully electrify fleets and deal with rising city logistics challenges. Beneath are extra particulars on the preliminary car ideas.

The Step-in Van

“The Step-in Van includes a distinctive silhouette within the medium van section, that includes entrance sliding doorways and a rear shutter door for loading optimization — a primary for the European market. The van options easy accessibility between the cockpit and cargo areas with 1,90-meter peak clearance, permitting drivers to comfortably stroll upright all through the car.”

The Cargo Van

“The car is tailored to city last-mile supply wants and past with an simply convertible field, able to integrating totally different widths, heights, and beds, in addition to modular options together with, however not restricted to, refrigerated containers.”

The Panel Van

“The urban-proof, multi-purpose design addresses all limitations of present market choices, together with superior maneuverability and an total peak of 1.9 m, enabling it to enter underground metropolis parking and garages simply.”

“Embedded options for linked logistics”

Along with its line of electrical automobiles, Flexis is creating a spread of business-to-business (B2B) providers to help logistics operators in lowering their carbon footprint and rising operational effectiveness. The open platform on which the Flexis fleet administration options are constructed makes use of the Software program Outlined Autos’ capabilities and permits the automobiles to be easily built-in into the digital ecosystems which can be already in place at buyer operations.

Flexis says that these providers are centered round: 1) uptime administration, 2) operational effectivity, 3) vitality and charging infrastructure administration, and 4) monetary providers. They “shall be delivered via:

• A central digital platform for Flexis purchasers known as ‘FlexE Join.’
• Present service networks throughout Europe supported by Renault Group and Volvo Group.
• A Buyer Operational Centre, providing purchasers a group of consultants devoted to conducting real-time fleet monitoring, offering diagnostics, making proactive suggestions to clients, and sharing customized efficiency studies.”

Making ready for commercialization in Europe — preliminary clients in France, UK, and Germany

The enterprise revealed that it has signed its first 10 letters of intent (LOI) with logistics corporations in France, Germany, and the UK, together with DB Schenker, HIVED, and Colis Privé — notable corporations.

Within the subsequent three years, there could also be demand for 15,000 automobiles, as indicated by these LOIs. Flexis says that it and its purchasers will work collectively to develop options that meet their targets.

“The primary LOIs are the results of our co-creation strategy and deep understanding of the electrification and effectivity options now we have developed at Flexis,” explains Philippe Divry. “We’re proposing a suggestion that enables us to reply the wants of logistics gamers in a tailored manner that’s able to assembly their sustainability, operational, and economical targets. We’re proud to accompany Colis Privé, HIVED, and DB Schenker.”