“ELECTRIC TRUCK TEST DRIVERS WANTED IN LONDON”
Driver, HGV at Volta Trucks Their looking for Test drivers if anyone fancy’s somethiing new lol…
Make sure to ask for danger money, as bus versions had slight issues…
TonkaBoy:
“ELECTRIC TRUCK TEST DRIVERS WANTED IN LONDON”
Driver, HGV at Volta Trucks Their looking for Test drivers if anyone fancy’s somethiing new lol…
Make sure to ask for danger money, as bus versions had slight issues…
Look on the bright side they’ve obviously made glass that’s stronger than steel for added crash protection.Which is needed when your torso and head is about level with the load deck of the truck in front.
if i lived near london. or they ever come to machester id apply to them be an inteserting job i reckon test driver usuing new technologoy etc id be up for it
Carryfast:
Look on the bright side they’ve obviously made glass that’s stronger than steel for added crash protection.Which is needed when your torso and head is about level with the load deck of the truck in front.
Not been close up to one, but I am sure it will have enough technology to help avoid running into any thing within reason.
dave docwra:
Carryfast:
Look on the bright side they’ve obviously made glass that’s stronger than steel for added crash protection.Which is needed when your torso and head is about level with the load deck of the truck in front.Not been close up to one, but I am sure it will have enough technology to help avoid running into any thing within reason.
Local dustcarts etc and many long distance coaches have drivers sitting fairly low with no crumple zone in front of them.
One would imagine that a wee bit of self preservation might kick in to stop tail-gating or similar?
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But since the *"it hasnt happened yet, so clearly it is not going to happen later"* thought process seems widespread, maybe that isnt so.
A typical Volta Trucks person:
Thinks and acts in a non-traditional way.
Closely shares our values of safety, sustainability, and electrification.
Is action-orientated, proactive and works at pace.
Is transparent, progressive and entrepreneurial.
Is adaptable, resilient, and open to change.
bloody nora
Juddian:
A typical Volta Trucks person:Thinks and acts in a non-traditional way.
Closely shares our values of safety, sustainability, and electrification.
Is action-orientated, proactive and works at pace.
Is transparent, progressive and entrepreneurial.
Is adaptable, resilient, and open to change.bloody nora
who in the world writes this tripe, i see it so often for job ads for 9 quid a hour 
for gods sake people who would work for that rate have no chance of understanding that chite… 
m.a.n rules:
Juddian:
A typical Volta Trucks person:Thinks and acts in a non-traditional way.
Closely shares our values of safety, sustainability, and electrification.
Is action-orientated, proactive and works at pace.
Is transparent, progressive and entrepreneurial.
Is adaptable, resilient, and open to change.bloody nora
who in the world writes this tripe, i see it so often for job ads for 9 quid a hour
Correct - I wouldn’t work for that rate & can dismiss job adverts purely for their use of clichéd office jargon.
However, I don’t find the Volta prerequisites (as listed above) unreasonable or clichéd. They don’t want a ‘Luddite’ taking the job or someone moaning because they prefer the growl of a V8 to the smooth, gentle sound of an electric motor.
Juddian:
A typical Volta Trucks person:Thinks and acts in a non-traditional way.
Closely shares our values of safety, sustainability, and electrification.
Is action-orientated, proactive and works at pace.
Is transparent, progressive and entrepreneurial.
Is adaptable, resilient, and open to change.bloody nora
Fine I’m in.Look on the bright side there’s not enough payload for all the batteries that it would need to make it fast enough to have to worry about frontal crash protection or rolling it in a corner.
youtu.be/J0rgloeXfJM
Second thoughts it’s the perfect job for an ex milk float driver.Id get bored after an hour of plodding around a test track trying to maximise the range figures before the batteries go flat.Assuming they don’t explode first in which case at least the access from the cab looks quick.
Carryfast:
Second thoughts it’s the perfect job for an ex milk float driver.Id get bored after an hour of plodding around a test track trying to maximise the range figures before the batteries go flat.Assuming they don’t explode first in which case at least the access from the cab looks quick.
We are in 2022 not 1972, Battery vehicles are nothing like you think they are, they will quickly get to a stage where they will be replacing all diesel powered vehicles & probably a lot quicker than we can imagine.
I suppose you have views similar to Foden when they said steam is the future not them new fangled oil burning engines.
Carryfast:
Second thoughts it’s the perfect job for an ex milk float driver.Id get bored after an hour of plodding around a test track trying to maximise the range figures before the batteries go flat.
Not the job for you CF, those doors look far to big - you’d be complaining of being used as a labourer having to open & close them.
whisperingsmith:
Carryfast:
Second thoughts it’s the perfect job for an ex milk float driver.Id get bored after an hour of plodding around a test track trying to maximise the range figures before the batteries go flat.Not the job for you CF, those doors look far to big - you’d be complaining of being used as a labourer having to open & close them.
Let’s just say that the Rosenbauer driver won’t be applying and it’s got nothing to do with the doors.
dave docwra:
Carryfast:
Second thoughts it’s the perfect job for an ex milk float driver.Id get bored after an hour of plodding around a test track trying to maximise the range figures before the batteries go flat.Assuming they don’t explode first in which case at least the access from the cab looks quick.We are in 2022 not 1972, Battery vehicles are nothing like you think they are, they will quickly get to a stage where they will be replacing all diesel powered vehicles & probably a lot quicker than we can imagine.
I suppose you have views similar to Foden when they said steam is the future not them new fangled oil burning engines.
30-50p per kWh + road fuel duty and 20% VAT when a litre of diesel contains around 12kwh.
By that logic Foden would have been advocating standardisation on Hercules petrol engines.
Not to mention the cost and weight of the batteries.