US beer brewer Anheuser-Busch, with help from truck maker Nikola Motor and EV commercial vehicle specialist BYD, completed its first zero-emission beer delivery in the company's hometown of St. Louis.
A Nikola hydrogen-electric truck picked up the load of beer and delivered it to local wholesaler Lohr Distributors – the first commercial delivery onboard using such a vehicle from this manufacturer. Lohr in turn delivered the beer to the Enterprise Center, home of the St. Louis Blues, on a BYD electric truck completing the zero emissions transportation.
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Anheuser-Busch already had partnerships with both Nikola and BYD. The brewer has committed to reducing carbon emissions across its value chain by 25% by 2025.
Last year, Anheuser-Busch placed an order for up to 800 Nikola hydrogen-electric powered semis and will eventually replace its entire long-haul dedicated fleet with zero emission vehicles.
Trevor Milton, Nikola's CEO said: "We are now preparing production vehicles for Anheuser-Busch and plan on delivering the trucks as fast as possible."
Anheuser-Busch last month announced a pilot project with BYD in California last month to improve fleet sustainability at four distribution facilities across the southern state.
The 21 electric trucks as well as a 958.5 kW solar array to charge the vehicles will be introduced this year as the largest Class 8 electric truck deployment in North America.
