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Still, there are specific characteristics when it comes to the financing of electric trucks. Per-Eric Ericsson outlines three different scenarios that we will see more of in the future:

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1.���������� Rental – for peaks in demand

This solution is typically used when there are peaks in demand for transport capacity. For rental services the vehicles are specified by ����������� and thus are not customer-specific. Rental is available for short durations (days, weeks or longer, if the customer requires).

“Today ����������� doesn’t offer rental per kilometre, but we are investigating this as a usage-based alternative,” says Ericsson.

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2.���������� Pay Per Use – lower costs when demand is lower

Pay Per Use is much like a traditional lease contract with a fixed start and end-date. But instead of paying the same monthly leasing cost the transport company pays a limited basic monthly fee plus a variable kilometre-based fee.

“For a transport company that has peaks and troughs in demand, Pay Per Use is a great way to lower monthly costs during periods when demand is lower. This way, fewer kilometres will have the same effect on costs as lower fuel consumption would have for diesel vehicles.”

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3.���������� Vehicle as a Service (VaaS) – pay for capacity used

VaaS is a contract based on capacity rather than on a specific vehicle, which also allows the transport company the flexibility to return or obtain any additional vehicles that are needed to perform the transport assignments.

“The idea is that ����������� takes the utilisation risk instead of our customers, with the risk of having vehicles standing in the yard. This opens up for customers to reduce their balance sheet exposures, but VaaS contracts are a bit complex and will by their very nature have to be more costly. Nevertheless, VaaS is something that we will explore more in the future,” says Ericsson.