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VOLVO LAUNCHES ITS FIRST ELECTRIC TRUCK

30 August 2023
in: News
Tags: Continue reading: “WAY TO THE FUTURE”, renewable energy, Bitafal group, innovation, investment, Transport

Bitafal was present at the launch of the first large electric truck in Latin America.

The event took place on August 1 at the Volvo plant in Curitiba, Brazil. Many cargo transportation companies from our country were present, mainly in the forestry sector.

The launch for Latin America began with our country and we had the pleasure of being invited by Mekatronic to it. We tell you more about this new team.

The electric truck has various lithium battery packs that allow its autonomy to be adjusted to the intended use. At the moment it can reach up to about 300 km of autonomy with a full load of 45 tons.

In terms of performance and driving comfort, it is superior to the same equipment in the diesel line, great acceleration and a silent ride. As for maintenance, it is practically non-existent and easy to carry out.

All Volvo cabin models are available for this new line as well as the latest generation driving safety and comfort packs.

The first 4 test units are at the Curitiba plant and we had the pleasure of driving them on its test track. We expect a relatively rapid development of this new generation of road transport.

TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY IN OUR OPERATIONS

28 March 2023
in: News
Tags: asphalt, renewable energy, photovoltaic panels, sustainability

Our goal of being an increasingly sustainable company gains strength with the changes we are implementing.

With the inauguration of the photovoltaic solar energy generation plants last year, we began the path of electrifying our operations and we anticipate an expansion of the generation park for this year.

We already have the first thermal fluid boiler that will allow us to reduce the consumption of fossil fuels and there are two more on the way to consolidate the objective. At the same time, we are incorporating electric vehicles into our utility fleet together with high-efficiency chargers to take advantage of the energy generated.

By the end of this year, we hope to double the photovoltaic solar power generation capacity at both plants and thus meet our energy efficiency and sustainability goal.

ROAD TO RENEWABLE ENERGY

22 December 2022
in: News
Tags: asphalt, renewable energy, photovoltaic panels, sustainability

We inaugurated two photovoltaic plants with a total power of 165 kW

During the month of November, the photovoltaic solar energy plants of our Colonia Nicolich and Barros Blancos units were commissioned. With the aim of reducing dependence on fossil fuels as well as meeting a series of milestones that we have set ourselves to change the energy matrix of our manufacturing operations.

During 2023 we expect to have an expansion of these generation plants as well as the incorporation of biomass boilers and other investments that will allow us to reduce the consumption of Fuel Oil by 50%.

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Our goal of being an increasingly sustainable company gains strength with the changes we are implementing.

We inaugurated two photovoltaic plants with a total power of 165 kW