Worsening urban air quality, climate change and the rapid growth of e-commerce in Europe require increasing measures to address fossil fuel emissions. Emissions from light commercial vehicles are a significant part of this problem and not being adequately addressed. This is the problem Voltia was created to solve. Sitting at the intersection of the megatrends of electromobility and the ‘everything-as-a-service’ business model, Voltia facilitates the deployment of electric vehicles into commercial fleets in a smooth, cost effective, and risk free manner. “The battle for a healthier, cleaner environment cannot be won without addressing emissions from delivery vehicles,” said co-founder Peter Badik, “The large scale deployment of electric vehicles by logistics companies is essential to address this. Others seem to agree because we have interest from leading logistics companies in the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands and Austria.” Under the concept vehicle-as-a-service, Voltia provides customers with analysis of their routes, advising, an electric vehicle deployment plan, the best commercial electric vehicles available, and a complete service package tailored to their specific business needs. By retaining ownership of the vans and leasing them to clients as part of the service, Voltia helps clients overcome a primary barrier to electric vehicle deployment, namely their high purchase price. Other parts of the service include access to, or construction of, charging infrastructure, electric energy, training, service and maintenance, a web based fleet management system and ongoing user guidance and support. “We have been building a great team and testing and refining the commercial vehicle as a service approach under the name Greenway Operator for a few years.” said co-founder Juraj Uleha. “We’ve become specialists in helping businesses deploy electric vans, especially in the 2-3.5 ton market segment. This year we were even recognized as one of the top three sustainable businesses in Europe. Now, strengthened by cooperation with leading international investors, we’re excited to launch Voltia and take this model all over Europe.” Voltia has offices in Amsterdam serving the Benelux region, Bratislava serving Central and Eastern Europe, and Vienna serving the German speaking DACH region.