Tarmac trialling all-electric tipper truck

Working with Tilbury-based electric truck manufacturer Tevva alongside Brit-Tipp – who completed this first electric tipper body integration – Tarmac began development of the electric tipper truck in 2022 as it sourced alternatively fuelled HGV vehicles. As a result of this collaboration, Brit-Tipp has secured type approval for all their bodies on the Tevva chassis.

Assuming a use cycle of 80 miles a day (2,500 miles a month), the 7.5-tonne Tevva electric tipper truck is expected to save over 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ per month compared to a diesel model the same size. 

Tarmac is a signatory of the EV100 initiative, committing that all cars and vans in its fleet would be zero emission by 2030. In 2023 the company brought the UK’s first all-electric battery readymix concrete truck into operation, plus the world’s first electric bond coat sprayer. 

During the trial, Tarmac will evaluate the vehicle’s performance in practical operation as well as its range when loaded to assess how the benefits of the technology can be maximised.