October 21, 2025

New Energy Transport completes Australia’s longest single-charge electric truck delivery as the company secures NSW site and customer commitments

Site announced southwest of Sydney for Australia’s largest heavy electric truck depot – 480-kilometre round trip completed on a single charge

Zero-emission trucking company New Energy Transport has completed the longest single-charge electric heavy road freight delivery in Australia, transporting a total weight of 36 tonnes from Picton, south of Sydney, to Beresfield in the Hunter region. 

The successful 480-kilometre round trip opens exciting possibilities for decarbonising heavy road freight, demonstrating electric road freight is not only capable of reducing emissions but can be cost competitive with diesel and delivers substantial productivity benefits via improved delivery times. 

The technology demonstration, delivered in partnership with Multiquip and Windrose, comes as New Energy Transport recently secured its first site to construct Australia’s largest heavy electric trucking depot near Wilton, south-west of Sydney. 

New Energy Transport is in advanced negotiations with private and public investors after signing six MoU agreements with transport buyers and partners. The MoUs are aimed at rapidly advancing plans to deliver cost-competitive, zero-emission electric road freight.   

Daniel Bleakley, Co-CEO of New Energy Transport said the potential of zero-emission heavy road freight is immense. 

“New Energy Transport is a new kind of trucking company. By combining low-cost renewable energy, high-speed charging and electric prime movers, New Energy Transport offers zero-emission road freight at diesel-based prices. We’re incredibly proud to be working with Multiquip to demonstrate the awesome capabilities of heavy electric trucks. This is the longest single-charge electric trucking demonstration in Australia to date. The successful journey proves that it’s possible to do zero-emission road freight in a cost competitive way while improving productivity and performance outcomes when compared to diesel-based freight.” 

Demonstration shows electric, zero emission heavy road freight is both cost competitive and more efficient than diesel  

In addition to completing the journey with zero emissions, the Windrose electric prime mover cut the round-trip journey time between Multiquip’s Picton and Beresfield facilities by 40 minutes, representing a 12% time saving. The electric truck’s ability to sustain high speeds when travelling uphill – when diesel trucks typically slow down – was key to the improved delivery time. Multiquip reported its average highway speed for a diesel-powered delivery on the route is 85km/h, while the Windrose electric truck was able to deliver an average speed of 98 km/h. 

First integrated major heavy electric trucking depot planned for south-west of Sydney 

Located near Wilton, south-west of Sydney, New Energy Transport’s site will support up to 50 heavy electric trucks and tap into the dense freight corridors between Sydney, Wollongong and Canberra, serving as a launch point for electric line-haulage between Sydney and Melbourne. The plans for what will be Australia’s largest heavy electric trucking depot have the backing of NSW MP for Wollondilly Judy Hannan who says it will reduce air and noise pollution, boost the local economy and provide high-quality long-term jobs. 

“It is wonderful to see heavy road transport becoming more environmentally friendly and I am very excited to see the progress made with Multiquip in Wollondilly.  

“The testing of the trucks shows there are alternatives that are not only better for the environment but also better for the driver and the business owner. I can’t wait to see the next stages of the roll out and I hope that Wollondilly will be part of this revolution in the industry, led by New Energy Transport,” Judy Hannan MP, Member for Wollondilly said. 

With the transport sector forecast to become the highest emitting sector in the Australian economy by 2030, and road freight accounting for 40% of all of Australia’s transport emissions, Australia must reduce road freight emissions to have any chance of meeting its 2035 emissions reduction target (62-70%). 

Fredrik Pehrsson, Co-CEO, New Energy Transport says the company plans to build its own charging infrastructure and expand its operations to service routes between Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra and Brisbane by 2031. 

 “There’s a lot of possibilities coming with electrification and we’re excited about what is to come. Our vision is based on also being able to deliver our own charging infrastructure, which is why New Energy Transport is also securing this in the back end of our operation. So we’re building our own charging infrastructure to support our own electric heavy prime movers for our customers.”

For more information visit www.newenergy.com.au. 

 

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Comments from New Energy Transport demonstration partners Windrose and Multiquip on Australia’s longest single-charge heavy electric truck delivery: 

David Muir, National Compliance Manager, Multiquip says: “Timing is a huge factor for any business, particularly a just-in-time business like ours. It was very surprising to see how much time our driver was able to save with the electric truck able to maintain a high speed over the distance. I was frankly quite shocked. Constantly being able to maintain that speed is amazing. Multiquip is a really diverse business. We support the poultry industry around Australia and we’re always looking at different ways of improving our operations. So with the opportunity to do something like this with an electric vehicle, as opposed to traditional diesels, it gives us a chance to see how it performs and how electric technology would actually integrate into our business. It’s been a really exciting trial for us. It’s being part of the future and seeing how this is going to progress in this country.” 

James Walmsley, Director Business Development, Windrose Australia says: “Although new to Australia, Windrose trucks have been servicing duty cycles of over 1,000kms a day, 6 days a week month after month in other markets, so it’s great to see the long-range capability being tested locally. We’ve achieved a range of 670km at 49 tonne and 750km at 31 tonne overseas, now it’s Australia’s turn to set some records.”  “The ground up EV design of the Windrose prime mover changes what’s possible with an EV heavy truck, there’s no more range, payload or road access compromises as you’d see in a diesel chassis converted to electric. 1,400 horsepower, about twice the amount of a diesel truck. 68 tonne B-double capability with payload and axle weights matching diesel counterparts. Proven charging in Australia at a speed of over 860kWh, allowing a full charge in about an hour. We now have all the tools to start electrifying the Hume and Pacific Highway corridors with our partners.” 

 

Media Contacts – New Energy Transport  

Media Contact – Windrose 

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