The Velux Group and Lots Group, a subsidiary of Scania, are collaborating to explore electrified logistics across a 1,250km round-trip route in Europe, one of the longest battery electric vehicle (BEV) corridors currently under evaluation.
The partnership began with a pilot phase in early 2026, focusing on the operational and financial feasibility of deploying BEVs across selected transportation flows in Velux’s European network. Lots Group used its AI-based logistics platform, Pathfinder, to analyze routes, charging infrastructure, transportation data and operational constraints.
The companies said the use of scenario modeling and data analysis enables them to test different electrification strategies, assess risks and develop implementation plans for wider deployment.
“For us, the transition to lower-emission transport must be both ambitious and practical,” said Søren Back Pedersen, senior director of market logistics and sourcing at Velux Group. “By combining Lots Group’s planning capabilities with insights from our own transport flows, we can assess how electric trucks can be integrated into our network, while maintaining the reliability, flexibility and efficiency that our business requires.”
Following the initial pilot, the partners are expanding their collaboration to examine how AI-driven logistics planning and electrified transportation can be scaled across Velux’s operations.
“The initial pilot phase allowed us to analyze real logistics flows and evaluate how electrification can work in practice,” said Max Blatt, CEO of Lots Group. “Building on these insights, we are now expanding the collaboration to explore how AI-driven logistics planning, data and electrified transport can support Velux in reducing emissions across the entire network.”
Velux said the project forms part of its broader efforts to reduce emissions across its value chain. The company is assessing where electrification can be most effective while maintaining operational performance.
“Reducing emissions from transport is an important part of our climate journey at Velux,” said Nadia Møllebjerg, senior program manager for logistics sustainability at Velux. “Through this collaboration with Lots Group, we can use real logistics data to better understand where electrification can create value and how it can be implemented in a way that supports both our sustainability ambitions and our operational performance.”
The companies aim to develop a scalable model for long-haul electrified logistics by combining AI-based planning, operational data and access to electric transportation capacity, with the goal of supporting wider adoption of zero-emission freight transportation.
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