Volkswagen and Vestas Wind Systems are strengthening their partnership, with the global leader in sustainable energy solutions ordering more than 100 ID Buzz Cargo vans to expand its service fleet.

The first of the vehicles was taken into operation in February 2023 and is used for the service and maintenance of Vestas wind turbines in Denmark and Northern Germany. In the coming months, further European markets such as France and Spain will follow, with more than 100 of the Volkswagen vans expected to be delivered to Vestas before the end of the year. The substantial order is another step on Vestas’ path to becoming a carbon-neutral company by 2030.

Volkswagen ID Buzz Cargo for Vestas

“At Vestas, we have committed ourselves to becoming carbon neutral in our own operations, without the use of offsets, by 2030,” explained Christian Venderby, executive vice president at Vestas. “To reach this goal, it is critical that we not only decarbonise our business as it operates today but also integrate zero-carbon operations into our scalability journey. Partnerships with industry leaders such as Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles are critical to support this sustainable scalability journey, and we are proud to be collaborating to build a decarbonised service business that can grow alongside the energy transition.”

Carsten Intra, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles CEO, commented: “At Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, it is our aim to actively shape the path to sustainable mobility. This includes our own production and its supply chains, but also our partnership with leading providers of sustainable solutions from other sectors of the economy. With our vehicles and services for sustainable, climate-friendly mobility, we offer an important cornerstone for Vestas’ work. At the same time, we learn a lot about the requirements for our vehicles from the cooperation. Vestas, named the most sustainable company in the world in 2022 by Corporate Knights, is therefore an ideal partner for us.”

Volkswagen and Vestas management with ID Buzz Cargo

Lars Krause, Volkswagen’s sales and marketing chief, added: “Like no other commercial vehicle, the ID Buzz stands for sustainable mobility. With the net carbon-neutral vehicle handover and climate-neutral daily use, we are also setting new standards for service fleets together with our customers. We are proud to be able to support Vestas as a pioneer of the energy transition with our ID Buzz Cargo in its business.”

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