• Home
• Channel: Shopping
• Supermarket Puts Second Special E-Truck into Service in Budapest

Supermarket Puts Second Special E-Truck into Service in Budapest

• 18 Jul 2023 8:55 AM
• Hungary Around the Clock

Aldi Hungary has put its second electric truck into service, which is serving the stores operating in central Budapest, the discount retail chain announced.

The three-axle, 27-ton special refrigerated Scania truck is powered by a 230kW electric drive train.

Aldi said both the propulsion and the vehicle cooling system operate on batteries, which are recharged with electricity generated from renewable sources.

• How does this content make you feel?
• I love it
• I like it
• I dislike it

• Supermarket

XpatLoop Media Partner

Hungary Around the Clock

Since 1995 Hungary Around the Clock has proven to be one of the most comprehensive sources of daily English-language news about Hungary. It covers ongoing domestic politics and foreign relations, as well as business and economic matters. For a free trial of HATC visit www.hatc.hu and click on 'Free Trial Subscription’.

Explore More Reports

Russian Retailer to Open in Hungary, Promises Prices 20% Below Market Average

• 2 Apr 2024 5:27 AM

Russian discount retail chain Mere is planning to enter Hungary, website Haszon learned.



Official Online Price Monitoring Platform To Be Continued - New Products Added to Comparison List

• 29 Dec 2023 9:44 AM

Csaba Balázs Rigó, the head of Hungary’s Competition Office (GVH), has said corporate profits were to blame, in part, for high inflation. In addition to the scale of some “unjustified” price increases, some businesses took advantage of stable demand for some products in spite of the higher prices, he added.



Mandatory Supermarket Food Discounts in Hungary Extended Until Next June

• 23 Nov 2023 6:09 AM

The government has decided to extend discounts big supermarkets must offer regularly on a number of food products until the end of June 2024, the economic development ministry said.



Blame Game: High Food Prices in Hungary Are Due to Government Windfall Taxes, Says Spar Boss

• 25 Sep 2023 12:35 PM

Hungarian consumers have become very price-conscious in the current market environment and this is reflected in the growing market share of own-labelled products, Spar CEO Gabriella Heiszler told the annual conference of economists in Eger.