Flexis, the joint venture between Renault Group, Volvo Group and CMA CGM to develop a new generation of urban logistics solutions, unveiled for the first time in their showroom, their range of vehicles and services that will be commercialized in 2026. The company, focused on developing 100% electric, 100% connected, 100% urban-centric and 100% customizable urban logistics vehicles based on a common EV-native skateboard platform, equipped with Software-Defined Vehicle (SDV) electronic architecture, also presented the embedded software and services they have developed to support logistics providers efficiently electrify fleets and respond to growing urban logistic challenges.
As the company enters its industrialization and pre-commercialization phase, Flexis also announced ten letters of intent with logistics providers in France, the UK and Germany, with a potential vehicle demand of up to 15,000 vehicles over 3 years. Three of those logistics providers are Colis Privé (France), HIVED (UK) and DB Schenker (Germany) who will work with Flexis to co-create solutions to meet their operational needs and those of their subcontractors.
Based on an EV-native skateboard platform, with SDV electronic architecture developed by partnering organization Ampere of Renault Groupe, Flexis has developed a family of three vehicles, which are fully electric, urban proof, connected, and customizable.
The platform enables the vehicles to send real-time data to fleet management operators to maximize operational efficiency, as well as receive over the air updates, essentially making the vehicle a computer on wheels.
The fully EV-native range of vehicles are designed with logistics operations in mind to significantly improve efficiency. All vehicles have: a low floor height to ease the loading and unloading of parcels; the possibility of fully customizing the interior of the vehicles without the constraints of retrofitted hardware; the integration of high-capacity battery solutions allowing for fast charging (80% in less than 20 minutes); and the best range for urban operations (up to 450km WLTP per charge).
The vehicles are designed with superior ergonomics to increase driver safety and provide the comfort of a passenger car; for example, the driver seat is positioned at a height to reduce the impact on driver’s knees (reducing up to 250 up-and-down movements per day).
Flexis has already invested €350 Million in the development of the product range and has now entered the industrialization and pre-production phase in 2025. Serial production will start mid-2026 at Renault Group’s Sandouville plant in France. As part of the development process, twenty representative prototypes have been built and being tested, cumulating more than 9,000 hours of driving , since March 2024.
The family is composed of three models: the Step-in van, the Panel van and the Cargo van.
The Step-in Van: The Step-In van features a unique silhouette in the medium van segment featuring front sliding doors and a rear shutter door for loading optimization; a first for the European market. The van features easy access between the cockpit and cargo areas with 1,90-meter height clearance allowing drivers to comfortably walk upright throughout the vehicle.
The Panel Van: The urban-proof, multi-purpose design addresses all limitations of current market offerings, including superior maneuverability and an overall height of 1.9m, enabling it to enter underground city parking and garages easily.
The Cargo Van: The vehicle is adapted to urban last-mile delivery needs and beyond with an easily convertible box, capable of integrating different widths, heights, and beds, as well as modular solutions including, but not limited to, refrigerated boxes.
The company plans to sell its vehicles directly to logistics providers and fleet managers and will also supply the vehicles to Renault Group and Renault Trucks who will distribute them under their own brands in their sales networks.
Embedded solutions for connected logistics
Beyond the family of electric vehicles, Flexis is also developing a portfolio of B2B-oriented services to help logistics operators decarbonize and improve operational efficiency. The Flexis fleet management solutions are developed based on an open platform leveraging the capabilities of the Software Defined Vehicle and able to seamlessly integrate the vehicles in the existing digital environments already existing at customer operations.
Flexis services are centred around four main pillars: uptime management, operational efficiency, energy and charging infrastructure management, and financial services, and will be delivered through:
– A central digital platform for Flexis clients called the “FlexE Connect”
– Existing service networks across Europe supported by Renault Group and Volvo Group
– A Customer Operational Centre, offering clients a team of experts dedicated to conducting real-time fleet monitoring, providing diagnostics, proactive recommendations to customers, and sharing personalized performance reports.
Flexis prepares European commercialization through close cooperation with customers in France, UK and Germany.
The company announced their first ten letters of intent (LOI) signed with logistics providers across France, Germany, and the UK, including Colis Privé, HIVED and DB Schenker. These LOIs represent a potential demand of 15,000 vehicles in the next 3 years and the collaboration between Flexis and the clients to co-create solutions based on their needs.
