Gravity Media, a global leader in broadcast solutions, production, and media services, is pleased to announce that its revolutionary fully electric 19T tender vehicle (eTSV1) has successfully completed its first six months of operation and will play a key supporting role in its supply of broadcasting facilities for 2025/26 English Premier League season as well as making its debut at the Women’s Super League at the Emirates Stadium on 6th September.
In fulfilling its jobs to date, including work on a number of EPL matches, it has driven over 3200 km with zero tailpipe emissions. This makes it an even more sustainable option than the latest fleet conversions to HVO fuel, and highlights just what is possible when charging fully electric vehicles using renewable energy both back at base and at an increasing number of venues around the country.
With a fully charged range of over 200 km and a 5-ton payload capacity, ‘eTSV1’ is well-suited for urban-based productions. It features a Volvo FE Electric 4×2 chassis cab and is powered by four GEN 3 traction batteries, providing a total energy capacity of 280 kWh. This makes it an important part of Gravity Media’s ongoing sustainability strategy; the company has been awarded the DPP’s top Committed to Sustainability Mark and is the only outside broadcast facilities provider on the BAFTA albert Suppliers Directory.
Gravity Media UK CEO, Jamie Hindhaugh commented, ‘The eTSV1 is possibly the most consequential truck we have commissioned and deployed at Gravity Media. While previous landmark trucks reflected pivotal shifts in technology, such as the move first to HD and then 4K, and the transition to IP, this represents something even more fundamental; a movement toward sustainable, lower-carbon broadcasting. Real progress will come from learning from one another, sharing ideas and collectively driving initiatives forward. And the importance of that extends beyond just broadcasting.”
“We are delighted by the reception that eTSV1 has had so far and the way that it has performed in the field,” added Rohan Mitchell, ESG Director, Gravity Media. “Driving over 2000 miles and producing absolutely no emissions over each and every one of those miles is a significant achievement. The technology is advancing all the time too, with greater vehicle range at increasingly competitive price points, and we are looking forward to seeing the pioneering work we have done with eTSV1 reflected across the wider OB industry in the next generation of all-electric vehicles.”
