The Copenhagen Pride parade, which takes place on 19 August, has announced that it will only be using electric trucks (EVs) for its floats. This makes it the first Pride event in the world to use only EVs in the parade, many of which will be provided by the logistics company DFDS Group and Volvo Trucks.
The Copenhagen Pride event will therefore be bringing social and environmental celebrations together, raising the issue of LGBTQ equal rights and celebrating sexual and love diversity
, while at the same time decarbonising its pride parade. The commitment to use EVs is a step towards fulfilling a three-year goal, agreed upon last autumn, to make the festival more environmentally friendly.
According the Lars Henriksen, the political chairperson of Copenhagen Pride, as quoted in the CPH Post, ‘the parade is using 100% EVs to be more sustainable and green as the climate crisis also affects LGBTQ communities.’
According to the DFDS Group, which is supplying 30 vehicles for the parade, an electric truck saves on average 52.3 tonnes of CO2 emissions a year. The Volvo Trucks will all have zero emissions and be equipped with sound systems, toilets and DJs powered by the electric truck battery.