Volvo Trucks has announced that it is starting with series production of heavy electric, 44-tonne trucks - Volvo FH, Volvo FM, and Volvo FMX, claiming to be the first global CV maker to do so. The company noted that these models constitute about two-thirds of its sales
Series production of Volvo’s heaviest electric trucks will start in the Tuve factory in Gothenburg, Sweden and next year the factory in Ghent, Belgium, will follow, a press release from the CV maker stated.
Interestingly, Volvo produces the electric trucks on the same line as its conventional trucks, which gives high production flexibility and efficiency gains. The batteries are supplied by Volvo Trucks’ new battery assembly plant in Ghent.
Notable, with this new addition, Volvo Trucks has six electric truck models in series production globally, the release added.
Roger Alm, President, Volvo Trucks, said, “Now we are ramping up volumes and will deliver these great trucks to customers all over Europe,” and later on to customers in Asia, Australia and Latin America.”
Volvo Trucks noted that the demand for electric trucks is rapidly increasing in many markets, with one driving force being the need for transport buyers to shift to fossil-free transport to meet their sustainability goals.
With six truck models in its EV truck lineup covering a wide range of applications such as city distribution and refuse handling, regional transport, and construction work, it added that Volvo Trucks’ electric portfolio could cover around 45% of all goods transported in Europe today.
“We have sold around 1,000 units of our heavy electric trucks and more than 2,600 of our electric trucks in total. We expect volumes to increase significantly in the next few years. By 2030, at least 50% of the trucks we sell globally should be electric,” Alm added.
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