Volvo
is increasing its line of electric heavy-duty trucks for 2021. Testing already.
Three
electric heavy-duty trucks are currently in testing, before going on sale in
Europe from next year ahead of the start of volume production in 2022. Electric
versions of the Volvo FH, FM, and FMX will join the FL and FE to form a complete
heavy-duty vehicle lineup running from 16 to 44 tonnes, with per charge ranges
up to 300 km (186.4 mi) possible. This expansion will see Volvo's electric
trucks rolling out for distribution, refuse, regional transport, and urban
construction applications.
Volvo
partnered with one of its customers, Swerock, to run a two-year pilot program to
test the FM Electric and FMX Electric vehicles for use in the construction
industry. The electric FM has been equipped with a mixer, while the e-FMX has
been fitted with a hook-lift. Both will be used in construction projects in and
around Gothenburg.
"To
reduce the impact of transport on the climate, we need to make a swift the transition from fossil fuels to alternatives such as electricity," said Volvo
company president, Roger Alm. "But the conditions for making this shift,
and consequently, the pace of the transition, vary dramatically across different
haulers and markets, depending on many variables such as financial incentives,
access to charging infrastructure and type of transport operations."
"By rapidly
increasing the number of heavy-duty electric trucks, we want to help our
customers and transport buyers to achieve their ambitious sustainability
goals" added Alm. "We're determined to continue driving our industry
towards a sustainable future."
Volvo will make
its VNR Electric regional transport truck available for purchase in the US from
the beginning of December 2020, as a pre-sales testing.
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