Volvo Trucks starts series production of 44-tonne trucks at Tuve, Sweden
Volvo Trucks has announced the start of series production of 44-tonne heavy-duty electric trucks – Volvo FH, Volvo FM and Volvo FMX, claiming to be the first global CV manufacturer to do so. The company noted that these models make up about two-thirds of its sales
Series production of Volvo’s heaviest electric cars starts in the Tuve factory in Gothenburg, and next year the factory in Ghent, Belgium will follow, according to a press release from the CV manufacturer.
Interestingly, Volvo produces the electric trucks on the same line as its conventional trucks, providing high production flexibility and efficiency gains. The batteries are supplied by Volvo Trucks’ new battery assembly factory in Ghent.
Notably, with this new addition, Volvo Trucks has six electric truck models in series production globally, the release added.
Roger Alm, CEO, Volvo Trucks, said: “We are now increasing volumes and will deliver these fantastic trucks to customers across Europe,” and later to customers in Asia, Australia and Latin America.
Volvo Trucks noted that demand for electric trucks is increasing rapidly in many markets, where a driving force is the need for transport buyers to switch to fossil-free transport in order to meet their sustainability goals.
With six truck models in its EV truck range covering a wide range of applications such as urban distribution and refuse collection, regional transport and construction work, it added that Volvo Trucks’ electric portfolio could cover around 45% of all freight 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 that the volumes will increase significantly in the coming years. By 2030, at least 50% of the trucks we sell globally should be electric, says Alm.
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