Since first being put to market in 2019, Volvo Trucks has sold over 5000 of its battery-electric trucks worldwide, with over 80 now on the road in Australia.
Volvo has sold its electric models to customers in over 50 countries, with these trucks put to the test, collectively driving almost 170 million kilometres in commercial operations.
To date the Australian electric Volvo fleet has collectively covered more than 1 million kilometres. The first Volvo Electric truck, an FL delivered to Linfox, arrived in Australia in 2021 and continues being put through its paces today.
“It’s rewarding to see transport companies continue to embrace the benefits with electric trucks in a variety of applications,” said Roger Alm, President at Volvo Trucks.
“Volvo’s battery-electric trucks are available here and now, providing our customers and transport buyers with a more sustainable alternative that makes business sense, and many of our customers are coming back to us to grow their electric fleets.”
Volvo’s current range of electric trucks is tailored to meet the needs of city and regional distribution as well as the construction and refuse segments. The company’s top five markets for electric trucks are Germany, the Netherlands, United States, Norway and Sweden. In Australia, Volvo is the heavy-duty BEV market leader.
The electric Volvo truck models currently on offer globally are:
Volvo FL Electric
Volvo FE Electric
Volvo FM Electric
Volvo FM Low Entry
Volvo FMX Electric
Volvo FH Electric (International Truck of the Year 2024)
Volvo FH Aero Electric
Volvo VNR Electric
Volvo Trucks is working towards reaching its net-zero emissions target by 2040 using a three-path technology strategy. This approach is built on battery electric, fuel cell electric and combustion engines that run on renewable fuels like green hydrogen (produced by splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen using renewable electricity), biogas (Bio-LNG) or biodiesel and HVO (hydrotreated vegetable oil).
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