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Volvo developing hydrogen-powered trucks
Volvo Trucks is developing trucks equipped with combustion engines that run on hydrogen.
Volvo introduces its first ever electric-only truck
Volvo launches its first truck model ever developed only with electric drive. With capacity for heavy loads and excellent visibility for the driver, FM Low Entry is an electric truck optimised for safe and efficient driving in city areas.
Breakthrough for fast charging of electric trucks
A national network of public fast chargers for heavy electric trucks is opening in Sweden. The charging network is powered by renewable energy.
Volvo Penta’s modular electric systems triumph in FTMH partnership
Volvo Penta and FTMH have expanded their partnership to include electric forklifts. This collaboration highlights the trust in Volvo Penta’s modularised electric platform and its full system supplier approach of the latest electromobility technology.
Volvo reports: high pressure on the transport industry to shift to electric
Road transport is the most prioritised area to reduce CO2 emissions, according to leading e-commerce and manufacturing companies in Europe. A report carried out by Ipsos and Volvo Trucks shows that companies are willing to pay more for transport suppliers with lower CO2 emissions.
Volvo Trucks opens battery plant in Belgium
Volvo Trucks is opening its very first battery assembly plant supplying ready-to-install batteries for Volvo Trucks’ full electric heavy-duty trucks.
DHL and Volvo Trucks kick-off zero emission cooperation
Volvo Trucks and Deutsche Post DHL Group have signed a cooperation agreement to accelerate the shift to zero exhaust emission vehicles. DHL intends to intensify its transition to heavy electric trucks by deploying a total of 44 new electric Volvo trucks on routes in Europe.
Volvo Trucks: accelerating green transport of concrete
Unicon intends to place the a private single order for electric trucks that will run on Danish roads. The 11 Volvo FM Electric trucks will start being delivered in the end of the year.
Volvo Trucks launches electric truck with longer range
Volvo Trucks continues to deploy zero-tailpipe emission trucks across the world. In North America, the company has now launched an enhanced version of its Volvo VNR Electric with up to 85% increased range and faster charging.
Volvo’s electric trucks tested in extreme winter weather
Many of us have experienced it: the battery in the phone loses power when the blistering cold sets in. To avoid the same fate, Volvo Trucks has tested its electric trucks in extremely cold weather close to the Arctic Circle.
Volvo Trucks receives record order for electric trucks
Volvo Trucks has received an order for 100 Volvo FM electric trucks from DFDS, Northern Europe's largest shipping and logistics company. The deal is the largest commercial order to date for Volvo electric trucks, and one of the largest ever for heavy electric trucks worldwide.
Electric trucks launched for sustainable urban transport
Volvo Trucks has announced the start of sales of its Volvo FL and Volvo FE electric trucks in selected markets within Europe, meeting the increasing demand for sustainable transport solutions in city environments.
Future transport solution with autonomous EVs
Volvo Trucks has presented a new transport solution consisting of autonomous electric commercial vehicles that can contribute to more efficient, safer and cleaner transportation. The long-term goal is to offer companies that need continuous transport services between fixed hubs a complement to today’s offerings. Growing world population and increasing urbanisation are leading to significant challenges to solve environmental issues such...
Driver support systems take safety to the next level
Better traffic safety and enhanced working environment for drivers are expected as Volvo Trucks has introduced its new driver support systems to assist steering of heavy trucks.
All-electric truck designed for heavier city distribution
Just three weeks after the unveiling of Volvo Trucks’ first all-electric truck, the Volvo FL Electric, the company has decided to expand its product range with yet another electric truck - the Volvo FE Electric. It is designed for heavier city distribution and refuse transport operations with gross weights of up to 27 tonnes, sales of the new vehicle will commence in Europe in 2019.
Tractor units chosen for refrigerated haulage duties
Provider of temperature-controlled warehousing and logistical services to the Food Industry, Ardboe Coldstore, has recently expanded its fleet with the delivery of a new Volvo FH-500 tractor unit supplied by Dennison Commercials.
Human safety at the centre of pioneering automation work
The steady advance of vehicle automation enables new possibilities for the transport industry and society as a whole. Volvo Trucks has been at the forefront of this evolution for well over two decades. A newly released two-part film presents the Volvo Trucks view on how automation is set to transform the way we live and work in the coming years.
High demand for less trucks in urban peak hour traffic
Next year, Volvo Trucks will start selling electric trucks in Europe, with the first units being put into operation with selected reference customers later this year. Electric trucks drastically reduce noise and exhaust emissions and will open up new ways to manage logistics. More goods will then be carried at night, meaning fewer trucks need to compete for road space during peak daytime hours.
Enhancing comfort and reliability
To provide sufficient power for all in-cab functions while also reducing the risk of standstill due to discharged batteries, Volvo Trucks has introduced a new battery system for its FH and FM ranges. “Drivers can enjoy improved comfort and living conditions, knowing that they have enough power for their needs, with minimal risk of draining all the power from the starter batteries,” said Samuel Nerdal, Product Manager Electrical a...
What is the best alternative long-haul fuel?
By replacing diesel with liquefied natural gas or biogas, CO2 emissions from heavy trucks can be drastically reduced. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is used primarily in industrial operations, but it has excellent prerequisites for being a competitive vehicle fuel with considerable environmental benefits. This is the opinion of Volvo Trucks, which is now intensifying its development of gas-powered trucks for heavy regional and long haul operati...