Global heavy vehicle OEM Volvo Trucks has reached a special moment in its zero-emissions history, delivering more than 5,000 battery electric trucks to customers around the world.
Volvo first started offering electric trucks in 2019. Now, it has supplied the models in 50 countries, including more than 80 units in Australia.
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To date, Volvo’s Australian electric truck fleet has covered more than one million kilometres. It all started in 2021 when the first local Volvo electric truck, the FL, went to Linfox.
“It’s rewarding to see transport companies continue to embrace the benefits with electric trucks in a variety of applications,” Volvo Trucks president Roger Alm says.
“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 electric fleet has driven close to 170 million kilometres in commercial operations, reducing carbon emissions and traffic noise levels.
The range has been 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 so far have been Germany, the US, Norway and Sweden, with Volvo also being the heavy-duty battery electric vehicle market leader in Australia.
The mix of electric Volvo truck models on offer today around the world continue the FL, FE, FM, FMX, FH, FH Aero and VNR Electric variants.
Moving forward, Volvo Trucks says it’s using a three-path technology strategy to target net zero-emissions by 2040. The approach involves building on battery electric, fuel cell electric and combustion engines running on renewable fuels like green hydrogen, biodiesel or HVO in future.
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