Volvo Trucks South Africa delivered two battery electric FH 6×4 truck tractors to one of South Africa’s leading integrated cold chain logistics providers, Vector Logistics. These trucks form part of Vector Logistics’ introduction of their first fully electric, bumper-to-bumper net-zero trucks, which includes e-axle trailers and electrification of its refrigeration […]
Volvo’s electric trucks have driven more than 80 million kilometres or 2 000 laps around the world since Volvo launched its first electric truck models in 2019. These trucks have reduced CO2 emissions and at the same time improved the working environment for drivers significantly. New monitoring data for Volvo’s […]
Volvo Trucks South Africa has announced the introduction of a new Equipment-as-a-Service (EaaS) model for electric truck rentals in the country. Since the launch of the Volvo Electric Trucks locally in 2023, the company has brought in a range of configurations to suit the South African market. These new units […]
Volvo Trucks South Africa has officially launched its electric truck range in South Africa. The company is offering its most popular extra heavy trucks in its electric line-up: the Volvo FH, the Volvo FM, and the Volvo FMX. They will be available in truck tractor or rigid configurations, from 4×2 […]
In 2022, the number of heavy electric trucks on the roads in Europe and the United States grew faster than ever before. Volvo Trucks have now sold more than 4 300 electric trucks globally in more than 38 countries since 2019, when production of these units commenced. Locally, Volvo Trucks […]
As the world’s first truck manufacturer to do so, Volvo has begun using fossil-free steel in its trucks. The first electric trucks with fossil-free steel are now being delivered to customers. In September this year, Volvo Trucks started a series production of heavy-duty electric, 44 tonne* trucks, as the first […]
Electric trucks for customers from different sectors in Germany and throughout Europe Excellent customer reaction to Urban eTruck with 25 t permissible GVW and range of up to 200 km Stefan Buchner, Head of Mercedes-Benz Trucks: “Following the world premiere in September 2016 at the International Commercial Vehicle Show the customer reaction was […]
