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Volvo Trucks announced its introduction of electric trucks for urban distribution in Europe.
The electric truck will be built based on Volvo’s extensive experience with electric buses.
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Some Will Hit The Road This Year
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Tests scheduled for this year will be carried out with select customers, with full-blown sales slated to start in 2019.
This would displace Tesla's Semi in terms of delivery as Tesla's semi is expected to arrive only in 2020, though Elon Musk has declared a 2019 release.
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In 2019 Volvo Trucks will start selling electric trucks in Europe, and the first units will be put into operation together with selected reference customers already this year. Electric trucks drastically reduce noise and exhaust emissions and open up for new ways to manage logistics. More transport assignments can be carried out at night and fewer trucks need to compete for road space during rush-hour
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Originally Posted by volkman10
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urban distribution in Europe
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Considering that commercial vehicles pollute a lot more than cars (and are far noisier too), this is great news.
I also like how the press release touches upon night delivery, thereby reducing congestion.
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Tests scheduled for this year will be carried out with select customers, with full-blown sales slated to start in 2019.
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They'll get customer orders on the basis of CSR as well.
Volvo Trucks’ proudly presents its first all-electric truck.
Sales and series production of the new model will start in Europe next year. With this introduction
Volvo Trucks takes the lead in solutions for electrified goods transport in cities.
Volvo Trucks introduces its first all-electric truck for commercial use – the Volvo FL Electric. It's primarily to be used for urban distribution and refuse operations.
Claes Nilsson, President Volvo Trucks:
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We’re immensely proud to present the first in a range of fully electrically-powered Volvo trucks ready for regular traffic. With this model we are making it possible for cities that aim for sustainable urban development to benefit from the advantages of electrified truck transports
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Backing the Volvo Trucks offer is the Volvo Group's accumulated expertise in electrified transport solutions. Sister company Volvo Buses has sold more than 4000 electrified buses since 2010. The technology used for propulsion and energy storage in the Volvo FL Electric has been thoroughly tried and tested from the outset and is supported by Volvo Trucks' far-reaching network for sales, service and parts supply
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Volvo FL Electric facts:
• Fully electrically-powered truck for distribution, refuse collection and other applications in urban conditions, GVW 16 tonnes.
• Driveline: 185 kW electric motor, max power/130 kW continuous output, two speed transmission, propeller shaft, rear axle. Max torque electric motor 425 Nm. Max torque rear axle 16 kNm.
• Energy storage: 2-6 lithium-ion batteries, totalling 100–300 kWh.
• Range: Up to 300 km.
• Charging: AC charging via the mains grid (22 kW) or DC fast charge via CCS/Combo2 for up to 150 kW.
• Recharging time: From empty to fully charged batteries: fast charge 1-2 hours (DC charging), night charge up to 10 hours (AC charging) with maximum battery capacity of 300 kWh
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Wow! We live in exciting times. These changes are as dramatic as the move from piston engines to jet turbines was in aviation. Volvo is clearly a maker to watch for folks like me who want to switch to electric as far as can be feasible.
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Considering that commercial vehicles pollute a lot more than cars (and are far noisier too), this is great news.
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Although commercial vehicles are more polluting, they emit less pollution on per kg per km travelled or per passenger per km basis. The important thing is to use an appropriate size vehicle for the number of passengers or load to be transported.
Although the vehicle themselves don't emit any pollutants, the energy source in much of India and the world is thermal (coal, gas, diesel,...) so pollution is simply displaced from cities to the countryside. This is changing slowly since solar energy and wind energy are contributing more to the electric grid.
Mack Trucks plans to have a fully electric refuse vehicle in 2019.
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Mack Trucks, a part of Volvo Group, plans to have a fully electric Mack LR refuse model equipped with an integrated Mack electric drivetrain operating in North America in 2019. The New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY), one of Mack´s largest customers, will test the demonstration vehicle in its highly demanding operations.
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Volvo FE Electric – Volvo's Second electric truck model in three weeks.
Just three weeks after the unveiling of Volvo FL Electric, Volvo Trucks introduces yet another electric truck to the market. The Volvo FE Electric is designed for heavier city distribution and refuse transport operations with gross weights of up to 27 tonnes. Sales will commence in Europe in 2019.
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The new Volvo FE Electric will be offered in several variants for different types of transport assignment. For instance with Volvo’s low-entry cab, it will be easier to enter and exit the cab and it gives the driver a commanding view of the surrounding traffic.
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First electric Volvo trucks delivered to customers
Volvo Trucks delivered its first all-electric vehicles on 19 February – a refuse truck to waste and recycling company Renova, and a distribution truck to the logistics company DB Schenker and partner haulier TGM, operating in Sweden.
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Bravo. And to think how many of us, including several on our forum, are still arguing against EVs. Change is coming. Feel the winds. This old man cannot wait for Volvo to bring a compact EV to India.
Volvo Volta Zero, the prototypes of the Swedish electric truck begin their tests:
Volvo Trucks already have the first rolling prototype of the Volvo Volta Zero, in testing in the UK.
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Volvo Trucks have just unveiled the prototype of this electric truck, designed to offer a large load capacity and that says goodbye to the traditional concept of trailers, playing a special role aerodynamics.
The first prototype is already rolling in a special facility in the UK and, it is a more than primitive test unit in which it is practically only a chassis and the driving cab. A very initial state but that the manufacturer expects to have ready by 2022
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The Swedish brand's future electric truck almost looks more like a bus, with the driver sitting in a central position rather than on the left, a position that is a consequence of the absence of a combustion engine. The manufacturer's goal is to keep this configuration in the production model, with a technology-dominated dashboard and touchscreens as well as cameras instead of rearview mirrors. From Volvo Trucks point out that the driver will have a peripheral vision of 220º. A new concept that will be put on the market in 2023, especially for intercity journeys, the great litmus test for long distance.
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Volvo trucks starts serial production of electric heavy-duty trucks:
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Volvo Trucks is starting serial production of electric versions of its heavy-duty trucks, which are the company's most important production line: Volvo FM, Volvo FH and Volvo FMX. These are trucks that can operate with a total mass of 44 tons*, and the three models listed comprise about two-thirds of the company's sale
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In addition to these latest updates, Volvo Trucks has six models of electric trucks in serial production globally – representing the widest assortment of electric trucks in the entire truck industry.
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Serial production of the heaviest electric Volvo trucks will begin at the Tuve factory in Gothenburg, Sweden, followed by production at a factory in Ghent, Belgium, next year. Volvo produces electric trucks on the same line as its conventional trucks, providing high production flexibility and increasing efficiency. Batteries deliver a new prefabricated battery drive in Ghent.
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Volvo Trucks has started producing the first electric FH, a large tonnage truck that can carry up to 44 tons.
The FH is the flagship of the Swedish manufacturer, which in 2020 received a restyling of the original model presented in 2012. Its configuration is rigid and tractors for medium and long-distance trips, and with 5 cabins to choose from. The Globetrotter nomenclature mentions the larger cabins, available in standard, XL and XLL size (in an attempt to offer an interesting alternative to the extension of measures in the design of European cabins)
FH (420-540 hp) 
FH16 (540-750hp)
It differs from the FH by using another grille and being positioned as the highest range within the FH with more powerful engines)
In the technical section, the electric FH have a power of 490 kwh and a range of 300 km. To achieve this power, the powertrain develops a total of 816 hp with the use of up to 6 batteries. With these characteristics, the ideal that it is for use on regional routes means that it cannot yet be an alternative for long-distance trips.
Amazon, for its part, has just announced the purchase of 20 FH Electric with which the trigger is given to reduce the fleet of diesel trucks of the company.
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Australian freight giant Team Global Express has made the biggest order for electric trucks in Australia after landing a $20 million deal with the Australian Renewable Energy Agency to fund the purchase.
The deal involves the
purchase of 36 medium duty electric trucks from the Swedish based Volvo Trucks.
The purchase orders represent the biggest single electric truck order for Volvo and will be the biggest electric truck trial in Australia, if not the world.
The Volvo FL Electric trucks – which will be delivered early in 2023 – will be equipped with four 66kWh battery packs for increased range and improved charging performance. The FL Electric utilises a 600-volt single motor electric drive system as well as a 2-speed automated transmission.
The trucks will be fitted with 10-pallet van bodies and will become a part of the company’s Sydney metropolitan pick-up and delivery fleet. The trucks have a gross mass of 16,000kg and a payload of 5,500kg.
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