Volvo FH Electric Is First EV To Win Truck Of The Year

Credit to Author: Jo Borras| Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2023 16:39:29 +0000

In a historic, first-ever win for an electric vehicle, the Volvo FH Electric class 8 truck is the 2024 International … [continued]

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Scania, Mercedes-Benz, MAN The Only EU Truck Brands On Track To Decarbonise — New Study

Credit to Author: Transport & Environment (T&E)| Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2023 18:40:30 +0000

EU needs stricter truck CO2 standards to help its laggard manufacturers compete with Tesla and BYD.

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Volvo Trucks Is Making Great Progress On Electric Truck Sales, But Isn’t Letting Safety Slide

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Wed, 24 May 2023 22:35:05 +0000

In the first quarter of 2023, Volvo Trucks emerged as the market leader in heavy electric trucks across Europe and North America. The Swedish truck manufacturer has successfully sold nearly 5,000 electric trucks across approximately 40 countries. Currently, Volvo Trucks is expanding its electric product offerings to additional markets in Asia, Latin America, and Africa. […]

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Coca-Cola Canada Bottling To Become First Food & Beverage Manufacturer To Use Electric Trucks In Canada

Credit to Author: Tim Tyler| Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2023 18:55:12 +0000

Coca-Cola Canada's Volvo electric truckCoca-Cola Canada Bottling Limited (Coke Canada Bottling) will purchase six Volvo VNR Electric trucks as part of a pilot program to support its “Red Fleet” customer delivery routes in the Greater Montreal Region, Volvo Trucks North America said today. Among the beverage distributor’s fleet of 650 heavy-duty vehicles, the six trucks are the first Class […]

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Volvo Trucks South Africa Takes Its First Extra Heavy Electric Truck On A 600km Road Trip From Durban To Johannesburg

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2023 14:12:57 +0000

One of the leaders in the electric heavy truck industry is Volvo Trucks. Volvo Trucks has now sold more than 4300 electric trucks globally in more than 38 countries since 2019, when production of these units commenced. Volvo Trucks recently announced that it will start delivering heavy electric trucks to its customers in South Africa […]

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Heavy Duty Electric Trucks Now Being Offered In Some African Countries

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2023 15:05:37 +0000

I have spoken with a lot of dealerships in several countries on the African continent. Whenever I ask them why they have not yet introduced electric cars and vans from the brands they represent in the respective countries, yet these same brands have had a number of fully electric models in Europe and other markets […]

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Volvo Trucks Is Helping Miners Do What Hollywood Did For The Italian Job

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2023 14:42:03 +0000

Last year, I shared the lesser-known story of the first electric Minis. For most people, the first electric Mini was the one revealed around the time of the 2019 Los Angeles Auto Show, but it turns out that more than 15 years earlier, most of us saw electric Minis on the big screen and didn’t […]

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Swedish Mining Group Boliden Is Getting Electric Trucks From Volvo For Underground Mining Operations

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2023 16:05:20 +0000

Campus-based operations such as mines are some of the best places for utilizing electric vehicles. The nature of their operations often revolve around regular, repetitive routes at well known times and intervals, making it fairly straightforward when it comes to setting up charging infrastructure onsite and managing fleet charging. It’s safe to say drivers of […]

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