VOLVO Trucks continues to expand its range with the launch of several new extra heavy electric trucks, making it possible to electrify even more transport routes in cities and regions. This latest addition of rigid trucks further strengthens Volvo’s position as a leader in electric truck transport.

Volvo Trucks is the only global truck manufacturer with a full range of electric trucks in series production already today. The company’s target is that half of its global total truck sales will be electric by 2030 at the latest.

“Already producing the most complete electric line up in the global truck industry, we are now expanding our offering with the introduction of rigid versions of its extra heavy electric trucks: the Volvo FH, Volvo FM and Volvo FMX,” says MD of Volvo Trucks South Africa, Waldemar Christensen. “This makes it even easier for transport companies to make the move to electric vehicles in urban and regional areas.”

Thanks to multiple battery, cab and chassis options, the new extra heavy rigid trucks can be designed to carry electric superstructures for a wide range of specialised transport assignments, including goods distribution, refuse collection and construction work. Production of the new rigid variants will begin in the first quarter of 2023.

“With these new, electric trucks we are making it easier than ever for even more South African customers to go electric. Fleets can have these trucks custom-built for their specific operation, to cut emissions while getting the same functionality as the diesel truck they are using today,” explains Christensen. “Our customers are already ordering electric vehicles that will suit their specific business needs, with the first local deliveries expected during the first quarter of 2023.”

Local customers are planning their own charging networks, especially within their respective urban and regional operations.