Capital Equipment News June 2022

With the world premiere of its battery-powered eActros in June last year, Mercedes-Benz Trucks highlighted its clear desire to achieve CO 2 -neutral long-distance haulage.

There is a lot of interest from customers to place orders for these trucks. Until now we have mainly offered customers and partners the option to sign letters of intent to buy, but now we starting to sign firm orders, which is a major step forward for electrification

market is ready for a rapid upswing in electrification of heavy-duty trucks. Volvo Trucks In May this year, Volvo Trucks officially opened the order system for its heavy duty electric truck range, the Volvo FH, Volvo FM and Volvo FMX. Serial production will start later this year and gradually ramp up, the company announced. The electric trucks will initially be produced in the CO 2 neutral Tuve plant in Gothenburg, Sweden. With the addition of the new heavy duty line with higher load capacities, more powerful drivelines and a range of up to 300 km, Volvo Trucks’ electric portfolio could cover around 45% of all goods transported in Europe today. “This is a milestone for Volvo Trucks. There is a lot of interest from customers to place orders for these trucks. Until now we have mainly offered customers and partners the option to sign letters of intent to buy, but now we starting to sign firm orders, which is a major step forward for electrification,” says Roger Alm, president of Volvo Trucks. In 2021 Volvo Trucks took orders, including letters of intent to buy, for more than 1 100 electric trucks in over 20 countries. With a total of six electric truck models in production as of this year, Volvo Trucks has the most complete electric line up in the global truck industry, covering everything from city distribution and refuse handling, to urban construction transports and regional haulage. The company’s target is that half of its total truck sales will be electric by 2030. Mercedes-Benz With the world premiere of its battery

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The development of heavy-duty e-trucks is gathering momentum at a scale many didn’t envisage. Recent product launches from leading truck manufacturers prove that the market is ready for a rapid upswing in electrification of heavy duty trucks

In May this year, Volvo Trucks officially opened the order system for its heavy-duty electric truck range, the Volvo FH, Volvo FM and Volvo FMX

With a range of up to 400 km, a permissible gross vehicle weight with trailer of up to 40 tonnes and two powerful electric motors delivering a top performance of 400 kW, the eActros is perfectly equipped to handle the daily work of heavy-duty transporters

In March 2020, Renault Trucks began series production of its second generation of electric vehicles at the Blainville-sur-Orne plant in France. The OEM now boasts a comprehensive all electric range, from 3,1 t to 26 t

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