GÖTEBORG, Sweden, Nov. 10,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- 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 series production
of heavy-duty electric, 44 tonne* trucks, as the first global truck
manufacturer to achieve this. Some of the electric trucks will also
be the first trucks in the world that are built with fossil-free
steel.
"Our journey to net zero emissions includes both making our
vehicles fossil free in operation and over time fully replacing the
material in our trucks with fossil-free and recycled alternatives,"
says Jessica Sandström, Senior Vice President of Product Management
at Volvo Trucks.
The fossil-free steel is produced by the Swedish steel
manufacturer SSAB and is made by using a completely new technology
with fossil-free electricity and hydrogen. The result is a
significantly lower climate impact and an important step towards a
net-zero emissions value chain. Among the customers that will have
fossil-free steel in some of their electric trucks are Amazon and
DFDS and, through the transport company Simon Loos, Unilever.
"At Amazon, we are on the way to make all of our operations
net-zero carbon by 2040. We need partners like Volvo to make this
transition happen," says Andreas
Marschner, Vice President Transportation Services Europe at
Amazon.
"DFDS is committed to our green transition and to deliver
greener transport and logistics solutions. Any step in the green
transition of logistics brings us closer to a carbon free society
and we are therefore happy to learn that some of our new electric
trucks soon to be delivered are also produced with fossil free
steel," says Niklas Andersson, EVP
of DFDS Logistics Division.
The first steel produced with hydrogen is being used in the
electric truck's frame rails, the backbone of the truck upon which
all other main components are mounted. As the availability of
fossil-free steel increases, it will also be introduced in other
parts of the truck.
Today, around 30% of the materials in a new Volvo truck come
from recycled materials. Also, up to 90% of the truck can be
recycled at the end of its life. Fossil-free steel will be an
important complement to the traditional and recycled steel used in
Volvo's trucks.
Volvo Trucks is committed to the Paris agreement on climate change and to
achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in the entire
value-chain by 2040, at the latest.
*Gross Combination Weight (GCW)
November 10, 2022
For further information, please contact:
Jan Strandhede
Media Relations Director, Volvo Trucks
jan.strandhede@volvo.com
+46 31 3233715, +46 765 533715
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Press images and films are available in the Volvo Trucks image
and film gallery at http://images.volvotrucks.com.
Volvo Trucks supplies complete transport solutions for
discerning professional customers with its full range of medium-
and heavy-duty trucks. Customer support is provided via a global
network of dealers with 2,200 service points in about 130
countries. Volvo trucks are assembled in 13 countries across the
globe. In 2021 approximately 123,000 Volvo trucks were delivered
worldwide. Volvo Trucks is part of the Volvo Group, one of the
world's leading manufacturers of trucks, buses, construction
equipment and marine and industrial engines. The group also
provides complete solutions for financing and service. Volvo
Trucks' work is based on the core values of quality, safety and
environmental care.
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