The order was placed by Performance Team, part of the Maersk Group, and together with a previous order adds up to a total of 126 such electric trucks. The first electric trucks will be in operation in the second quarter of 2022, all 126 trucks are scheduled for deployment by the first quarter of 2023.
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The Class 8 electric trucks will be used in California for a variety of transport assignments, serving port drayage and warehouse distribution routes.
Half of truck sales to be electric by 2030
The Volvo VNR Electric has an operating range of up to 440 kilometres and a battery capacity of up to 565 kilowatt hours. The truck can be charged up to 80 per cent in 90 minutes with the six-battery package and in 60 minutes with the four-battery version. The Volvo VNR Electric is produced in Volvo Trucks’ New River Valley plant in Virginia, which is the exclusive producer of all Volvo trucks in North America.
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Globally, Volvo Trucks has set the ambitious goal of 50 per cent of all trucks it sells to be electric by 2030. (mfo)
