Volvo Trucks in North America has won an order for 110 Volvo VNR Electric trucks from global logistics company Maersk.

The deal adds to a previous order of 16 vehicles of the same model and marks the single largest commercial order to date for Volvo’s electric trucks.

The order was placed by Performance Team, part of the Maersk Group, and adds up to mean a total of 126 such electric trucks will be in service for Performance Team. 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.

“Volvo Trucks is excited to continue collaborating with Maersk on its fleet sustainability goals and to play a key role in the organisation’s continued scaled investments in electromobility solutions,” said Peter Voorhoeve, president of Volvo Trucks North America.

The Class 8 electric trucks will be used in California for a variety of transport assignments, serving port drayage and warehouse distribution routes.

The Volvo VNR Electric has an operating range of up to 440km and energy storage of up to 565kWh. The truck can be 80% charged in 90 minutes with the six-battery package and 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.