Volvo Trucks has opened the ordering system for its heavy-duty electric truck range, the Volvo FH, Volvo FM and Volvo FMX.
Serial production will start in the European autumn and gradually ramp up. The electric trucks will initially be produced in the CO2-neutral Tuve plant in Gothenburg.
“This is a milestone for Volvo Trucks. There is a lot of interest from customers to place orders for these fantastic trucks,” said Roger Alm, president of Volvo Trucks.
“Until now we have mainly offered customers and partners to sign letters of intent to buy, but now we start to sign firm orders, which is a major step forward for electrification.”
In 2021, Volvo Trucks took orders, including letters of intent to buy, for more than 1100 electric trucks in more than 20 countries.
The electric versions of Volvo’s medium-duty trucks Volvo FE, Volvo FL and Volvo VNR are already in serial production. The largest markets for Volvo’s electric trucks in Europe currently are Norway, Sweden and Germany. Volvo Trucks is the market leader in Europe for heavy electric trucks with a market share of 42% in 2021, and also has a leading position in North America.
“It´s clearly becoming a competitive advantage to be able to offer silent, zero exhaust emission transport solutions,” said Alm.
Volvo Trucks has a total of six electric truck models in production as of this year. The company’s target is that half of its total truck sales will be electric by 2030.
