First deliveries of the Volvo FM Electric to DFDS will start in the fourth quarter of 2022 and continue throughout 2023. The trucks will be used for both short and long transport in the DFDS logistics system in Europe.
“Placing the largest e-truck order to date at Volvo, we put action behind our ambition to reach 45% CO2 reduction target by 2030,” – explains Niklas Andersson, Executive Vice President and Head of Logistics Division at DFDS.
The FM Electric can carry a weight of 44 tons (gross combination weight) and has a range of up to 300 km. With a top-up charging session during lunch, the distance can be extended.
The vehicles can be charged both via overnight depot charging (each truck comes with an AC charger) and via high power charging on route (DC charging).
The electrification trend in the heavy truck market is accelerating. In Europe, a few hundred trucks above 16 tons have been registered so far this year. Of these, approximately 40 percent are Volvo electric trucks, states the company.