Volvo Trucks has announced a suite of new products as part of a multi-billion investment into the decarbonisation of heavy goods vehicles and transport.
Products include a new heavy-duty model with a range of up to 700 km on one charge, and it is also introducing an upgraded range of electric models.
The roll-out of Volvo’s new battery-electric trucks will start in 2026, with the sales start for new combustion engines in the third quarter of 2026.
The OEM also said “the combustion engine plays an important role in Volvo’s net zero ambitions”, with an all-new 13-litre engine platform is launched, which will be used for two engines – diesel and gas-powered. The next step in gas fuel will be hydrogen-powered combustion engines, which Volvo plans to launch commercially before 2030.
The global customer base of Volvo Trucks’ sales operations “calls for a wide range of efficient powertrains as fuel supply, fuel infrastructure and customer preferences differ significantly between regions and markets”, it said.
Roger Alm, President Volvo Trucks, said:
“This is a hugely important launch as the decarbonization of the transport industry needs to accelerate. Our new electric trucks are capable of replacing traditional trucks in most cases.
“However, in certain regions and transport segments we also need the combustion engine to reduce CO2 now, and in the future. One single engine platform will give us synergies and larger production volumes.”
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