INDUSTRY NEWS
BUSINESS FLEET AFRICA | July 2023
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Volvo Trucks South Africa has launched
its electric truck range in the country,
starting with its most popular ex-
tra-heavy trucks: the Volvo FH, the Volvo
FM, and the Volvo FMX.
Available in truck tractors or rigid
configurations, from 4x2 to 8x4, the
range offers the industry’s most extensive
portfolio of zero-exhaust-emission trucks.
“The Volvo Group is a leading force
in the shift towards the electrification
of the transportation, mobility, and
equipment sectors, making a real impact
on our customers’ efforts to reduce
their carbon footprint,” said Waldemar
Christensen, managing director of Volvo
Trucks South Africa.
The Swedish truck manufacturer
has already sold almost 5 000 electric
trucks in about 40 countries since 2019.
Volvo aims to reach 100% safe, 100%
fossil-free, and 100% more productive
solutions, reducing CO2 emissions by
50% by 2030 and being completely
fossil-free by 2050.
“The size of the company is irrele-
vant. Transporters can see that electric
drivelines are going to play a bigger role
in our near future, and many want to get
early exposure on how the technology
works in real operations, so they are
positioned well for the shift,” comment-
ed Christensen.
The first electric FM 4X2 tractor was
presented to KDG Logistics last month,
a valued Volvo customer, which will use
the truck in its operations to move new
passenger vehicles between factories,
storage facilities, and the Durban Port.
Volvo delivers first electric
trucks to local customer