Volvo delivers its first electric trucks

Volvo Trucks has delivered its first 100% electric industrial vehicles. These trucks will be the start of the Swedish manufacturer’s efforts to promote electric technology in the transport sector as well.

Volvo Trucks is launching its electric truck line with its first deliveries. This event is truly important for the Swedish manufacturer, as it marks the start of the commercialisation of this type of vehicle within the transport sector for them.

The company has delivered an electric refuse collection truck to waste management and recycling company Renova, and also a distribution vehicle to logistics firm DB Schenker and TGM, all to operate solely in Sweden for the time being.

The FL electric trucks are part of a series developed for selected customers. Production of the FL Electric and FE Electric will begin in the second half of 2019 for all European markets. This means we will soon be seeing these types of vehicles on our streets.

Thanks to the close relationship between various companies and the driver, and according to Volvo Trucks’ president, Roger Alm, this project was developed in a really short time, which is clearly a positive for the Swedish manufacturer.

Of course, despite the accelerated pace of the project, all vehicles comply with current regulations and have passed all the relevant control and safety tests established, among many others, by the road traffic laws imposed by the European Union.

In Roger Alm’s words:

“We will continue to develop our electric offering. At the same time, we are progressively reducing the environmental and climate impact of our diesel and gas trucks, above all with transmission systems that help us save energy.”

This news is a clear indication of where the future of the transport sector is heading. To start with, electric power will be the protagonist in vehicles in this sector. However, in the not-too-distant future, trucks and other goods vehicles will be controlled by AI, without the need for a driver, which will make the human factor irrelevant. In other words, we will have to face yet another problem, one that technology will unfortunately cause…