Trucks
Two Volvo VNR Electric trucks, ordered by logistics companies Watsontown Trucking Company and Camrett Logistics, will be used to transport parts and components daily to the Volvo Trucks manufacturing plant in New River Valley, Dublin, Virginia. The zero tailpipe emission trucks enable Volvo Trucks to reduce emissions in its own supply chain and take one step closer to the global sustainability target of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in its operations by 2040.
“An important part of our sustainability strategy is to reduce CO2 from our own operations and putting the Volvo VNR Electric to work servicing our New River Valley operations will enable that,” says Peter Voorhoeve, president, Volvo Trucks North America.
The two Volvo VNR Electric will be delivered before end of 2021 and will complete 10-12 roundtrips per day from their local warehouse facilities to Volvo Trucks assembly plant. Both trucks will recharge at their local facilities at night.
The batteries of a Volvo VNR Electric have an operating range of up to 240 kilometers, and regenerative braking can increase the range by returning up to 15% of the power back to the battery, depending on the duty cycle.
Volvo Trucks started serial production of electric trucks in 2019, as one of the very first truck brands in the world. The product range now includes six electric truck models – the Volvo FH, Volvo FM, Volvo FMX, Volvo FE, Volvo FL and the Volvo VNR, sold in North America. Volvo Trucks has so far delivered 22 Volvo VNR Electric trucks to customers in North America. The New River Valley plant is the exclusive producer of Volvo trucks in North America.
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Jan Strandhede
Media Relations Director, Volvo Trucks
Tel: +46 31 3233715
Email: jan.strandhede@volvo.com
Volvo Trucks supplies complete transport solutions for discerning professional customers with its full range of medium- and heavy-duty trucks. Customer support is provided via a global network of dealers with 2,300 service points in about 130 countries. Volvo trucks are assembled in 12 countries across the globe. In 2022 approximately 145,000 Volvo trucks were delivered worldwide. Volvo Trucks is part of the Volvo Group, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of trucks, buses, construction equipment and marine and industrial engines. The group also provides complete solutions for financing and service. Volvo Trucks’ work is based on the core values of quality, safety and environmental care.