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Volvo Trucks and DHL develop electric long-haul truck
DHL Freight and Volvo Trucks have initiated a project focusing on heavy transport over long distances. According to a press release, the cooperation includes exclusive, world-first pilot tests of a fully electric Volvo FH with a total train weight of up to 60 tons. Starting in March, the truck will operate on a route of about 150 kilometers between two DHL logistics terminals in Sweden. During the test phase, Volvo and DHL aim to gather experiences and information on setting up and operating an adequate charging infrastructure. The insights gained are expected to help find the right balance between distance traveled, payload, and charging stations in daily road freight transport.
So far, electric trucks have predominantly been used for shorter distances in cities and nearby regions. With the now initiated project, DHL and Volvo are focusing for the first time on heavy long-distance transports. Their goal is to "reduce all logistics-related emissions to zero," says Uwe Brinks, CEO of DHL Freight. Important milestones have already been achieved.
"Compared to 2007, the CO2 efficiency of our group has improved by 35 percent. However, we need innovative technological solutions and strong partnerships on this path," Brinks continues. "I am confident that our close collaboration with Volvo Trucks, one of the largest truck brands in the world, will support us in achieving our ambitious environmental goals in road freight transport."
Volvo Trucks also claims to drive the necessary shift towards emission-free transport. The transition to electrification should be as seamless and efficient as possible. Roger Alm, President of Volvo Trucks, emphasizes that the transport business is changing rapidly. Being sustainable is becoming an increasingly important business advantage for many of our customers. Alm highlights the truck manufacturer's commitment to alternative drives:
“We offer effective transport solutions that enable a quick transition to fossil-free fuels such as electricity. We have a long-standing relationship with DHL. Their broad and global expertise in logistics allows us to investigate the conditions for the advancement of this technological change and adapt it to customer needs and their type of transport.”
DHL is also actively pushing forward various projects on sustainability and fossil-free technologies and has introduced a climate-oriented shipping program in Sweden. Customers who use the program pay a fixed surcharge for each package or pallet, and the revenues from the surcharges are fully invested in clean technologies within the Swedish network.
Translated automatically from German.“The logistics industry faces a great challenge, which also offers a great opportunity – reducing emissions from freight transport. The collaboration with Volvo Trucks helps DHL Freight play an even greater role in the transition to sustainable alternatives and is another important proof of our long-term strategy towards climate-neutral transport,” explains Robert Zander, CEO of DHL Freight Sweden.
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