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The fast response of the electric motors allows the force generated between the wheels and the road to be controlled in an instant to proactively prevent wheel spin. Tests performed with the Volvo FH Electric on a low friction surface with a loaded trailer showed ​45 percent improvement at full acce...

According to the manufacturer, the new version is featured by up to 85 percent increased range and faster charging. The improved performance is due to, among other things, improved battery design and a new six battery package option.

In the Green Truck Route tests, the Volvo FH Electric apparently used 50% less energy than a Volvo FH with a comparable diesel engine. Volvo Trucks goal is that electric vehicles will account for half of its truck sales in 2030.

Ferronordic will also make investments to equip its workshop network in Germany to handle electric trucks, including training and installation of charging infrastructure and other equipment.

DFDS extended its order by means of 25 additional heavy e-trucks, as announced today. These new trucks, whose delivery is planned to begin in the last quarter of 2022, will be used for transports within the DFDS logistics system in Europe.

«We have customers all over the world and our trucks need to perform everywhere, so harsh climate testing is essential, of course including our electric range», said Jessica Sandström, SVP Product Management at Volvo Trucks. «When testing our trucks out in the field, close to the Arctic Circle in no...