Volvo Trucks Delivers Electric FH Trucks To Hauling Company, Truck Runs 12 Hours A Day During Test

Volvo Trucks deliver three 74-tonne electric Volvo FH heavy-duty trucks to Swedish hauling company, Mattson Åkeri.

Mattson Åkeri now testing one of the 32 metre-long FH Electric 6X4 trucks in the port area of ​​Arendal in Gothenburg.

Says the truck currently runs 12 hours a day during the testing phase dubbed HCT (High-Capacity Transport) project.

Volvo Trucks has sold nearly 5,000 electric trucks in 40 countries around the world since production started in 2019.

Volvo Trucks says it has delivered three Volvo FH Electric trucks for heavy transport to Swedish hauling company, Mattson Åkeri, who is now testing one of it with two trailers in the port area of ​​Arendal in Gothenburg.

In addition to having the capability to handle a total towing weight of 74 tonnes, Mattson Åkeri said the 32 metre-long FH Electric 6X4 truck currently runs 12 hours a day during the testing phase dubbed HCT (High-Capacity Transport) project.

When battery runs out, the electric truck is charged with green electricity at the two fast 180 kW chargers installed at the company’s depot in Arendal. In the long term, the truck will also run between Gothenburg and the city of Borås, 70 km from Gothenburg.

“Driving long and heavy loads using electricity works very well so far, and we can carry as much cargo as a diesel truck,” says Jan-Olof Mattsson, CEO of Mattson Åkeri.

“The truck runs 12 hours a day, with a stop for charging when the driver takes a break. We charge with green electricity and thus get no CO2 emissions. Silent, electric operation also means a better working environment for the driver.”

Also speaking, Lena Larsson, project manager of the HCT project within Volvo’s technology organization said :

“We want to show that all-electric solutions also work in applications with high total weights and a high utilization rate”.

“Together with Mattson Åkeri, the Swedish Transport Administration and several other partners, we are now looking at how we can optimize the operation of the electric truck, including how charging should take place in the most efficient way,”

Volvo Trucks has sold nearly 5,000 electric trucks in 40 countries around the world since the Swedish Truck Maker started production of the all-electric trucks in 2019.

Today, Volvo Trucks offers the industry’s widest product range with six electric models in series production that meet a broad range of needs for transport in and between cities.

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