Volvo Declares First Ever 24-Hour Electrical Truck Fleet

This week, Volvo delivered the primary of its new, heavy responsibility line haul electrical vehicles to the Danish power and engineering firm Danfoss. These electrical semi vehicles will function in fastened routes between Danfoss websites in Denmark, working 24 hours a day, 5 days per week, with out vital charging downtime.

The supply of the primary three of the Volvo heavy responsibility electrical vehicles is an element of a bigger partnership between Volvo Vans and Danfoss that focuses on pioneering functions of sustainable electrical transport operations. To that finish, totally 9 electrical Volvo HD vehicles are set to be in operation earlier than 2024, remodeling Danfoss’ fleet and lowering the corporate’s scope 1 and a couple of emissions in Denmark by 10-15%, with the additional advantage of minimal zero noise and air air pollution, guaranteeing a drastically improved working local weather for the vehicles’ drivers and dock employees.

“The shift to electrical automobiles is a part of Danfoss’ dedication to grow to be carbon impartial … by 2030,” says Torben Christensen, Chief Sustainability Officer and Head of International Companies, Danfoss. “With these new Volvo e-trucks, we add additional pace to the decarbonization of Danfoss’ operations. By transitioning our personal fleet of transport automobiles to be totally electrical, we need to display to our clients and different corporations around the globe that it’s difficult however not unimaginable to modify to electrical transport automobiles and important if you wish to decarbonize what you are promoting.”

Good Charging Makes it Potential

Charging a Volvo electrical semi truck; courtesy Volvo Vans, DHL.

Retaining Volvo’s electrical semi vehicles operating on 24-hour shifts requires some good infrastructure decisions. To that finish, Danfoss will function the vehicles on a comparatively managed route between the Danfoss websites in Denmark. These websites function personalized, high-speed chargers that may cost the truck’s batteries throughout offloading and on-loading at every cease. That normally takes round quarter-hour, in response to Danfoss, and the chance charging there is sufficient to get the truck to its subsequent cease.

The superior charging know-how and the relative shortness of the route permits the electrical semi vehicles to be repeatedly in service for twenty-four hours a day, as much as 5 days per week, with an extended in a single day cost solely wanted throughout weekends when there is no such thing as a enterprise want for the truck to be operational. Since Danfoss has signed Energy Buy Agreements for its websites in Denmark, a considerable a part of the ability will likely be sourced sustainably.

“This can be a true testomony that collaboration throughout the sectors is important but additionally opens for implausible alternatives,” says Joakim Nilsson, Enterprise Growth Supervisor – Zero Emission, Volvo. “Danfoss is a provider of essential elements within the electrical vehicles and it’s implausible to see they’re strolling the discuss and remodeling their complete fleet to electrical. We’re so proud to have Danfoss as our associate and that we collectively take these so essential steps in the direction of zero emissions and present the world what could be finished when you set your thoughts to it.”

Supply | Photographs: Volvo, Danfoss.