Volvo delivers first pre-series electric trucks to customers

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By Jim Gibbins - 1st March 2019

Sweden / Germany - Volvo Trucks Corporation of Gothenburg delivered its first all-electric trucks on  February 19 – a refuse truck to waste and recycling company, Renova, and a distribution truck to the logistics company, DB Schenker and partner haulier, TGM, operating in Sweden.

The 16t gvw Volvo FL Electric trucks are part of a pre-series range developed in collaboration with selected customers. Series production of the Volvo FL Electric and 27t gvw Volvo FE Electric is to commence with a limited number of trucks for the European markets in the second half of 2019.

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