Using the 'Volvo Connect' application, drivers can find nearby charging stations, check their availability, and pay to use the charger.

Volvo NA exceeded its original freight efficiency improvement target (measured in ton miles per gallon) of 120% with a 4x2 Class 8 tractor-trailer featuring reductions in drag and weight.

The test track now comprises a three-mile course, with new road and terrain features to test out the dynamic steering system in Volvo trucks.

Called ‘Turnkey Solutions’, the new service pairs signed-up customers with their local Volvo Trucks dealer, who will help them to set up their own charging infrastructure.

The onboard engines are modified to run on LNG with Westport’s high-pressure direct injection (HPDI) system.

In the wintertime, two Volvo VNR Electric trucks will serve in real operations with Murphy Logistics Solutions in Minnesota, and in summer they will serve with HEB Grocery Company in Texas, offering two opposing extremes in temperature.

Volvo Group NA showcased a range of new and upcoming products, including its new e-axle and the cellcentric fuel cell system, and announced the extension of EV service provision to 36 locations across North America.

The Joint Electric Truck Scaling Initiative (JETSI), first launched in 2021, plans to put over a hundred electric trucks on the road and 35 chargers at two sites in order to trial them in real operations at scale. 

For a fixed fee, which can be spread over 60 months and bundled with a vehicle lease, customers are given access to remote diagnostics and programming services which update vehicle software over-the-air and identify potential faults with truck components.

Volvo Group North America will deploy the 8 trucks as part of a USD10m programme funded by New York Clean Transportation Prizes, an initiative from the state of New York designed to reduce air pollution.

Pilot Travel Centers runs over 750 service stations in 44 U.S. states and 6 Canadian provinces under the Pilot Travel Centers, Flying J Travel Plaza, and Mr Fuel brands.

LIGHTS, which stands for ‘Low Impact Green Heavy Transport Solutions’, brought public and private companies, authorities, and institutions together to draw up and test plans for deploying battery-electric trucks at scale in the state of California.