Volvo Trucks touts VNR Electric sales, battery circularity initiatives

Volvo Trucks touts VNR Electric sales, battery circularity initiatives

At a press conference held during this year’s ACT Expo, Volvo Trucks North America touted a pair of customer orders for its VNR Electric truck and provided an overview of Volvo Energy infrastructure development and “battery circularity.”

NFI Industries is increasing its investment in electromobility solutions with its latest order of 60 Volvo VNR Electric trucks. The battery-electric freight trucks will be deployed in NFI’s Ontario, California fleet throughout 2022 and 2023, in support of its goal of operating the first 100% zero-emission freight logistics fleet in the nation, the company says.

Quality Custom Distribution a Golden State Foods company is increasing its commitment to zero-tailpipe emission freight transport with its latest order of 30 Volvo VNR Electrics. In early 2023, the battery-electric Class 8 trucks will be deployed in QCD’s Southern California fleet operations delivering products to restaurants and coffee shops throughout Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, the company says.

Peter Voorhoeve, president, Volvo Trucks North America, also announced that Volvo Energy, a group within the company, is working in charging infrastructure and battery circularity initiatives. In terms of charging infrastructure, the team aims to expand infrastructure availability for electric trucks. Battery circularity refers to the management of battery lifecycles.

You May Also Like

Diamond Foundry develops EV inverter using diamond wafers

The company says the power electronics unit is six times smaller than that of a Tesla 3.

Diamond_Foundry

Diamond Foundry (DF) created an electric car inverter leveraging its diamond wafer technology to enable more efficient electric cars, the company said. The power electronics unit is six times smaller than that of a Tesla 3 while delivering more power more efficiently. This new level of miniaturization is enabled through a smart design enabled by diamond wafers in composition with established silicon carbide dies.

GM invests in Niron Magnetics for EV motor magnets

GM will co-develop sustainable magnets with Niron Magnetics using iron nitride for potential use in future GM EV motors.

Niron Magnetics Investment
Daimler Truck North America partners with Hexagon Purus

Hexagon Purus’ zero-emission technology will be integrated into a battery electric vocational Freightliner eM2.

DTNA-partnership-1400
Loblaw adopts Volvo VNR electric trucks for grocery transport

The largest food/pharmacy retailer in Canada has selected Volvo’s VNR Electric for grocery delivery in Montreal.

Volvo-electric-truck-1400
Is deep-sea mining really needed for EV batteries?

The Blue Climate Initiative said next-gen batteries, now a third of the global EV market, reduce reliance on seabed metals.

Deep-Sea-Mining-1400

Other Posts

Range Energy releases technology testing results

Preliminary results by MVTS revealed Range Energy’s technology achieves 36.9% fuel efficiency.

Michigan launches limited wireless-charging road

The charging road runs alongside the Newlab at Michigan Central Building, home to more than 60 tech and mobility startups.

EV-Roadway Electreon
DTNA delivers 20 BEV eCascadia Freightliners to Reyes Coca-Cola

Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling said the 20 DTNA eCascadias are expected to reduce the use of 40,000 gallons of diesel fuel per year.

DTNA-Coca-cola
Leviton partners with AmpUp

Leviton launched upgraded EV charging stations that integrate AmpUp’s software for real-time analytics, pricing and more smart features.

BorgWarner-Santroll-eMotor-Handshake