Amazon, 20 Volvo Trucks electric trucks are coming for business in Germany

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As we know, Amazon is working on electrification of its transport fleet. Precisely for this reason, the American giant has signed several supply agreements with some manufacturers and in particular, as we all know, with Rivian. Now comes an interesting news. Volvo Trucks , in fact, will supply; to Amazon well 20 electric trucks that the e-commerce giant will exploit; for its activities; in Germany .

For Amazon, electric trucks will replace existing diesel vehicles and play a key role in electrification initiatives along the transportation chain. After all, strictly speaking of Germany, according to a study, heavy goods vehicles and other commercial vehicles generate about 36% of German national emissions in the transport sector. The decarbonisation of road transport therefore represents an important problem to be solved.

TECHNICAL FEATURES

So what electric trucks Volvo will supply; to Amazon for its activities; logistics in Germany? According to what was told, the manufacturer will provide; to the American company 20 Volvo FH Electric trucks that will travel over one million km per year. Speaking of the technical specifications, the manufacturer highlights that they have a 540 kWh battery and a maximum range of 300 km .

For Volvo Trucks, this truck is; key together with the Volvo FM and Volvo FMX models to achieve its battery-powered sales target. By 2030, the aim is to ensure that 50% of new trucks sold are electric or fuel cell. These three electric truck models can support a combined weight of 44 tons and are equivalent to roughly two-thirds of the company's sales. Andreas Marschner , Vice President of Transportation Services in Europe at Amazon, on Volvo Trucks & # 39; Electric Truck Supply Agreement, commented:

Amazon intends to decarbonise its own fleet, and the & # 39; middle mile & # 39; & egrave; it has always been a challenging sector from this point of view. For this reason, we believe that the introduction of Volvo's heavy-duty electric vehicles into our fleet is a milestone. Our & egrave; one of the electrification programs of commercial transport in more; rapid growth, and we will continue to invest and innovate to achieve decarbonisation and to offer customers zero-emission delivery solutions.

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