The value of the global electric off-highway equipment market is expected to surpass $53.8 billion by 2032, according to a new report published by Research and Markets. The research company’s report, entitled “Electric Off-Highway Equipment Market Forecast 2024-2032,” valued the market at $13.2 billion for calendar year 2023, and forecast that it will increase to… Read more »
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Stockholm construction site uses 50% electric construction equipment
Construction vehicles and equipment are rapidly going electric, and Volvo Construction Equipment is a major purveyor of electric equipment—so it’s not surprising to find that a construction site in Stockholm is a testing ground for sustainable construction technologies. A construction site in Slakthusområdet, a former meat-packing district in central Stockholm that has recently been… Read more »
California county adds Volvo electric compactor to its fleet
Yolo County, a stretch of rolling hills between the Napa Valley and Sacramento, California, has become one of the first municipalities in the US to put a new Volvo DD25 Electric compactor into service. Yolo County’s Climate Action and Adaptation Plan calls for electrifying the county’s entire fleet of on- and off-road equipment. The fleet… Read more »
Volvo CE expands Swedish facility for electric wheel loader production
Volvo CE, the Swedish automaker’s construction equipment subsidiary, has inaugurated a new facility to support the production of electric wheel loaders at its plant in Arvika, Sweden. The building is the latest development for the Swedish site, which specializes in manufacturing medium and large wheel loaders. Constructed in less than a year following an investment of… Read more »
Volvo CE invests $42 million in EV production facilities in Korea and Sweden
Volvo Construction Equipment has announced the opening of new facilities at its plants in Changwon, South Korea and Braås, Sweden. The two facilities were built at a cost of 440 million Swedish kronor ($42 million). In Changwon, Volvo invested 80 million kronor to build a battery pack production facility for electric excavators. “With the completion… Read more »
Volvo collaborates with Utility Innovation Group and Portable Electric to launch off-grid chargers
Volvo Construction Equipment (CE) and Volvo Penta have launched two new charging units in the North American market in collaboration with Utility Innovation Group (UIG) and Portable Electric. The PU750 unit is developed and built by UIG is designed for fast charging of larger equipment onsite without needing a converter, while the PU130 developed with… Read more »
Skanska concludes North American pilot of Volvo EC230 Electric excavator
Construction giant Skanska has completed a 90-day pilot program using the Volvo EC230 Electric excavator on the Purple (D Line) Extension Transit Project in Los Angeles. The goal of the trial was to test the capability of a battery-powered excavator to match the performance of a legacy diesel-powered machine. The excavator was used to load… Read more »
Volvo CE and Mack Trucks deliver electric excavator and refuse truck to Florida waste hauler
Volvo Construction Equipment and Mack Trucks, both Volvo Group companies, recently delivered an electric excavator and an electric refuse truck to Boca Raton, Florida-based Coastal Waste & Recycling, which has 25 locations in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina, and operates more than 700 vehicles. Coastal is piloting a 23-ton Volvo EC230 Electric excavator at a… Read more »
Turner Construction pilots Volvo EC230 Electric excavator
One of the world’s largest construction companies is now testing one of the world’s largest EVs. Turner Construction Company is conducting a pilot of Volvo Construction Equipment’s 23-ton EC230 Electric excavator. Turner is using the e-excavator on a light manufacturing reconfiguration project for Applied Materials in Silicon Valley. The enormous EV will be used for… Read more »
Volvo electric trucks now have longer range
Volvo Trucks has introduced new, more powerful batteries for its medium-duty electric trucks, the Volvo FL and Volvo FE. The new batteries offer 42% more energy capacity and are capable of delivering an increased range of up to 450 km (280 miles) in the Volvo FL Electric or 275 km (170 miles) in the Volvo… Read more »
