Volvo Trucks, Ikea Industry and logistics company Raben Group have signed a cooperation agreement for heavy-duty electric transport. Ikea Industry will initially use Volvo FM Electric electric trucks operated by Raben Group for internal goods transport between two of its production sites in western Poland.
The first of these electric trucks is scheduled to enter service this autumn, and there are plans to expand the fleet based on the findings from the pilot project. Volvo Trucks has just started series production of its FH, FM and FMX heavy-duty electric trucks. The corresponding series models should then be available for the planned expansion of the e-fleet.
How the charging of the larger electric truck fleet will look later on is not yet known. The Volvo FM Electric from the test operation will be charged with renewable electricity at Ikea Industry’s production sites.
“We are happy to announce this collaboration which aims to accelerate our shift to more sustainable road transports,” says Małgorzata Dobies-Turulska, Managing Director of IKEA Industry Zbąszynek. “This project enables us to explore and learn about the challenges and opportunities in the deployment of electric transport operations at scale and its interdependencies in a larger transport network.”
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