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Volvo is showing off its electric trucks, although Australian design rules need to be changed before they\u2019re sold here. Volvo says it wants to manufacture them in Brisbane.<\/p>\n

Two vehicles have hit the showrooms so far. There\u2019s the 44-tonne FH Electric: it\u2019s got three electric motors delivering 490kW of power; or there\u2019s the FE Electric, a 27-tonne machine with two electric motors delivering 225kW. Each has battery configurations for up to 300km range.<\/p>\n

The trucks put the batteries where diesel fuel tanks are usually installed, with the motors between the chassis rails.<\/p>\n

Volvo has operated a manufacturing facility in the south-east Brisbane<\/a> suburb of Wacol<\/a> since 1972, and as of 2027, the Swedish truck maker wants to build electric trucks there.<\/p>\n

In a media release, Volvo Trucks Australia VP Gary Bone said:<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing able to engineer and implement these vehicles locally will allow us to work with closely with our customers as they move towards zero emissions transport over the next decade.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This piece from the RACQ<\/a> quotes Volvo Group Australia\u2019s president Martin Merrick saying the 300km range, while unsuitable for long-haul routes, would still find a niche here, since around 35% of road freight happens within urban areas.<\/p>\n

Bone said:<\/p>\n

\u201cLightweight single trailer applications like supermarket deliveries, freight movements within port precincts as well as parcel freight all make total sense for a heavy-duty BEV.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A widely-syndicated piece (here in The New Daily<\/a>) from Australian Associated Press reported from the Brisbane Truck Show that Volvo\u2019s emerging technology business development vice-president Paul Illmer warned Australia\u2019s 6.5-tonne load limit on the front axles of trucks was preventing trucks designed for Europe (where the limit is 8-10 tonnes) stopped units like the FH and FE Electric being sold here.<\/p>\n

We also limit the width of trucks to 2.5 metres rather than Europe\u2019s 2.55 metres.<\/p>\n

The Queensland government has offered a measure of support: the two models have permits to undergo trials here, but legislation will have to change before they can go on sale.<\/p>\n

As Adiona Tech recently found<\/a>, heavy vehicle electrification is important, since the 1% of vehicles that are trucks produce 15% of transport emissions.<\/p>\n

Merrick also criticised the federal government for overlooking heavy vehicles and road transport in its National Electric Vehicle<\/a> Strategy.<\/p>\n

He urged governments to create a task force to tackle vehicle standards.<\/p>\n

Volvo has smaller, Australia-legal electric trucks on offer already, and in March, Australia Post began trialling the 5.5-tonne, 266kWh Electric FL<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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