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VOLVO TRUCKS DELIVERS THE FIRST HEAVY-DUTY ELECTRIC CONCRETE MIXER TRUCK TO CEMEX
The battery electric truck is the latest development of an agreement signed between Volvo and CEMEX in 2021, on global collaboration in electromobility solutions to achieve reduced carbon emissions and improved productivity.
Volvo Trucks has delivered its first fully electric heavy concrete mixer truck to CEMEX. The Volvo FMX electric heavy-duty truck, which was handed over at an event in Berlin, Germany, can complete a full day’s work with a single top-up charge during the regular break.
Electrification of concrete transportation is challenging due to heavy loads and continuous mixing demands. As fully electric heavy-duty transport is gradually increasing, Volvo Trucks and CEMEX are working to develop and scale the technologies needed to make emissions-free transport also a reality in the demanding construction industry.
Features of the Volvo FMX Electric concrete mixer truck:
- Electric driveline: 2 motors, power 330 kW
- Batteries: 4 batteries, 360 kWh
- The mixer body is powered by a hydraulic system that gets its power from a traction battery
- Gearbox: I-Shift
- Wheelbase: 4.100 mm
- Superstructure: Concrete Mixer, 9m³
CEMEX and Volvo Group are founding members of the First Movers coalition, a collaboration between the World Economic Forum with US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, for companies to make purchasing commitments that create market
demand for low-carbon technologies.
demand for low-carbon technologies.
