Gothenburg, Sweden: Volvo Trucks has launched its first truck developed with only electric drive – the Volvo FM Low Entry, designed for heavy loads operating in urban areas.
Roger Alm, president, Volvo Trucks, says: “This zero tailpipe emission truck is a great addition to our electric range, perfectly suited for working in city centres and designed with the driver in mind. It’s powerful, yet smooth to drive and easy to manoeuvre.
“The new Volvo FM Low Entry is perfectly in line with our ambitions to expand our electric offer, enabling even more customers to reduce their carbon emissions.”
The truck’s low driving position offers the driver excellent visibility and has been awarded a five-star Direct Vision Standard rating by Transport for London’s incoming regulations, due to come into effect for heavy duty vehicles at the end of this year.
The new FM Low Entry will initially be sold in Europe, Turkey, Australia and South Korea, with sales starting in the first quarter of 2024, and production starting in the second quarter of 2024.
With this all-electric city truck, Volvo has six electric models in its range. In 2019 Volvo Trucks became the first global manufacturer to start series production of heavy electric trucks, and the company is aiming for half of its truck sales to be electric by 2030.
