“Although we are in the early stages of our electric truck journey here in South Africa, our staff and dealers are fully trained and prepared for this new technology, to enable us to fully support our customers as more and more fleets move to sustainable transport solutions,” says Waldemar Christensen, MD of Volvo Trucks South Africa. “There are of course some infrastructural and legislative obstacles to overcome, but together with our customers and other stakeholders, we are working hard to ensure the success and longevity of heavy electric trucks in South Africa.”
Volvo Trucks is the market leader in In Europe with a 32% share of the market for heavy electric trucks, and in North America, nearly half of all heavy electric trucks registered in 2022 were Volvo trucks.
In 2022, the market for heavy (≥16 tonnes) electric trucks in Europe, grew by 200% to 1,041 trucks, and Volvo Trucks holds the highest share of this market.
“We are determined to lead the electric truck transformation and our market leading position in 2022, not only in Europe, but also in North America and other markets, is proof that we are doing just that. Although the market for electric trucks is still small, the trend is clear: many of our customers are now starting their shift to electric. We intend to be the catalyst for this transition and aim for 50% of our global sales of new trucks to be electric in 2030,” says Roger Alm, President of Volvo Trucks.
Volvo Trucks offers the industry´s broadest product line-up with six product ranges in series production, catering to a wide variety of transports in and between cities.
"We now have a product portfolio that can cover most types of transportation for all kinds of customers. Looking at the goods flow patterns, it’s possible to electrify nearly half of all transports with our line-up of electric trucks," comments Roger Alm. “We see it as our mission to support our customers in making that happen.”
February 23, 2023
Note that:
- All references to ”Europe” mean the European Union including Norway and Switzerland.
- The Volvo market share and overall growth data referenced for heavy (≥16 tonnes) electric trucks Europe includes content supplied by IHS Markit.
- North America means USA and Canada. The Volvo Trucks market share position for North America is based on intelligence supplied by Volvo Trucks North America.
- The statement; ”it’s possible to electrify nearly half of all transports”, refers to Eurostat statistics “Road Freight Transport by distance” showing that close to half of all goods transported on road in Europe travelled a distance of less than 300 km.
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