Volvo receives order for 100 electric trucks from DFDS

Volvo Trucks has received an order for 100 electric trucks from logistics company DFDS.Volvo Trucks gets 100 electric truck order from DFDS, doubling its fleet to 225 trucks, making it Europe's largest heavy electric truck fleet

Gothenburg, Sweden- Volvo Trucks., has received an order for 100 electric trucks from logistics company Det Forenede Dampskibs-Selskab (DFDS)., With this latest order, DFDS has almost doubled its Volvo electric truck fleet to 225 trucks in total  the largest company fleet of heavy electric trucks in Europe.

Transport solutions with less of an impact on the environment are becoming more and more in demand, according to DFDS, a shipping and logistics company in Northern Europe. Now, the business has made a second order with Volvo for 100 electric trucks. In the past, Volvo has supplied DFDS with 125 large electric trucks.

There are already 95 Volvo electric trucks in use in Sweden, Denmark, Lithuania, Belgium, and the Netherlands; the final 30 will be delivered in 2024. By the end of 2023, DFDS had lowered its greenhouse gas emissions by 1,516 tons, largely due to its expanding fleet of electric trucks.  

Mr. Roger Alm, President Volvo Trucks, said that, Maintaining our tight collaboration with DFDS makes me very proud. This extra purchase for 100 Volvo electric trucks is evidence of their faith in our business. The significant expansion of DFDS's electric truck fleet demonstrates that transportation with no emissions is currently a realistic possibility.

Nine markets in Europe, including the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Sweden, will get the new electric trucks. The trucks will be Volvo FH Electric and FM Electric versions, which have been modified and are now more energy-efficient. 

DFDS currently has the largest fleet of heavy-duty electric trucks in Europe and is well underway to reach its target of having at least 25 percent of the truck fleet electrified by 2030. 

Mr. Niklas Anderson, EVP, Logistic Division at DFDS, said that, Driving the shift to more environmentally friendly road transportation is our goal. Our growing fleet of electric trucks will not only lessen our activities' impact on the climate. Additionally, it will make it possible for DFDS to assist more businesses who want to decarbonize their supply chains. The purchase of 100 new electric trucks demonstrates our dedication to advancing the field.    

Goods will be transported to and from the Volvo Trucks assembly factory in Gothenburg by some of the new electric trucks.