Energy Efficiency  -  December 8, 2022

Australian Freight Company Adds 36 EVs to Delivery Fleet

The Australian freight company Team Global Express announced that it placed an order for 36 electric trucks for its pick-up and delivery fleet in Sydney.

The company placed the order with Volvo for its Volvo FL Electric truck model, representing the car manufacturer’s largest electric truck order in Australia to date. The trucks are designed for urban distribution and are equipped with four 66 kWh battery packs.

Volvo is targeting a goal that half of its global total sales of new trucks be electric by 2030. Meanwhile, Australia has a goal in place to be net zero by 2050, with 38% of current emissions coming from road freight.

The trucks are expected to begin operating in Sydney in the first quarter of 2023.

“It's clear that more and more transport companies around the world now want to start the journey towards electric, zero emission transports,” Martin Merrick, President of Volvo Group Australia, said in a statement. “Volvo is first out with heavy electric trucks in Australia and we are excited to work together with Team Global Express and other customers. We have the broadest electric truck line up in the industry, which makes it possible to electrify a large part of heavy transports already today.”