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"Ten heavy-duty electric trucks have rolled off an Australian production line
for the first time in a move experts say could slash emissions and change the
way freight moves around the nation.
But the company behind their creation says governments will need to reform
transport policies to boost adoption of the heavy vehicles and ensure they can
travel on more roads.
Volvo unveiled the first battery-powered prime movers made at its Brisbane
facility on Wednesday at an event attended by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
and representatives from the Electric Vehicle Council and Australian Made
Campaign.
The announcement follows record sales of electric cars in June and after
conflict in the Middle East raised the price of diesel, challenging freight
operators.
Volvo’s national headquarters in Wacol, Brisbane’s south-west, will manufacture
electric trucks on the same production line as diesel-powered vehicles, Volvo
Group Australia president Martin Merrick said.
Its electric trucks would be able to move up to 40 tonnes of freight, travel
for up to 700 kilometres on a single charge, and could be recharged in 40
minutes, he said.
”This day has been a long time coming for us,” he told
AAP.
”These trucks will have zero noise pollution, zero tailpipe emissions so if we
think about a city in an urban environment where we have school kids, older
generations … imagine a city in future that’s pollution-free.”"
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
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https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
