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Volvo Trucks Latest News
2009-11-03
Volvo FE gets automated transmission
Now all Volvo Trucks models for regional and city distribution can be specified with automated transmission. The most recent addition is the Volvo FE which in distribution configuration is now available with Volvo I-Sync. This is part of the company’s drive to strengthen its position in the segment.
2009-11-02
Feature: The hybrid future is here
Volvo Trucks took on the hybrid powertrain challenge as early as the 1980s. Years of research, development and testing has led to the cutting edge Volvo FE Hybrid. The solution: parallel hybrid technology using up to 30 percent less fuel.
2009-11-02
Feature: Truck life cycle turns climate-smart
“Product life cycle” has gone from smart PR to smart business. Nowadays companies can’t ignore the importance of managing their products’ environmental footprints. Volvo Trucks was one of the first major industrial companies to turn its attention to reducing the environmental impact of its trucks. From using ice-cold rivers to cool its plants to innovative alternative fuels – this is how Volvo stays on top of the life cycle game.
2009-10-14
Volvo Trucks in Umeå showcases its successful environmental commitment
The Volvo Trucks cab factory in Umeå, will soon be an entirely CO2-neutral factory. This is being achieved by replacing propane with DME and by cutting energy consumption through the use of an ice-cold underground river to cool the production machinery. At the same time, considerable environmental improvements in the paintshop have helped create the world’s cleanest and most energy-efficient paintshop.
2009-10-05
Feature: The truck – the essence of functional design
Robust, aerodynamic, safe to drive, comfortable to live in – and preferably also attractive to look at. The design demands on today’s modern trucks are among the toughest in the world of product design. So what does it take to meet all these demands? Asok George and Rikard Orell at the Volvo Design Center have the answer.
2009-10-05
Feature: DME – the route to a sustainable city?
In 50 years’ time, the population of the world’s large cities will be greater than the present-day entire population of the world. Keeping these growing mega-cities supplied in an ecologically sustainable way is one of the crucial problems facing urban and regional planners today. In the hunt for efficient alternatives to fossil fuels, Volvo Trucks’ latest green solution, biofuel DME, plays an important role.
2009-09-18
Volvo in unique Bio-DME project
Volvo Trucks is now taking the next concrete step towards carbon dioxide-neutral road transport. Within the framework of a broad-based joint project, field tests are being conducted with 14 trucks running on Bio-DME – a fuel that combines a low environmental imprint with high energy efficiency.
2009-09-18
Bio-DME trucks from Volvo in field test
In 2010, Volvo Trucks will be the first truck manufacturer to start conducting comprehensive field tests involving Bio-DME. This is a biofuel that generates very low carbon dioxide emissions. In the long term it has the potential to replace 50 percent of today’s diesel use for transport operations in Europe.
2009-09-15
Volvo Trucks Deliveries August 2009
Deliveries in August were down by 59% compared with the year-earlier period and remained at a low level due to weak demand and extra vacation weeks.
2009-09-08
Volvo Trucks shows tomorrow’s vehicles at ITS in Stockholm
Volvo Trucks is displaying several exciting next-generation projects at ITS, the world congress for intelligent transport systems and transport services in Stockholm on September 21-25. Among its exhibits are “thinking” trucks that automatically handle some of the routine aspects of driving, communicate with other vehicles on the road and, if necessary, step in automatically in critical situations.
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