Volvo Trucks has announced that its heavy electric trucks are to soon include parts made of “fossil-free” steel, as part of the automakers’ plan to slash the carbon footprint of its zero-emission vehicle range.
The Swedish company announced that it would be replacing steel made in fossil fuel furnaces with steel made using a hydrogen-based process for several key parts used to produce its electric trucks from the third quarter of this year.
“Climate change is more visible than ever,” Volvo Trucks’ senior vice president of global product management Jessica Sandström told BusinessGreen. “It’s especially important for us to lead the way and show that it’s actually possible to decarbonize the transport industry. This milestone of introducing fossil-free steel in our trucks is a really important step in this journey. We are taking a step to not only decarbonize the energy use through electric trucks, but also starting to attack the production part of it.” Read more…
