Volvo Trucks reports it has delivered its first fully electric heavy-duty concrete mixer truck.
The Volvo FMX electric four-axle mixer arrived February 9 at a ready-mix concrete plant in Berlin, Germany, owned by global construction materials company Cemex.
Volvo, which recently unveiled its first electric asphalt compactor, says the new electric mixer truck can run for a full workday if it gets a top-up charge during a regular break.
The concrete mixer is powered by two electric motors of 330 kilowatts. The motors are powered by four batteries of 360 kilowatt hours. The hydraulic mixer body gets its power from a traction battery. The cement mixer’s superstructure is 11.8 cubic yards.
Volvo notes that it has been a challenge to electrify concrete trucks because of their “heavy loads and continuous mixing demands.”
But both Volvo and Cemex see the challenge as worthwhile in reducing carbon-dioxide emissions.
“Our partnership with Volvo has incredible potential to contribute to the decarbonization of our business,” says Fernando A. González, CEO of Cemex. “Rolling out our first fully electric ready-mix truck is a strong progress in that direction.” Volvo notes that emission reduction is not the electric truck’s only benefit.
