Volvo Trucks Receives Order for 100 Electric Trucks From Logistics Group DFDS

Volvo Trucks has received an order for 100 electric trucks from logistics company DFDS. The trucks will be the updated and energy-efficient models of Volvo FH Electric and FM Electric.  

With this latest order, DFDS has almost doubled its Volvo electric truck fleet to 225 trucks in total - the largest company fleet of heavy electric trucks in Europe.   

Previously, DFDS has purchased a total of 125 heavy electric trucks from Volvo.

95 Volvo electric trucks are currently operational in Sweden, Denmark, Lithuania, Belgium and the Netherlands with the remaining 30 due to be delivered during 2024.   

Some of the new electric trucks will be used to transport goods to and from the Volvo Trucks assembly plant in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Thanks to its growing electric truck fleet, DFDS had reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 1,516 tonnes by the end of 2023.

Roger Alm, President, Volvo Trucks, says: "I am very proud to continue our close partnership with DFDS. This order for an additional 100 Volvo electric trucks is proof of their trust in our company. The big increase of DFDS' electric truck fleet shows that zero-emissions transport is a viable solution here and now."

Niklas Anderson, EVP, Logistic Division at DFDS, adds: "We want to drive the transition to more sustainable road transport. Our expanding fleet of electric trucks will not only contribute to reducing the climate impact of our operations. It will also enable DFDS to support more companies that are looking to decarbonise their supply chains. The 100 new electric trucks underline our commitment to pushing the development forward", says Niklas Anderson, EVP, Logistic Division at DFDS. 

Since 2019, Volvo Trucks has sold electric trucks to customers in 45 countries on six continents.