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Today on FRAME, a feature on how Volvo trucks are made. See how the cradle-to-cradle approach is incorporated in the life ...
The DOE, in setting up the public-private SuperTruck 2 program, wanted the truck manufacturer to post 100% freight efficiency improvement over its 2009 baseline. Volvo Trucks says its SuperTruck 2 ...
A while ago we checked out Super Truck II, a Department of Energy program that has been challenging the makers of Class 8 heavy trucks—the ones that haul up to 80,000 lbs (36.3 tonnes) of freight.
SuperTruck 2 from Volvo Trucks - photo 1 Volvo Trucks North America unveiled the company's SuperTruck 2, with the virtual debut on the company’s YouTube channel. The SuperTruck 2 program, a ...
The entire Super Truck 2 tractor-trailer combination was designed to smoothly displace air with minimal resistance, resulting in 50% lower drag than Volvo Trucks’ 2009 baseline. A SuperTruck is ...
Back in 2016, Volvo Trucks embarked on an insane adventure. The US Department of Energy challenged the manufacturer to build an electric truck that would be 100% more efficient than others on the ...
Volvo Trucks North America (VTNA) appears to have adopted a European rigid chassis design for its SuperTruck 2 design exercise in improved freight efficiency. That’s not something likely to find ...
Volvo really thought about the project holistically, too. In addition to being more efficient on the road, SuperTruck 2 also has a 48-volt mild hybrid system that acts as a generator with an ...
Volvo Trucks has revealed its SuperTruck 2 project exceeded the freight efficiency goals it established, thanks to aerodynamics and advanced engineering. The SuperTruck 2 program is funded in part by ...
Volvo just launched a new long-range version of its FH Electric semi truck, with up to 600 km (373 miles) of range on a single charge. Volvo doesn’t yet reveal the specs of its new long-range FH ...
Sweden's Volvo will launch a long-range variant of its FH Electric truck, capable of covering up to 600 km (373 miles) on a single charge, its truckmaking arm said on Tuesday.
Volvo Energy reveals commercial PU500 battery energy storage system (BESS), with a capacity from 450 to 540 kWh, and can operate in concern with the grid or as an "island." The PU500 features a ...