French contractor Eiffage has taken delivery of the first all-electric truck and a compact excavator
The first delivery of a Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) machine and the first all-electric Volvo FE truck was made recently to a French contractor, thereby accelerating the long-term transformation to more sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions.
The recipient of the new products, an electric VolvoFE truck, with electrically powered crane, and a Volvo ECR25 Electric compact excavator – was leading French contractor and long-term Volvo customer Eiffage. The machines support Eiffage’s low carbon strategy and are to work on the ambitious Grand Paris Express transport project in the French capital.
The handover of Volvo Trucks and Volvo Construction Equipment’s first all-electric products was marked with a symbolic ceremony in Paris. It was attended by Benoit de Ruffray, Eiffage Group CEO, and representative of Volvo Truck and Volvo CE’s France-based teams.
Volvo Group CEO Martin Lundstedt, Volvo CE president Melker Jernberg and Volvo Trucks President Roger Alm, participated digitally.
“By 2030, we want over a third of the machines the Volvo Group sells to be electric. We can’t do this alone, we want to do this together with our customers, partners like Eiffage and the wider society,” said Lundstedt.
“Today’s deliveries of this electric truck and construction machine are the start of a revolution in transport and infrastructure solutions,” agreed Jemberg.
“The support from forward-thinking customers like Eiffage is important for the future development of sustainable transport solutions,” observed Alm.
