The world’s first truck producer to take action, Volvo is now introducing fossil-free metal in its vehicles. The metal is produced by the Swedish metal firm SSAB (earlier publish) and the heavy-duty electrical Volvo vehicles would be the first to incorporate it.
The metal from SSAB is produced utilizing a brand new expertise, based mostly on hydrogen. The result’s a a lot decrease local weather impression than conventionally produced metal. Small-scale introduction of the metal in Volvo’s heavy electrical vehicles will start within the third quarter of 2022.
The metal will first be used within the truck’s body rails.
We are going to improve using fossil-free supplies in all our vehicles to make them net-zero not solely in operation—but in addition in the case of the supplies they’re constructed of.
—Jessica Sandström, Senior Vice President Product Administration, Volvo Vans
The primary metal produced with hydrogen might be used within the truck’s body rails, the spine of the truck upon which all different essential elements are mounted. As the provision of fossil-free metal will increase, it should even be launched in different elements of the truck.
In the present day, round 30% of the supplies in a brand new Volvo truck come from recycled supplies; as much as 90% of the truck may be recycled on the finish of its life.
Volvo Group is collaborating with SSAB on fossil-free metal since 2021. The primary machine, a load service made from fossil-free metal, was showcased in October 2021. Fossil-free metal might be an vital complement to the standard and recycled metal utilized in Volvo’s vehicles.
