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Volvo Vans introduces its eighth all-electric truck mannequin, the Volvo FM Low Entry, as its first electric-only mannequin, enhancing the corporate’s dedication to sustainable transportation. Designed for city environments, the FM Low Entry focuses on security, effectivity, and lowering emissions, aligning with the rising demand for quieter, zero-emission autos in metropolis settings.
The truck is tailor-made for operations reminiscent of waste administration, distribution, and building, that includes a low driving place to enhance visibility and management in city areas. The design is predicated on the established FM mannequin, with changes together with a lowered and forward-moved spacious cab, a low instep, and a flat flooring for simple entry and exit, selling an ergonomic and environment friendly workspace for drivers.
Powered by a 360-kilowatt-hour battery distributed throughout 4 packs, the Volvo FM Low Entry goals for a spread of as much as 125 miles (200 kilometers), although precise vary could range with load, driving circumstances, and different components. Regardless of the inherent increased power use of electrical vehicles in comparison with automobiles, the FM Low Entry helps quick recharging via each onboard and exterior DC chargers, emphasizing fast operational readiness.
Gross sales for the Volvo FM Low Entry are set to start in Europe (together with Turkey) and South Korea this quarter, with manufacturing anticipated within the second quarter of 2024. Given Volvo Group’s world presence, this mannequin’s introduction could pave the way in which for comparable electrical fashions in different markets, together with North America.
The FM Low Entry contains a number of notable options reminiscent of compliance with the Transport for London 5-star Direct Imaginative and prescient Normal for visibility, easy steering with Volvo Dynamic Steering, and varied seating choices to cut back blind spots. The truck additionally incorporates Volvo’s new Digicam Monitor System and affords sensible facilities like a number of cab heights, various axle configurations, and a strong 330-kilowatt motor.
Courtesy of EVANNEX.
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