Volvo Trucks has built and delivered the first fully electric and zero exhaust emission heavy-duty concrete mixer truck to CEMEX, a construction materials company offering cement, ready-mix concrete, aggregates, and urbanization solutions in markets around the world.
The Volvo FMX will begin operation at a ready-mix concrete plant in Spandau in Berlin, later this month. According to Volvo, the FMX can complete a full day’s work with only a single top-up charge during a regular break.
Volvo and CEMEX have worked in partnership since 2021 to develop and scale the technologies needed to make emissions-free transport a reality in the demanding construction industry.
“We are very happy to take this important step in the partnership with CEMEX. Both our companies have committed to ambitious sustainability targets and collaboration is the way to get there. Together we will work to implement emission-free transport in the construction industry. Our electric trucks are zero emissions and their silent operation also provides a better environment for people working at construction sites, as well as for residents living nearby,” stated Roger Alm, the President of Volvo Trucks.
The FMX Electric concrete mixer truck is the latest heavy vehicle from Volvo Trucks, joining its FE Electric truck and ECR25 Electric compact excavator in France. The ECR25 Electric compact excavator and wheel loader is now available in the US market.
The FMX Electric concrete mixer truck has a 4,100-mm (13’-5.42”) wheelbase, and comes with a 360-kWh battery bank of four batteries. The hydraulic mixer body gets its power from a traction battery.
It also has two electric motors providing a total of 330 kW (450 hp) and utilizes an I-Shift automated gearbox that has an electronic control unit for clutch and gearshifts.
“CEMEX is committed to becoming a net-zero CO2 company; innovation and collaboration are at the core of this commitment,” said Fernando A. González, the Chief Executive Officer of CEMEX. “Our partnership with Volvo has incredible potential to contribute to the decarbonization of our business. Rolling out our first fully electric ready-mix truck is strong progress in that direction.”
CEMEX and Volvo Group are founding members of the First Movers coalition, a collaboration between the World Economic Forum with US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, for companies to make purchasing commitments that create market demand for low-carbon technologies. Volvo Trucks and CEMEX are committed to reaching their ambitious sustainability targets and contributing to the decarbonization of the global economy.
Volvo Trucks has the most complete electric lineup in the global truck industry, with vehicles that can operate at a total weight of 16 to 44 tons, covering everything from city distribution and refuse handling, to urban construction transports and regional haulage. Volvo Trucks is a market leader in heavy electric trucks (≥ 16 tonnes) in Europe and the US. The company’s target is that half of its total sales of new trucks will be electric by 2030. Volvo Trucks is committed to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in the value chain by 2040, at the latest.