Volvo Trucks to use fossil-free steel
Volvo is now introducing fossil-free steel in its trucks produced by the Swedish steel company SSAB.
Small-scale introduction in Volvo’s heavy electric trucks will begin in the third quarter of 2022. The steel from SSAB is produced using hydrogen.
'We will increase the use of fossil-free materials in all our trucks to make them net-zero, not only in operation but also when it comes to the materials they are built of,” says Jessica Sandström, Senior Vice President Product Management, Volvo Trucks.
The first steel produced with hydrogen will be used in the truck’s frame rails, the backbone of the truck upon which all other main components are mounted. As the availability of fossil-free steel increases, it will also be introduced in other parts of the truck.
Today, around 30% of the materials in a new Volvo truck come from recycled materials. And up to 90% of the truck can be recycled at the end of its life.
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