Trucks, steel, and comms: Volvo Group's Karin Svensson on trucking's road to net zero

Cecilia Keating
clock • 7 min read
Trucks, steel, and comms: Volvo Group's Karin Svensson on trucking's road to net zero

CSO of Swedish auto giant sits down with BusinessGreen to discuss the benefits and challenges of decarbonising the heavy-duty vehicle sector

As shoppers in post-Brexit Britain have learned the hard way, trucking and road freight makes the world go round. E-commerce is booming as brick-and-mortar shops close, while the offshoring of manufacturing...

To continue reading this article...

Join BusinessGreen

In just a few clicks you can start your free BusinessGreen Lite membership for 12 months, providing you access to:

  • Three complimentary articles per month covering the latest real-time news, analysis, and opinion from Europe’s leading source of information on the Green economy and business
  • Receive important and breaking news stories via our daily news alert
  • Our weekly newsletter with the best of the week’s green business news and analysis

Join now

 

Already a BusinessGreen member?

Login

Cecilia Keating
Author spotlight

Cecilia Keating

View profile
More from Cecilia Keating

We need the transition to a low-carbon economy to reverse historic injustices

Why the Women in Green Business Awards is more important than ever

More on Automotive

Government unveils £10m funding pot for off-grid EV charging innovations
Automotive

Government unveils £10m funding pot for off-grid EV charging innovations

Department for Transport and Innovate UK seek to help fund innovations enabling EV chargers to be installed on motorways without needing grid connections

Michael Holder
Michael Holder
clock 03 November 2025 • 2 min read
Survey: Drivers report 'overwhelming satisfaction' with EVs despite 'growing divide' over charging costs
Automotive

Survey: Drivers report 'overwhelming satisfaction' with EVs despite 'growing divide' over charging costs

EVA England survey of almost 1,700 petrol, diesel, hybrid and fully electric car drives finds strong interest and satisfaction with EVs, but concerns over the costs and accessibility of public charging

Michael Holder
Michael Holder
clock 31 October 2025 • 5 min read
Government plots reforms to make it 'easier and cheaper' to charge EVs at home
Automotive

Government plots reforms to make it 'easier and cheaper' to charge EVs at home

Government is seeking rule changes to enable more people living in rented, leasehold and flatted properties to install or access their own electric car charger

Michael Holder
Michael Holder
clock 29 October 2025 • 3 min read