Volvo Trucks revs up electric ambition with 50 per cent EV sales target

Cecilia Keating
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Volvo Trucks unveils plans to launch three all-electric models next year and produce hydrogen fuel cell trucks by mid-decade

Volvo Trucks has announced it is aiming for half its European sales to be electric by the end of the decade as it outlined plans to significantly boost its range of zero emission vehicles over the coming...

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