In the mix: Volvo Trucks and Cemex debut electric concrete mixer

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In the mix: Volvo Trucks and Cemex debut electric concrete mixer

New cement mixer - the Volvo FMX Electric - will begin operating in Berlin later this month

Volvo Trucks has today hailed another major milestone in the decarbonisation of heavy transport, after providing cement giant Cemex with its first fully electric, zero emission heavy-duty concrete mixer....

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