The first Volvo FE Electric, a refuse truck with a superstructure developed together with Europe’s leading refuse collection bodybuilder, Faun, will start operating in early 2019 in Hamburg ...

Depending on the driving cycle, the Volvo FE Hybrid can cut fuel and carbon dioxide emissions by between 15 and 20 per cent. In addition, using the electric compactor on the hybrid refuse trucks ...

Volvo Truck has officially unveiled two new vehicles designed specifically for use in urban and suburban conditions, the new FL and FE. Both feature increased overall safety, are available with a ...

The Volvo FL and FE conventional cabovers are the smallest models in the truck maker’s global product mix. The units are used primarily for city distribution, waste hauling, light construction ...

And those batteries are not small, Volvo says the battery packs can be configured between 200-300 kWh for a range of up to 200 km (124 miles). Here are the specs released for the Volvo FE Electric: ...

In some cities, garbage trucks, with their rackety diesel engines, wake up the entire neighborhood. For the heavy-duty trucks in Volvo's FE Hybrid lineup, though, noise is not an issue, at least ...

Volvo FE Electric (initial): GVW 27 tonnes Fully electrically-powered truck for distribution, refuse collection and other applications in urban conditions Energy storage: Lithium-ion batteries ...

For example, an electric truck could be used for indoor loading areas where a traditional combustion-engine-powered vehicle could not. Series production of the Volvo FL and Volvo FE is slated for ...

The Volvo FE Electric will be available in Europe in 2019 starting in Hamburg, Germany. The new garbage truck follows Volvo's unveiling of the FL Electric last month.

Squeeze the accelerator. The Volvo FE Electric, all 59,525 pounds of it when fully loaded, silently oozes forward. Never mind electric pickup trucks: Battery-powered heavy trucks are now a thing, too.

The new Volvo FE garbage truck will go on sale in 2012. This commercial vehicle utilizes a parallel hybrid setup that promises increased efficiency, less pollution, and less noise.

Squeeze the accelerator. The Volvo FE Electric, all 59,525 pounds of it when fully loaded, silently oozes forward. Never mind electric pickup trucks: Battery-powered heavy trucks are now a thing, too.