Volvo EW240 electric material handler can work around the clock without stopping to refuel or recharge

Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has just announced a new electric material handler that promises longer service intervals and lower operating costs without the need to recharge its batteries. Because it doesn't have any.

The new Volvo EW240 breaks away from conventional diesel-related consumables by eliminating components such as engine oil, filters, DEF injectors and water separators - and breaks away from conventional EV design by eliminating another critical component: the battery.

Unlike conventional electric vehicles with large, heavy batteries, Volvo's electric material handler operates continuously without the need for refueling or recharging. This is made possible by a permanent power connection (read: a wired plug), which Volvo says makes it ideal for indoor use or in continuous, repetitive sorting and recycling applications.

The EW240 offers operators the same level of performance and control they've come to expect from conventional diesel equipment, without the noise, fumes and health hazards associated with diesel particulate emissions.

“The EW240 Electric Material Handler is the ideal hard-working sustainable solution for waste and recycling – an industry where circularity is in close focus,” says Thomas Nather, SAS Commercial Project Manager, Volvo CE. “By providing near silent and zero emission electric solutions, we are supporting our customers need to work more sustainably and deliver on their transformation journey as well as lower the cost of their operations.”

Source: Volvo CE