For Amazon, the trucks will replace their diesel counterparts and play a key role in electrification initiative called "The Climate Pledge". It's a carbon-neutral commitment across the company. As part of the new initiative, Amazon confirmed it ordered 100,000 electric delivery vans with Rivian, an electric vehicle startup the retail giant heavily invested in prior to the order.
The model that Amazon is going with from Volvo is the Volvo FH Electric. FH Electric can hold up to 44 tons of Gross Carrying Weight (GCW) and their trucks offer operators a range of up to 300 kilometers before needing a charge. All of this comes from a 540 kWh battery with a power output of 490 kW. The truck can also be "topped up" and have its battery quickly charged over a lunch break, and by doing so it can cover more ground, up to 500 kilometers in total.
Volvo Trucks started the series production of heavy-duty electric trucks in September this year.
Source: Volvo Trucks
