Volvo plans to deliver the first models later this year, with a goal of having 35% of its product line fully electric by 2030. However, in their recent communication, Volvo mentioned that the first units will be shipped out in early 2024.
“Volvo’s clean-energy electric compactor, the first of its kind to be developed and made entirely in America, reflects the law’s promise to re-energize American manufacturing by supporting our manufacturers and workers as they lead the way in a booming new industry and meet the rising demand for electric vehicles,” said Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey, Jr.
The DD25 Electric compactor sprang from a crowdsourcing project within the Shippensburg compaction engineering team, using scrum methodologies and building on Volvo CE’s proven electric equipment platform. The first model made its debut in March at CONEXPO, North America’s largest construction trade show. Online order reservations also opened at that time.
The DD25 Electric will be manufactured on the same assembly line as Volvo diesel asphalt and soil compactors. This allows the site to expand production capacity without increasing its footprint or incurring significant costs to retool the factory. Volvo is investing heavily in training for its employees, providing over 800 total hours of instruction on electric equipment production concepts and processes.
Volvo also used the occasion to announce that it is expected to receive a $1.1 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for a pilot testing project of the DD25 Electric in Southern California.
Source: Volvo CE
