Volvo Trucks‘s “2024 International Truck of the Year” award-winning Volvo FH Electric Fleet delivery consisting of models DSV LogisticsIt was officially done. While the delivery ceremony was held at ITU Fuat Külünk High Voltage Laboratory, which is one of the large-scale laboratories in Turkey and one of the world’s leading laboratories, it was stated that more such orders would follow.
Volvo FH Electric fleet delivery was made to DSV Logistics
Marubeni Distribution and Service Inc. The fleet delivery of the “2024 International Truck of the Year” award-winning Volvo FH Electric model of Volvo Trucks, represented by the distributorship, was made to DSV Logistics. While the ceremony was held at ITU Fuat Külünk High Voltage Laboratory, the statements made revealed that such collaborations will continue without slowing down.
shiftdelete.netThe first speaker of the delivery ceremony was Marubeni Dağıtım ve Servis A.Ş. General Manager Eşref Zeka expressed his satisfaction with the cooperation established with DSV Logistics and said, “Today’s delivery is a first in the industry and part of the growth, but beyond that, it is a very valuable step towards our sustainability goals. I hope that our delivery will remind the entire logistics industry that electromobility is indispensable for the future in terms of awareness.” he talked about his future goals.
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At the end of his speech, Eşref Zeka said that this is a long journey and that the entire ecosystem and, in short, all stakeholders must act together with a common understanding. Emphasizing that this common understanding has been implemented with Marubeni, Volvo Trucks and DSV Logistics, Zeka said, Marubeni Dağıtım ve Servis A.Ş. He finished his speech by thanking DSV Logistics for their trust in the Volvo Trucks brand, which is their distributor.
Another person who spoke at the ceremony was DSV Logistics CEO Ozan Önder. Önder used the following statements in his statement:
”We are committed to reducing our impact on the environment in our operations. As a leading global logistics company, we are aware of our responsibility to take an active role in combating climate change and ensuring decarbonization in the logistics industry. Reducing our carbon emissions is at the heart of DSV’s future ambition.
We work with our industry partners across departments and countries to implement new initiatives and technologies that will support us as we strive to achieve our sustainability goals. This agreement with the Volvo Trucks brand, distributed by Marubeni Distribution and Service, is an important example of electric fleet replacement when the right commercial and environmental conditions are met. We believe it is critical to collaborate with energy suppliers and large companies such as Marubeni Distribution and Service and Volvo Trucks to achieve our climate goals”
Volvo Trucks International Senior Vice President Per-Erik Lindström stated at the ceremony that the company’s goal is for 50 percent of all trucks sold globally to be electric by 2030. However, he said that its electric trucks have multiple axle configurations, variable battery configurations and total energy storage capacity for different applications and segments, and can currently travel approximately 300 km on a single charge. He also added that the range will increase further in the future.