Volvo electric truck range reaches 700 kilometres
Volvo electric truck range on its longest haul model has reached up to 700 kilometres on a single charge, in the Volvo FH Aero Electric with extended range, launched in April 2026. Volvo builds that range by moving the motor and the gearbox into the rear axle itself, a new axle design the company says leaves room for significantly more battery capacity than before. That truck offers up to 460 kilowatts of power, about 623 horsepower, up to 28 tonnes of payload, and a gross combination weight, the total weight of the loaded truck and trailer together, up to 48 tonnes. Volvo states its megawatt charging system, a fast charging standard built to deliver very high power, takes the truck from 20% to 80% charged in about 50 minutes. Volvo launched a second electric line the same month, the next generation FH, FM and FMX Electric, built for heavier hauling up to 65 tonnes gross combination weight, with a shorter range up to 470 kilometres and more power, up to 540 kilowatts. Roger Alm, President of Volvo Trucks, describes what the range and payload together mean for a fleet.
This long haul electric truck is the best in the industry. It offers an outstanding range in combination with high payload, fast charging and great riding comfort.
Roger Alm, President of Volvo Trucks. Source 2.
The 700 and 470 kilometre figures are both from source 1. The 450 and 420 kilometre figures are from source 5, a separate release about a different, heavier truck on the same axle design, not one range curve for one vehicle.
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| FH Aero Electric, extended range | 700 |
| FH, FM, FMX Electric, next generation | 470 |
| 80 tonne truck, at 64 tonnes | 450 |
| 80 tonne truck, at 76 tonnes | 420 |
Series production started 5 months after the launch, and a heavier truck follows
Volvo started series production, when a truck moves from prototypes to normal assembly line manufacturing, of the new electric trucks in September 2026, 5 months after the April launch, a gap this article calculates from the 2 announcement dates rather than one either release states. Production begins at Volvo own factory in Tuve, Gothenburg, Sweden, with Ghent, Belgium as a second manufacturing location, and Volvo showed the range at the IAA Transportation fair in Hanover, Germany, September 14 to 20, 2026. The electric portfolio now numbers 8 truck models. A separate, heavier truck extends the same axle design to 80 tonnes gross combination weight, trading range for weight, up to 450 kilometres at 64 tonnes and up to 420 kilometres at the 74 and 76 tonne limits set in Sweden and Finland. That truck carries 640 kilowatt hours of usable battery, the largest battery capacity Volvo states for any of its electric trucks, and new hub reduction axles built for ground clearance and startability at high weight. Volvo states its rollout starts gradually from early 2027, in Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, the Netherlands and Switzerland.
All 4 figures are Volvo own stated charging times for its own hardware, not Electrek own figures. The 50 and 65 minute figures are from source 1, the 36 and 70 minute figures are from source 5, a separate release about the 80 tonne truck.
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| FH Aero Electric, megawatt charging | 50 |
| FH, FM, FMX Electric, CCS charging | 65 |
| 80 tonne truck, megawatt charging | 36 |
| 80 tonne truck, CCS2 charging | 70 |
An independent panel gave Volvo electric range its industry award
A panel of 24 European trucking journalists named Volvo own electric truck range the International Truck of the Year 2027, the eighth time Volvo has won the award since it began in 1977. Florian Engel, Chairman of International Truck of the Year, the body that runs the award, explains what the result signals about the pace of change in heavy duty transport.
The company demonstrates how quickly battery electric heavy duty transport is moving toward comprehensive solutions.
Florian Engel, Chairman of International Truck of the Year. Source 4.
500,000,000 kilometres already driven since 2019
Volvo states that 7,000 of its electric trucks have driven 500,000,000 kilometres worldwide since 2019, for nearly 2,000 customers in more than 50 countries. Dividing that distance by the truck count comes to about 71,000 kilometres driven by each truck on average since 2019, arithmetic done for this article and not a figure either source states, a sign the electric fleet already on the road is not a small pilot but trucks doing repeat, everyday freight work.