en.Wedoany.com Reported - In April 2026, Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) officially commenced mass production of its A30 Electric and A40 Electric electric articulated haulers at its factory in Braås, Sweden, becoming the world's first heavy engineering equipment manufacturer to achieve industrial-scale mass production of electric articulated haulers in this tonnage class.
These two electric models made their public debut at the Bauma 2025 trade fair in Munich, Germany. The A30 Electric has a payload capacity of 29 tonnes, equipped with a 265 kW motor and a 245 kWh lithium-ion battery. The A40 Electric has a payload of 39 tonnes, equipped with a 350 kW motor and a 350 kWh battery. Depending on the operating conditions, both models can run for 4 to 6 hours on a single charge. Their 350 kW fast-charging system can recharge the battery from 20% to 80% in approximately one hour. As articulated haulers are typically used in high-utilization, high-energy-consumption applications such as quarrying and mining, the transition to electrification offers significant advantages in terms of emission reduction and total cost of ownership.
The Braås factory is a key production hub for Volvo's articulated haulers. It was here in 1966 that the world's first articulated hauler, "Gravel Charlie" (the DR631 model with a 10-tonne payload), was born. This factory has long been at the forefront of articulated hauler manufacturing technology, having produced the world's largest 60-tonne A60H articulated hauler and being the first to achieve carbon-neutral operations, earning it the designation of a "zero landfill facility." Starting production of the electric versions at this plant signifies the continuation of Volvo's engineering heritage in the articulated hauler sector.
Volvo Construction Equipment was founded in 1832 and is headquartered in Eskilstuna, Sweden. It has a global network of 289 dealers, operates in 180 markets, employs approximately 13,000 people, and reported net sales of SEK 81.6 billion in 2025. The company's President, Melker Jernberg, stated that this milestone demonstrates that electric solutions are ready to meet the demands of high-intensity applications. The first batch of equipment off the production line will be delivered to customers in the UK and Norway in the coming weeks, with further deliveries to selected European customers planned for the second half of 2026.
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