en.Wedoany.com Reported - Volvo Trucks North America has increased the use of recycled materials in its latest generation of heavy-duty trucks, including recycled-content plastics and responsibly sourced wood.
The Greensboro, North Carolina-based company, a business unit of Sweden's Volvo Group, stated that increasing the use of recycled and renewable materials is part of its overall effort to reduce the environmental impact of truck manufacturing.
Peter Voorhoeve, President of Volvo Trucks North America, said the vision for future transportation extends beyond reducing tailpipe emissions, and that every component of a truck offers an opportunity to reduce environmental impact. He emphasized that the all-new Volvo VNL and VNR demonstrate how sustainable material choices can be integrated into vehicle design while maintaining the quality, durability, and performance customers expect.
These material strategies are part of the design philosophy for the company's latest generation of heavy-duty trucks—the Volvo VNL and VNR, designed for long-haul and regional transport.
Since May of this year, the splash guards inside the front wheel arches of these trucks have been manufactured using plastic with 75% recycled content. Additionally, more recycled materials are used inside the truck cab: the carpet contains up to 50% recycled material, and the seat back assemblies contain up to 75% recycled fiber.
Volvo Trucks plans to further expand the use of recycled materials in the VNL and VNR models, using recycled plastic in 44 dashboard components, which will be sourced and recycled domestically in the United States. The company also stated that it is using sustainably sourced wood trim strips, in some cases replacing faux wood finishes typically made from plastic.
Brian Balicki, Design Director at Volvo Trucks North America, said sustainable design is most successful when customers do not have to choose between environmental responsibility and product quality. The goal is to create products that look and feel premium while reducing environmental impact throughout the vehicle's lifecycle.
Volvo noted that its team is evaluating emerging technologies, including bio-based composites, recycled-content plastics, recycled ocean plastics, and renewable materials. The company stated that the sustainable materials used in the current Volvo VNL and VNR are just the beginning of a broader strategy aimed at increasing recycled content, improving recyclability, and supporting a more circular future for commercial transportation.
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