GEODIS Puts Electric Container Tractor into Operation at Port Botany, Sydney

en.Wedoany.com Reported - On October 30, GEODIS announced the deployment of a Volvo FM Electric electric tractor at Port Botany in Sydney, Australia, for full container load transport. This marks the company's first use of a pure electric heavy truck for container transport in Australia. The vehicle primarily carries Volvo cargo, running from Port Botany to the Volvo warehouse, approximately 850 trips per year, accounting for 63% of its available capacity; the remaining capacity serves GEODIS's new warehouse in Minto.

This route is a port shuttle from Port Botany to the Volvo Sydney warehouse, with a one-way distance within the typical range coverage of electric heavy trucks. The vehicle can complete multiple round trips during the day and return to base for charging. Volvo is both the tractor manufacturer and the cargo owner for this transport, giving the route a stable base volume of freight; Automotive World lists such predictable port shuttle routes as the scenario where electric trucks can achieve economic viability fastest. The 850 annual trips account for 63% of the vehicle's capacity, with the remaining 37% used for the Minto warehouse, which is adjacent to Volvo's facility and supports GEODIS's retail and e-commerce logistics operations.

The Volvo FM Electric is a heavy-duty pure electric tractor. The official configuration for this model is: maximum total output power of 540 kW, paired with the I-Shift transmission designed for electric trucks; supports CCS DC fast charging with a maximum charging power of 350 kW (below 750 V), charging from 20% to 80% in approximately 65 minutes; with the latest generation of battery technology, range of up to 470 km, and users can reduce the number of battery packs according to actual mileage needs, correspondingly increasing payload capacity.