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Electric vehicles don’t work well in the cold? Nobody told Volvo CE – and they’re putting a fleet of battery electric equipment assents to work, collaborating with Sweden’s largest ski resorts to go fully fossil free. Volvo CE has been working on a pilot project with Swedish resort company SkiStar to develop a roadmap towards more sustainable, fossil-free ski resorts. The project is intended to show that climate-neutral construction projects are possible when applying holistic decarbonization solutions…

<!----> Brake components specialist Meneta Group is committing to fossil-free steel from SSAB for its global production of components and sealing materials, mainly for the automotive industry. From 2026, Meneta expects initial Scope 3 CO2 reductions of 5,500 to 6,000 tonnes, growing…

Track construction work requires track-work machines—and these are currently largely diesel-powered. TU Graz investigated fossil-free drive alternatives for the special construction machines. Credit: Lunghammer—TU Graz For safe railway operation, tracks must be regularly maintained and renewed. This requires special construction machinery, most of which is nowadays powered by diesel engines. Particularly large track-work…

Volvo Trucks is taking sustainability to the next level with its fully electric commercial trucks. The Swedish truck manufacturer announced that its heavy-duty EV trucks will now feature fossil-free steel. The transportation sector leads fossil fuel consumption and is the second-largest contributor to toxic CO2 emissions globally. Volvo Trucks is on a mission to change that. The Swedish truck manufacturer unveiled its first electric commercial truck, the Volvo FL Electric, in 2019 and has been…

The steel produced with hydrogen will be used in the electric truck's frame rails. Volvo Trucks is introducing fossil-free steel in its trucks. The steel is produced by the Swedish steel company SSAB and the heavy-duty electric Volvo trucks will be the first to include it. The steel will first be used in the truck’s frame rails. The steel from SSAB is produced using a new technology, based on hydrogen. Volvo says the result…