Almost 600 of the Volvo Group AB unit’s battery-electric straight trucks and tractors are now operational in the U.S. and Canada, collectively driving more than 200,000 miles every week.

San Francisco-based Verne plans to offer truck makers the option of cryo-compressed hydrogen storage to achieve the same range as a diesel tractor.

There’s a synergy among driver comfort, simplicity of maintenance, better fuel economy and fleet operating ratio. Several significant changes in these areas are seen in Volvo’s 2024 VNL.

Volvo Trucks North America has battery-electric, hydrogen fuel cell and renewable fuel internal combustion engine versions on the horizon. 

Volvo Trucks North America introduced a redesigned version of its VNL-series over-the-road tractor designed to improve the truck’s fuel efficiency and performance, as well as driver comfort.