According to Electrek, Volvo Trucks is determined to reduce the emissions from the transport sector, as the Swedish producer now uses green steel to make some of its electric trucks.

Swedish steel manufacturer SSAB will provide Volvo with the required steel and the company claims to use fossil-free electricity and hydrogen for production.

Jessica Sandstrom, senior vice president of product management at Volvo Trucks, said that "our journey to net zero emissions includes both making our vehicles fossil free in operation and over time fully replacing the material in our trucks with fossil-free and recycled alternatives."

At the same time, Volvo officials claim that the company also uses 30% recycled materials for new trucks production, while the heavy-duty vehicles themselves are 90% recyclable.

By doing this, the company "is committed to the Paris agreement on climate change and to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in the entire value-chain by 2040, at the latest."

Back in September, we announced that Volvo began the production of the electric variants of the FH, FM and FMX.

Also in August, the Swedish company revealed the plans to build a factory dedicated to battery production in its home country.