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Volvo's electric load carrier wins quality innovation award

Volvo Construction Equipment is celebrating after winning Sweden’s Quality Innovation of the Year Award, with its concept HX1 autonomous, battery-electric, load carrier.

Volvo's electric load carrier wins quality innovation award

The HX1 prototype autonomous, battery-electric, load carrier from Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has scooped the Swedish Institute for Quality’s (SIQ) Quality Innovation of the Year Award. Winning in the Potential Innovations category, Volvo CE’s vision of a futuristic machine is one element of a present-day electric site research project that is predicted to cut carbon emissions by up to 95% and lower total cost of ownership costs by a quarter.

The concept HX1 represents a new approach to a sustainable future concept, one based on electro-mobility and autonomous vehicles. Rather than having a few, large, versatile machines (as is common on construction and mining sites today), the HX1 demonstrates the emergence of smaller and more numerous, specialist machines. This ‘elephants to ants’ concept is a new way of meeting customer needs, combining intelligent machines, automation and electromobility.

“The HX1 forms part of Volvo CE’s long term ambition of achieving sustainable transportation solutions,” says Patrik Lundblad, senior vice president of Volvo CE’s Technology function. “This award is a tribute to the hard work and vision of Volvo CE’s employees, who continue to push the boundaries of technology and innovation. This is a welcome recognition that demonstrates Volvo CE’s position at the forefront of technological development.”


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304 Volvo Way
Shippensburg, PA
US, 17257

Website:
volvoce.com

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