Volvo Trucks has supplied CEMEX with the world’s first fully electric and zero-emission heavy concrete mixer truck at a joint event in Berlin, Germany.

The truck is the latest development of an agreement signed between the companies in 2021 to closely collaborate to improve productivity and carbon emissions reductions through the global implementation of electromobility solutions on mobile construction equipment and trucks, productivity solutions, and uptime services.

The Volvo FMX electric truck can be used for a full day’s work with a single top-up charge and will be operating at the Berlin Spandau ready-mix plant in Berlin, starting this month. As fully electric heavy duty transport is gradually increasing, Volvo and CEMEX are working to discover, pilot, and scale the technologies needed to make emissions-free transport also a reality in the construction industry.

“CEMEX is committed to becoming a net-zero CO2 company; innovation and collaboration are at the core of this commitment,” said Fernando A. González, CEO of CEMEX. “Our partnership with Volvo has tremendous potential to contribute to the decarbonization of our business. Rolling out our first fully electric ready-mix truck is a strong progress in that direction.”

You can watch a short video of the launch here and read the full press release here.