SUPERTEST VOLVO FH ELECTRIC The usual transport job for the test: our unladen Fliegl curtainsider The batteries are mounted at the left and right on the frame Three coupled electric motors deliver a healthy 666 hp 4 Trucker V olvo Trucks could have made its FH look a bit more distinctive visual- ly. After all, this test drive definite- ly marks something like the start of a new era! But few of the people walking past it as we’re coupling up our Fliegl test trailer no- tice. The test vehicle differs too little from its conventional stable-mates, and the dis- creet lettering on the front, and especially in the "light box" of the Globetrotter XL high roof, is of little help. THERE’S SOMETHING DIFFERENT ABOUT THIS VOLVO FH But things change as soon as the truck sets off. Anyone around who’s un- aware of its secret is taken aback. Something’s missing, isn't it? That’s right: there’s none of the typical engine noise from the D13 in-line six. In fact, there’s virtual silence. Why? Because this is an all-electric vehicle. And, for the first time in the his- tory of the TRUCKER Supertest, we have moved away from burning fossil fuels. In fact, we could hardly believe our ears when the Volvo people in Gothenburg asked if we would be interested in test- ing an all-electric truck on our circuit. 343 kilometres under battery power, and carrying a full 40 tonnes load too? Despite the current boom in electric cars and light The Electric does not need an air intake, so there’s a trim panel on the high roof Just right: I-Shift control in the centre console
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