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52 www.autosubindustry.comVOLVO TRUCKS ANNOUNCES GLOBAL PRODUCT LAUNCHVolvo Trucks is launching a multi-billion SEK investment in technologies that will strengthen its global product offers and competitiveness for years to come and enable reaching the goal of net-zero emissions by 2040. An all-new fuel-saving combustion engine platform made for multiple renewable fuels including future hydrogen applications as well as new electric drivelines with ranges of up to 700 km will future-proof Volvo%u2019s trucks in all markets and all transport segments.The global customer base of Volvo Trucks%u2019 sales operations calls for a wide range of efficient powertrains as fuel supply, fuel infrastructure and customer preferences differ significantly between regions and markets.%u201cThis is a hugely important launch as the decarbonization of the transport industry needs to accelerate, and the new technologies we are launching now will offer transport companies the best of two worlds,%u201d says Roger Alm, President Volvo Trucks.The new heavy-duty range is a complete factory He continues: %u201cOur second-generation electric trucks are capable to replace traditional diesel trucks in most cases. However, in certain regions and transport segments we also need the combustion engine to reduce CO2 now, and in the future. Our new engines offer the flexibility needed to satisfy customers in all regions and in all transport segments. One single engine platform will also give us very good synergies and larger production volumes.%u201dBuilding on Volvo Trucks%u2019 electric leadershipVolvo Trucks has pioneered the market for battery electric trucks since 2019 and now the company is taking the next steps. A new long-range heavy-duty model represents a breakthrough with an electric range of up to