Volvo Trucks just made a bet that sounded almost impossible for an electric truck: a full driver's shift with zero stops to plug in. The company has opened orders for the second-generation electric long-haul tractor FH Aero Electric, and its headline number is a claimed range of up to 700 km. Orders opened on June 15, 2026, according to Niklas Andersson, Volvo Trucks' director of electric solutions.
The math behind it is both simple and ambitious: that range should cover a complete long-haul day without a mid-route recharge. The trick lies in the usable battery capacity, which comes in roughly 100 kWh higher than most competing electric trucks. That gap is what separates a truck built for demo laps from one that can actually work a route.
Series production kicks off in early September at two plants at once — Ghent in Belgium and Tuve in Sweden. Here's the interesting part: the electric tractors will roll down the same lines as the diesel models, with no separate "electric" line. First-generation heavy FH, FM and FMX Electric trucks, meanwhile, are being phased out at the same time.
Does that mean Volvo is walking away from everything else? Not even close. Volvo will keep developing trucks powered by combustion engines, fuel cells and battery packs in parallel. Andersson stressed that the company recommends electric drivetrains only where routes, charging infrastructure and local operating conditions allow it — there's no one-size-fits-all answer yet.
