Sunday 22 March 2020

Volvo drives truck-to-train switch for its logistics network on a carbon-cutting journey

Volvo drives truck-to-train switch for its logistics network on a carbon-cutting journey

Volvo Cars plans to 'radically reduce' carbon dioxide emissions for its logistics operations by switching from using trucks to trains in transporting goods between its manufacturing plants and new car depots.

The car manufacturer pledges to replace transports by trucks with rail transport, focusing more on European operations where trucks are still predominantly chosen to transport new cars to distribution depots and dealerships in individual markets.

This has already been implemented on the route between its Ghent, Belgium-based manufacturing plant and a purpose-built depot in northern Italy, slashing carbon dioxide emissions by almost 75%.

On another route, from Ghent to a second depot in Austria, emissions were cut by almost half since switching to rail transport.

These measures form part of the climate action plan that Volvo Cars revealed earlier this year, according to which the company aims to reduce carbon footprint per car by 40% between 2018 and 2025.

Javier Varela, Senior Vice President of Manufacturing and Logistics at Volvo Cars said: “When we said we planned to significantly reduce emissions across all our operations, we meant it.

“Our logistics network is just one piece of that puzzle, but an important one nevertheless. This is one example of our commitment to reducing our impact on the environment through meaningful, concrete steps.”

Written by

Bruna Pinhoni

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