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Exactly. This is long haul trucking we are talking about, not the typical FedEx van.



You know I saw his post and I thought... hmm maybe he's right. Then you go and confirm that we aren't talking past each other. You just don't seem to get that there is indeed demand for this kind of truck for local use.

Again, look at Volvo's site. They understand this market, they've been in it for 50+ years.


No, we're not talking about long haul trucking, which is done with tractors. To use an American example, the two-axle truck could be used for intra-city moving, like U-Haul. Speaking with my commercial customers, they also do their own intra-city deliveries of plumbing supplies and HVAC/appliances. Amazon runs two workers in a box truck for irregular packages. Furniture companies use box trucks for intra-city deliveries. Document shredding companies could use these trucks. Landscaping companies use trucks like the Isuzu NQR. Look around you at next time you're in a city and make a note of what trucks you see. That's what Volvo is targeting here


No. There's a large addressable market inbetween FedEx vans and long haul trucking. That's what these trucks are addressing.

Long haul trucking is still out of reach of batteries, it seems.




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