Volvo Trucks and Putzmeister Join Forces to Launch Electric Concrete Pump Truck

Volvo Trucks and Putzmeister have revealed a large battery-electric concrete pump truck at the Bauma exhibition. The zero-exhaust emission battery-electric concrete pump with a reach of 42 meters will be delivered to the Swedish construction company Swerock.

Volvo Trucks and Putzmeister, and after a request from long-time partner Swerock, developed an all-new battery-electric truck-mounted concrete pump. Thereby, Volvo Trucks can demonstrate a fully electric alternative for pumping concrete to construction customers.

Using the traditional solution for pumping concrete, a diesel truck needs to be in operation during the pumping, causing exhaust emissions and noise. With the all-electric pump truck, it’s possible to drive up to 50 kilometers and then pump approximately 50 m3 of concrete without any need for charging. For longer distances or larger quantities of concrete, a Combined Charging System (CCS2) charging solution with 63 or 32 A can be installed at the site, and it’s possible to keep pumping the concrete while the truck is being recharged.

“Volvo Trucks is the innovator when it comes to new technologies in combination with electric trucks. After presenting electric concrete mixers and heavy applications for construction, we are proud to show yet another world-class innovation for the construction segment here at Bauma. We believe in cooperation to move forward, and one example of this can be seen here in Germany together with Putzmeister. With this battery-electric pump truck, customers can have a zero-exhaust emission solution, low-noise operation and an efficient process thanks to the work-while-charging capacity.”

said Christoph Fitz, Head of Sales at Volvo Trucks in Germany.

With the new battery-electric pump truck, Volvo Trucks can offer a completely electric alternative for handling concrete – transporting, mixing and pumping.

Facts and features for the Volvo and Putzmeister all-electric pump truck:

• Volvo FM Electric 8×4 Rigid Tag Tridem
• Driveline – 2 electric motors: continuous output of 330 kW, I-Shift gearbox
• Battery system – 4 batteries in a specially developed energy storage system with total capacity of 360kWh whereof 250kWh is useable
• Charging – CCS2 standard, charging can take place during PTO/pumping of concrete, AC up to 43kW and DC up to 250kW
• Weight – The four-axle truck has a total weight of 32 tonnes