▲ Volvo Trucks Korea's first dedicated charging facility for large electric trucks in Korea (Photo courtesy of Volvo Trucks Korea)

26 Charging Stations Dedicated to Large Electric Trucks Completed at Directly Managed Service Centers in Dongtan, Incheon, and Gimhae
Reach 80% battery SOC for FH electric models within 1.5 hours using a 350kW ultra-fast charger

Volvo Trucks Korea has introduced the first charging facility for large electric trucks in Korea, including an ultra-fast charger capable of reaching 80% of the battery SOC for the large electric truck FH Electric within 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Volvo Trucks Korea announced on the 27th that it has completed the construction of the first charging facilities dedicated to large electric trucks in Korea at three directly managed service centers in Dongtan, Incheon, and Gimhae.

Volvo Trucks Korea’s directly operated charging stations are the first step in the charging network construction roadmap established by Volvo Trucks for the domestic introduction and commercialization of heavy electric trucks, with 26 fast chargers installed at the Dongtan, Incheon, and Gimhae service centers.

The 350kW ultra-fast charger installed at Volvo Trucks' company-operated charging stations can charge the FH Electric's battery SOC (state of charge) to 80% within 1.5 hours.

This is because the Volvo FH Electric consistently delivers 250kW per hour up to 80% battery charge.

Volvo Trucks domestic charging infrastructure to accelerate the transition to electric trucksStep-by-step goals related to the construction of the system have also been established.

We have completed the construction of a dedicated charging facility for electric trucks at a company-operated service center. For the next phase, we are preparing to install charging infrastructure at 31 Volvo Trucks in-house service networks nationwide, with construction scheduled to begin in the second half of the year.

In the third stage, discussions are underway to establish commercial vehicle charging facilities at existing dedicated car chargers, focusing on truck-dense areas such as major port facilities and logistics hubs, by forming strategic alliances with charging service providers.

Finally, we plan to expand charging infrastructure dedicated to commercial vehicles through active consultation with the government and public institutions.

Volvo Trucks was the first in the commercial vehicle industry to introduce large electric trucks into mass production in 2019 and currently sells a total of six electric truck models, possessing the widest product range in the industry.

As of the end of 2023, it held a 49% share of the European market for heavy electric trucks weighing over 16 tons, and the heavy electric truck 'FH Electric' was selected as the 'International Truck of the Year 2024 (IToY 2024)', proving its excellent performance.

Volvo Trucks Korea introduced the FH Electric, a heavy electric truck, in March 2023, becoming the first in the domestic commercial vehicle industry to do so. It is also currently preparing to deliver the Volvo FH Electric truck to customers in the domestic commercial vehicle market by the third quarter of 2025.

Park Kang-seok, CEO of Volvo Trucks Korea, stated, “Volvo Trucks Korea is continuing its efforts to alleviate concerns regarding charging facilities, which are one of the biggest worries for customers when purchasing electric trucks, and to accelerate the domestic adoption of heavy-duty electric trucks,” adding that “charging infrastructure "We look forward to continuously collaborating with more partner companies to build this," he said.

Meanwhile, as part of its efforts to achieve Volvo Group’s sustainability goals, Volvo Trucks Korea invested approximately 6 billion won to install solar power generation facilities at three directly managed service centers in Dongtan, Incheon, and Gimhae, thereby converting the electricity used domestically to 100% green energy.

Under the group-wide vision of sustainability, Volvo Trucks has established a goal to replace 50% of the trucks sold with electric trucks or zero-carbon products by 2030, and to replace and sell all products sold with zero-carbon products by 2040.

In addition, Volvo Trucks is striving for sustainability and carbon neutrality, which are the Volvo Group's visions, including achieving net zero in all related processes by 2050.