Volvo Group and SSAB have signed a collaboration settlement on analysis, growth, serial manufacturing and commercialization of the world’s first automobiles to be made from fossil-free metal. Volvo plans to start out the manufacturing of idea automobiles and elements from metal made by SSAB utilizing hydrogen later this 12 months.

“We’re decided to be a climate-neutral firm by 2050 in keeping with the Paris Settlement. Which means that our automobiles and machines might be emission-free when in operation but in addition that we are going to overview the supplies, like metal, utilized in our merchandise and can step by step change to fossil-free alternate options right here as properly. This is a vital step on the street to fully climate-neutral transports,” says Martin Lundstedt, President and CEO at Volvo Group.

“We at the moment are taking a large leap in direction of a completely fossil-free worth chain all the best way to the top buyer. Along with Volvo Group, we are going to begin work on the event and serial manufacturing of fossil-free metal merchandise. We are going to work along with our prospects to cut back their local weather influence whereas strengthening their competitiveness. We’re continually how we will grow to be a extra complete provider of fossil-free metal to prospects like Volvo. We see a brand new inexperienced revolution rising,” says Martin Lindqvist, President and CEO at SSAB.

Volvo will begin manufacturing the primary idea automobiles and machines with metal from SSAB utilizing hydrogen in 2021. Plans are for smaller-scale serial manufacturing to start out throughout 2022 and for a gradual escalation in direction of mass manufacturing to observe. 

Volvo and SSAB can even work collectively in analysis and growth to optimize the usage of metal in Volvo’s merchandise with regard to weight and high quality. Collectively, the 2 firms will develop numerous merchandise of fossil-free metal with the purpose of reaching serial manufacturing inside a couple of years.

Newly made fossil-free metal from SSAB might be an vital complement to the standard and recycled metal utilized in Volvo’s vehicles, building tools and different merchandise. Fossil-free metal might be made by a totally new know-how utilizing fossil-free electrical energy and hydrogen. The consequence might be a a lot decrease local weather influence and a fossil-free worth chain. The metal trade considers that the necessity for metal will develop considerably in the long run and that newly made fossil-free metal might be wanted to satisfy this demand.