Volvo and Putzmeister showcase battery-electric concrete pump

Volvo Trucks and Putzmeister partner on battery-electric concrete pump (Photo: KHL Group)

The new battery-electric truck-mounted concrete pump was developed in response to a request from Sweden-based materials supplier Swerock. 

The all-electric pump truck can travel up to 50 kilometres and can pump approximately 50 cubic metres of concrete without needing to recharge. For longer distances or for larger volumes of concrete, a Combined Charging System (CCS2) with 63 or 32 amps can be installed at the work site, allowing the truck to continue pumping concrete while it recharges.

“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,” says Christoph Fitz, head of sales at Volvo Trucks in Germany.

“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.”

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