Volvo CE Highlights Electrification Trends and Construction Equipment Innovations

What innovative equipment will we soon be seeing on construction jobsites?

September 16, 2020

Volvo Construction Equipment

In the first episode of our GroundBreakers podcast, Dr. Ray Gallant, vice president, product management & productivity, Volvo Construction Equipment, discusses the trends influencing construction’s move toward electrification, the strides Volvo CE is making in research and development in this area and the innovative equipment we will soon be seeing on construction jobsites.

Listen to some additional podcasts on electrification from our Digging Deeper podcast series:

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