Ringway calls the shots with sector’s first Volvo FE Electric

The DVS-compliant truck replaces a diesel vehicle in the Hounslow fleet and it will be deployed on highway and street service works, covering 30,000km a year in the urban London borough.

Ringway undertakes routine, reactive, and cyclical highway maintenance on Hounslow streets, its 45 bridges and highway structures, 16,000 street lights, 16,000 drainage assets and 11,000 trees as well as emergency response, street cleansing, and winter and severe weather service operations.

Mitesh Solanki, MD at Ringway, said: “With sustainability becoming more and more important in our sector, we are eager to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles throughout our business.

“Having assessed the options on the market, we quickly concluded that a bespoke build would offer us the most flexibility. The Volvo FE Electric provided an ideal platform to create a first-of-its-kind vehicle in the UK and yet again lead the way to continue our transition from diesel fuel.”

Ringway has also become the first UK company to place an order for a right-hand drive version of Volvo’s brand new FM Low Entry all-electric truck – the manufacturer’s first-ever electric-only vehicle – which has already been awarded a five-star DVS rating.

“We’ve been deploying low entry cabs for several years now and the safety and visibility benefits have been well received by our drivers” added Solanki.

“Though the incoming DVS scheme will allow three-star vehicles to operate in London for at least 10 years from October 2024, our view is that we will only spec five-star vehicles going forward.”