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2 months ago | 
equipmentworld.com | Don McLoud |Volvo CE
Contractors will soon be able to order Volvo’s EC18 Electric mini excavator with a straight boom for higher reach on indoor demolition projects. The new factory-fitted, straight-boom configuration for the 1.8-metric-ton battery-powered compact excavator will add 10% more pin height over the standard boom, the company says. Volvo will begin taking orders in mid-2025.
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Mar 3, 2025 | 
equipmentworld.com | Don McLoud |Volvo CE
Volvo has added five new hybrid models to its next-generation excavator lineup, continuing the rollout of the biggest redesign of its excavators in 20 years. The new models include the company’s largest-ever hybrids: the 40-metric-ton EC400 Hybrid and 50-metric-ton EC500 Hybrid. The other models to get Volvo’s “hydraulic hybrid” technology are the EC260 Hybrid, EC300 Hybrid and EC370 Hybrid.
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Feb 20, 2025 | 
equipmentworld.com | Richard Ries |Volvo CE
Improvements continue for compact excavators, with new models arriving as well as technological and comfort upgrades to existing lineups. The versatile toolcarriers are the second highest sales volume product, behind compact track loaders, with more than 34,500 new financed units sold in 2024, a 4.5% increase over 2023, according to Fusable’s EDA equipment finance data.
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Jan 29, 2025 | 
equipmentworld.com | Don McLoud |Volvo CE
Six months after unleashing its biggest excavator redesign in 20 years, Volvo is back at it – this time unveiling a complete overhaul of its articulated dump trucks, including a brand-new size for the company. The seven models of the company’s next-generation ADTs range in payload from 28 to 61 U.S. tons and will replace the current lineup. The unveiling January 28 also revealed a new size for Volvo with the 50-ton A50, a 5-ton boost in payload over the 45-ton A45G FS.
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
equipmentworld.com | Richard Ries |Volvo CE
These hauling workhorses from major manufacturers come with loads of features to make life easier for operators and to increase productivity. Here’s the latest in articulated dump trucks from Bell, Caterpillar, Develon, Hyundai, John Deere, Liebherr, Rokbak and Volvo. Bell Adds 4x4 E-Series ModelsBell offers 10 models of ADTs, from the 18-metric-ton B20E LGP to the 55-metric-ton B60E, as well as the Versa Truck that can be configured with different body types.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
equipmentworld.com | Ben Thorpe |Volvo CE
It was a big year for the mini excavator market. This year, major manufacturers, including -, released next-generation models that offer even more power, performance and standard technology. Here’s a look at the flurry of new mini excavators that hit the market in 2024, listed in alphabetical order by manufacturer:AHMAHM introduced the new AX-15 mini excavator this year.
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Dec 6, 2024 | 
heavyequipmentguide.ca | Volvo CE
Yolo County is home to more than 220,000 people across four cities and a local economy that depends largely on its climate for agricultural success. The California county's strategic plan heavily promotes environmental stewardship and has passed a resolution to achieve a carbon-negative footprint by 2030. As part of their progress toward that goal, the Yolo County fleet is one of the first in the U.S. to put a new Volvo DD25 electric compactor to use.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
heavyequipmentguide.ca | Volvo CE
The redevelopment of the ‘Slakthusområdet' or meat-packing area in central Stockholm is a large project with ambitious sustainability and innovation goals. Over the first phase, concluding in early 2025, the project has achieved carbon dioxide savings of 2,759 tons, a feat that earned it the ‘Sustainable Construction Project of the Year' award at the annual Swedish Green Building Awards.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
equipmentworld.com | Don McLoud |Volvo CE
Volvo Construction Equipment continues the rollout of its largest excavator redesign in 20 years with two new midsize models: the EC260 and EC300. The 26-metric-ton EC260 will replace the EC250, and the 30-metic-ton EC300 overhauls the previous generation of that model. The new excavators follow six next-generation large and midsize models Volvo announced for North America in June. Those are the 33,000-pound ECR145 extending up to the 116,000-pound EC500.
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
heavyequipmentguide.ca | Volvo CE
Volvo Construction Equipment is preparing for its fifth annual Holiday Lights event, a fun and festive way for local community members to see festive displays of lighted machines and inflatable holiday characters, and for Volvo fans everywhere to support non-profit organizations. The free event is open to the public Friday, December 6, through Monday, December 9, from 6-8 p.m. each night.
