Almost all services that provide revenue to vehicle manufacturers are linked to service of internal combustion engines.
The parts of an electric vehicle do not wear in the same way at all and therefore do not require the same service at all.
- That is the crucial question - how should Volvo make money on electric vehicles such as electric trucks.
Brand new business models are needed and it is important for Volvo and others to find these, says Mikael Wickelgren.
The vehicles now ordered by Danish DFDS are leased for six years via Volvo's finance company.
According to the researcher, it may be an attempt to solve the question of how the manufacturer should make money on electric vehicles that do not need to be serviced as much.