Volvo CE starts EC500 Electric pre-build testing in Norway

Neel Madsen Editor, Demolition & Recycling International

01 September 2026

Volvo Construction Equipment (CE) has begun customer testing in Norway of its first EC500 Electric pre-build excavator.

The machine is currently being put to work across a range of demanding customer applications, including quarrying, road building and tunnel projects.

The 50-tonne class is equipped with both battery and grid-connected capability, including a 35m cable reel, and is designed to deliver the same performance as the conventional EC500.…

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