• Volvo takes a fresh look at some alternative fuels

    Volvo Trucks takes a fresh look at some alternative fuels
    Nov. 13, 2015

    In this video, Lars Mårtensson – environmental director for Volvo Trucks – test drives a commercial vehicle operating on 100% hydrotreated vegetable oil or “HVO” and visits Volvo’s European engine laboratory to take a closer look at another alternative fuel, dimethyl ether or “DME.”

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