Volvo Construction Equipment is training technicians for Loxam, a rental company in France, on how to handle electric machines. Loxam has 18 ECR25 electric excavators in its branches.
Volvo training covers everything from the technical—maintenance, charging systems, and mechanics—to the commercial knowledge required to guide employees, technicians, and customers on the market value, site productivity, and environmental benefits of going electric.
“This is an entirely different approach to how we would normally engage with dealerships during the sale of more conventional construction machines,” said Volvo’s Sebastien Perusse, sales manager for compact machines, in a prepared statement. “It’s a great opportunity to not only create a new market that is fully equipped and energized to move to electric machines, but also to engage directly with customers and respond to their own unique requirements.”
Loxam recently launched its LoxGreen range of equipment in a bid to rent out more environmentally friendly electric, hybrid, and natural gas-powered machines—perfectly suited to the requirements of neighboring low emission zones. The Volvo excavators will be part of that LoxGreen rental range.
“We are convinced that the new ECR25 electric excavator will encounter huge enthusiasm from users compared to other electric models,” says Perusse.
The training sessions are intended to provide Loxam with the new skills required to ensure maximum uptime for these electric models. This includes advice on diagnostics, maintenance, and the use and handling of charging systems and electric components, as well as a reminder on the mechanics themselves such as hydraulic pumps, filters, and hoses.
They also cover basics on safety and the needs of specific electricity agreements. Another key component of these sessions is advice on how to present an electric excavator to a customer who may be more used to diesel variants and on why they should consider switching to electric.
This extra support was provided as part of the sale of the excavators.
Source: Volvo
