First Australian-Made 100% Electric Truck Rolls off Production Line

Join Tom and Joy from Ludicrous Feed as they tour Volvo Group Australia's headquarters in Wacol, Queensland, the nation's largest vehicle manufacturing plant. Since 1972, over 84,000 Volvo and Mack trucks have been built here with Australian-made certification held since 2017. The tour covers the factory assembly process, in-house chassis painting, and introduces Volvo's 100% electric trucks, brought to Australia since 2021. The FM electric model features 540 kWh Samsung battery packs, 250 kW DC charging, approximately 300 km of range, and 50-ton towing capacity. The video includes a walkaround of the cab, a visit from the Prime Minister celebrating the first Australian-made electric heavy vehicles, and an interview discussing electric truck applications in metro delivery, range considerations, and the continued role of diesel for Australia's most demanding operations. The tour closes with reflections on local manufacturing, job creation, and the future of quiet electric transport in Australia | Video by Tom Gan (Tesla Tom) and Joy of Ludicrous Feed from Sydney Australia July 2026 First Australian-Made 100% Electric Truck Rolls off Production Line Financial Disclosure: - Tom and Joy were invited guests of Volvo Group Australia at this media event - Payment was received for the production of this video With thanks to our sponsors: carloop - Australian EV Data & Ownership Trends https://carloop.com.au/ ===== 00:00 Intro at Volvo Group Australia 00:22 Safety briefing and facility history 01:05 Workforce stats and Australian made certification 01:27 Electric trucks in Australia since 2021 01:48 Factory tour begins 02:29 Electric trucks and Prime Minister arrives 03:17 All electric truck line up and press conference 04:45 Quiet electric trucks and FM model walkaround 05:39 Battery specs, range, and towing capacity 06:11 Inside the cab and driver experience 09:36 Interview on electric truck adoption and range 11:04 Charging, weight, and role of electric trucks 13:09 Final thoughts and future of Australian manufacturing ===== SUPPORT LUDICROUS FEED Use my referral link to purchase a Tesla product and get cash off and other exclusive benefits: https://www.tesla.com/en_AU/referral/thomas7208 Become a Channel Member to access exclusive perks! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2TWeqcaGYMobKoHiMtQNHQ/join PayPal: @teslatom or https://paypal.me/teslatom ===== Official Ludicrous Merch Store https://shop.spreadshirt.com.au/ludicrousfeed/ EVSE Australia | Code TESLATOM 5% OFF sitewide https://evse.com.au/ Top BYD Accessories | Code LUDFEED 5% off sitewide https://www.topbyd.com/ Jowua Tesla Accessories | Code TESLATOM5 5% OFF sitewide https://www.jowua-life.com/ ===== ABOUT LUDICROUS FEED Ludicrous Feed is a Sydney-based YouTube channel showing daily life as an Australian family with an electric vehicle. Tom and Joy provide straightforward candid insights into key issues around EV adoption such as vehicle range, charging infrastructure and road trip planning. The channel started in 2018 after Tom purchased his Tesla Model S. The weekly live stream provides an opportunity for audience members to engage with others from the EV community as well as to stay up to date with the latest industry news. They have a Sigenergy home battery coupled with rooftop solar and together have reviewed many electric vehicles for the channel including brands such as BYD, Geely (Polestar, Volvo, Zeekr, Smart), Hyundai Motor Group (Kia, Genesis), SAIC (MG, LDV), GWM, Stellantis (Leapmotor, Peugeot, Fiat, Abarth, Jeep), VW Group (Cupra, Skoda), BMW Group (Rolls Royce, Mini), GM (Cadillac), Ford, Toyota, Subaru, Mazda, Nissan, Renault, Xpeng, Chery (Omoda, Jaecoo), Deepal and GAC ===== CONTACT LUDICROUS FEED https://www.ludicrousfeed.com/link-in-bio/