Volvo Penta and Ammann roll out electric road paver, already taking orders

Swiss road-building machinery maker Ammann teamed up with Swedish drivetrain specialist Volvo Penta on the eABG 4820, an all-electric asphalt paver built on the diesel ABG 4820 platform. Ammann says it has already set a daily record for the most asphalt ever laid by an electrically powered paver, putting the figure at 1,200 tonnes on its website. And this isn't a showpiece: the machine is already available for customers to order.

The guts come from Volvo Penta: a 600-volt high-voltage system with 270 kWh of battery capacity split across three modular units, driving a permanent magnet synchronous motor rated at 99 kW. Charging runs through a CCS2 connector — DC fast charging at up to 150 kW fills the pack in roughly 1.5 hours, while AC charging at up to 22 kW takes about twelve hours.

On paper it keeps up with diesel. Ammann lists a theoretical paving capacity of up to 500 tonnes of asphalt per hour, paving widths from 2.5 to 6.5 metres depending on the screed, a maximum paving thickness of 300 millimetres and an operating weight of about 13.8 tonnes without the screed.

The pitch goes beyond zero local emissions. Ammann points to lower noise as a win for work in dense neighbourhoods, and says the quieter machine makes it easier for the operator to talk with the paving crew. Volvo Penta names urban roads, cycle paths and sites near homes and businesses as prime use cases, and Ammann estimates a CO2 reduction of around 70 per cent versus a conventional machine — though the real footprint still hinges on the electricity mix.

Ammann isn't out there alone. Swedish rival Dynapac showed its own large electric paver, the SD25 80C e, at Bauma 2025 in Munich, with five electric motors combining for 235 kW, a 294 kWh battery, up to eight hours of continuous operation and CCS DC charging at up to 235 kW. Dynapac had already launched a smaller all-electric paver, the SD1800W e, back in 2022.