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Volvo Trucks leading market in Europe and in N America for electric heavy-duty trucks

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Now, its electric product range is being made available in new markets in Asia, Latin America and Africa. In the third quarter of 2023, serial production will also start at Volvo’s largest factory in Ghent, Belgium. In total, the manufacturer has sold almost 5,000 electric trucks in about 40 countries.

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China become the sector’s biggest car exporter in Q1 2023, surpassing Japan

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In particular, in April, the per 30 days export quantity reached 376,000 devices, a month-on-month building up of three.3%, 3%, and a year-on-year building up of 170%, in line with the China Affiliation of Car Producers.

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Electric Vehicle Initiative Launched at Clean Energy Ministerial in Washington DC

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As of 20 July, participating governments include China, France, Germany, Japan, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States. EVI will explore opportunities to build upon existing international initiatives. Other initial partners include the International Energy Agency.

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Charged and umlaut continue partnership on 2021 EV Charging Infrastructure Benchmark

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Hakan Ekmen: Yes, Accenture has made a series of acquisitions to build its capabilities across industries. Ionity secured victory among the CPOs in Austria, Switzerland and Belgium. Charged recently chatted with umlaut Managing Director Hakan Ekmen to learn more about its busy year and the 2021 EV Charging Infrastructure Benchmarks.

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TomTom extends coverage of real-time traffic products for congestion reduction

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The other countries currently covered are Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. Additional countries will become available before the end of 2011 and into 2012. Historical traffic information.

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OMV says it will stop oil and gas production by 2050 in transformation to net-zero

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Important strategic guidelines include expanding the business in attractive markets, particularly in North America and Asia, as well as building sustainable polyolefin production, representing up to 40%of total polyolefin production in Europe. The company can build on a strong position.

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Volvo joins Tesla in halting EV production due to Red Sea attacks

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Volvo said it would halt production at its factory in Ghent, Belgium, for three days after rerouting ships to avoid potential violence. The Ghent factory currently builds its fully electric XC40 and C40, with the EX30 EV added next year. Turning ships south to travel around Africa takes much longer than cutting through the Suez Canal.

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