Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Van Hool, an independent Belgian manufacturer of buses, coaches and industrial vehicles, has shipped the first CX45E, a 100% battery electric coach, to the US. The all-electric CX45E will then be delivered to two North American customers. The all-electric CX45E will then be delivered to two North American customers.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2020

The Volvo Cars manufacturing plant in Chengdu, the company’s largest in China, is now powered by 100% renewable electricity, taking the company’s global renewable electricity mix in its manufacturing network to 80%. Until recently, the Chengdu plant already sourced 70% of its electricity from renewable sources.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2022

Located in Ghent, Belgium, the plant will supply ready-to-install batteries for Volvo Trucks’ full electric heavy-duty trucks. By 2030, at least 50 percent of all trucks we sell globally will be electric and by 2040, we will be a carbon-neutral company. Volvo Trucks is opening its first battery assembly plant.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2022

GVB, the public transport company of Amsterdam, is further expanding its electric fleet with 84 new generation VDL Citeas. These vehicles, based entirely on an electric powertrain, will be deployed from 2023 onwards. In 2021, VDL Bus & Coach presented the new generation of electric Citeas.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

Sales of Volvo Cars´ Recharge models of fully electric and plug-in hybrid cars increased by 31% in January year-on-year, accounting for 40.7% of all Volvo cars sold globally during the month. The share of fully electric cars stood at 16.2%. The increase was led by markets such as the UK, Italy and Belgium.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Volvo has received an order for 11 electric hybrid buses and 2 ABB automated electric bus fast-chargers to the city of Namur in Belgium with public transport authority and operator TEC. This is the largest order to date for the company’s electric bus system. TEC is buying the bus system as a turn-key solution.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2021

The all-electric Volvo C40 Recharge is available online via volvocars.com in select markets across Europe as of this week. The propulsion system consists of twin electric motors, one on the front and one on the rear axle, powered by a 78 kWh battery that can be fast-charged to 80% in about 40 minutes.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2020

“&Charge” offers a digital platform through which users can obtain credit for their online purchases for electric mobility. For all purchases, bookings and other transactions that are processed via the online platform, users receive “kilometers”. Other countries are to follow shortly.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Fisker is ramping up production capacity of the Fisker Ocean all-electric SUV in September, as well as expanding retail, delivery, and service operations across multiple markets in North America and Europe. Vehicles will all have the latest version of Fisker software (version 1.06), which included updates based on customer feedback.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2022

The Van Hool A12 Battery Electric is the first vehicle in a completely new range of buses in four different lengths (12m, 13m, 18m and 24m) equipped with exclusively zero emission powertrains: battery-electric, fuel cell (hydrogen) and trolley. —Filip Van Hool, CEO of Van Hool NV.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Underscoring the planned collaboration, Ford Pro will equip Deutsche Post DHL Group with more than 2,000 E-Transit electric delivery vans worldwide by the end of 2023 to enhance its leading position in using electric vans for last mile delivery worldwide.

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Electrek

JULY 3, 2023

Which e-bike company has an American name, is based in Belgium, and just unveiled a Dutch-inspired e-bike? If you guessed Cowboy, then, well that’s not really all that impressive because it was in the headline. But don’t worry, you still get to checkout the brand’s newest e-bike in all of its comfort-riding glory.

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Electric Cars Report

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The regional public transport operator Ferry Cars from Belgium has put five new Mercedes-Benz eCitaro low-floor city buses with all-electric drive into operation.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

A 14 kW, 220 N·m electric motor is positioned between the engine and the automatic transmission. On overrun or when the bus is braking, the energy recovery phase, the motor acts as a generator to produce electric power, which is briefly stored by the Citaro hybrid in capacitors. Drivers sit behind an all-glass cab door.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The first Audi Q8 e-tron drove off the production line at the Brussels plant yesterday, 14 December, marking the beginning of an era for the new top model in Audi’s electric SUV range. Around 160,000 units of Audi’s first electric model have been delivered since 2018. The highly automated manufacture of electric motors in Györ.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Umicore last week inaugurated its carbon-neutral production facility for cathode active materials (CAM) for electric vehicles in Nysa, Poland. With this gigafactory, Umicore is leading the way in battery materials in Europe offering key ingredients for a responsible and sustainable value chain for electric transport.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Volvo Trucks has announced that they have begun production of their all-electric semi-trucks. According to a press release from the company, Volvo Trucks is beginning production of their all-electric heavy trucks that they will sell in Europe. Each of these new trucks is based on the same all-electric platform.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2017

This collaboration is in line with the implementation of the DAFI Directive (Directive 2014/94 - Deployment of Alternative Fuels Infrastructures), with a particular focus on certain countries and regions, starting from Wallonia, Belgium. ENGIE is a global energy player and an expert operator in gas, electricity and energy services.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2021

The Volvo C40 Recharge pure electric will start at an MSRP of $58,750 in the United States before tax credits. This newest addition to the Volvo electric line-up has all the benefits of an SUV but with a lower and sleeker design. This will enable drivers to charge at discounted rates of $0.31/min,

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Baua Electric

APRIL 11, 2024

The market share of fully electric trucks and buses is growing at an impressive pace in Europe, according to a new report from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT). of Australia’s bus fleet is electric). of Australia’s bus fleet is electric). The news comes to us via the Australian EV news site The Driven.

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Teslarati

APRIL 11, 2024

The new Model Y variant currently stands as the second most-affordable and longest range variant of the all-electric crossover. The Model 3 Long Range RWD was launched in the UK in April 2023 , but the all-electric sedan was only sold as a fleet vehicle for commercial customers.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2022

Researchers at the Université catholique de Louvain in Belgium have designed and synthesized a new class of electrically conducting anionic coordination polymers for all practically relevant alkali-cation storage. V for Li-, Na- and K-ion batteries. doi: 10.1039/D2EE00566B.

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Electric Cars Report

DECEMBER 2, 2022

The all-new Jeep Avenger, the brand’s first-ever battery electric vehicle, is now available to order in several European countries in fully loaded 1st Edition trim level. The electric Avenger 1st Edition is available to order for customers in Italy, France, Germany, Spain, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Austria, Portugal and Poland.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 9, 2024

German automaker Volkswagen has reported its full-year 2023 delivery numbers, featuring more deliveries of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) than ever before. the United Kingdom, Sweden, France, Norway and Belgium. The post Volkswagen sold around 394,000 battery-electric vehicles in 2023 appeared first on TESLARATI.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2021

Participating Audi e-tron and e-tron Sportback customers may also be eligible to receive up to a $750 credit toward their electricity bill through the Arcadia platform with a subscription. The program runs from 2 March to 30 April 2021, while supplies last. seconds and a top track speed of 124 mph.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2022

The aim of this work is to provide drivers of electric vehicles with a tightly knit international charging network which is easily accessible. The key to everyday electric mobility is easy charging without any range anxiety. We have taken a huge step closer to our vision by offering 400,000 charging points in Europe.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Keolis, in partnership with Urban ICT Arena, Telia, Ericsson Intel and T-engineering, has launched a new autonomous self-driving, electric minibus trial in Stockholm, Sweden, using 5G technology to control and supervise the vehicle remotely.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

of the EU market, while electrically?chargeable All alternatively?powered Overall in 2019, almost 60% of all new cars registered in the European Union ran on gasoline (58.9%, compared to 56.6% Overall in 2019, almost 60% of all new cars registered in the European Union ran on gasoline (58.9%, compared to 56.6%

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Volvo Buses (not related to Volvo Cars) is launching a new version of its all-electric bus, the Volvo 7900 Electric. With significantly extended range and more charging options, the new Volvo 7900 Electric offers bus operators even greater flexibility.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Renault Pro+ will present the all-electric New KANGOO Z.E. on 13 January at the 2017 European Motor Show in Brussels, Belgium. Renault Pro+ will equip the latest KANGOO Z.E. with a new motor/battery package that will increase the model’s driving range by more than 50%, from 170 km to 270 km (106 miles to 168 miles) NEDC.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

Elli, the Volkswagen subsidiary that manages all activities related to charging and energy for the Group in Europe, the Elia Group and its start-up re.alto signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Berlin. The MoU underscores the signatories’ shared vision of integrating electric cars into the electricity system.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2017

Energy storage company Leclanché SA and Škoda Electric, a manufacturer of electric drives and traction motors for trolley and electric buses, have signed a Joint Development Agreement and Framework Purchase Contract through which Leclanché will provide Škoda Electric with battery solutions for its electric bus expansion strategy.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Polestar, the electric performance car brand jointly owned by Volvo Car Group and Zhejiang Geely Holding, unveiled the Polestar 2 electric fastback in an online reveal from Polestar’s headquarters in Gothenburg, Sweden. Polestar 2 is the company’s first full electric, higher volume premium car.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2018

MAN, a member of the Volkswagen Group, is now selling a battery-electric van, the MAN eTGE. Providing a range of up to 160 kilometers and a payload of 950 to 1,700 kg, the electric MAN eTGE is suited for urban tasks, depending on the type approval (3.5 The average speed reached during this is low.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2020

BMW eDrive Zones trigger an automatic shift to all-electric operating mode as soon as the vehicle enters a designated area, such as a low emission zone. Every electrically driven kilometer counts, and within an eDrive Zone, twice as many points can be collected. Switching to the purely electric driving mode is automatic.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 17, 2024

BYD ATTO 3 (Source: BYD) VW has also been slashing prices on the ID line in France, Belgium, Germany, and Norway, among other countries. Belgium and Sweden will also see revised vehicles and lower prices. In Belgium, the ID3 is now priced at €39,990 and the ID4 for €39,649, both now eligible for an EV bonus of €5,000.

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Teslarati

MAY 18, 2022

Tesla’s open Supercharger program, which allows non-Tesla electric vehicles to charge at the company’s rapid-charging stations, has been expanded to several more countries in Europe. Non-Tesla vehicles can now charge at select Superchargers in Austria, Belgium, Spain, Sweden and the UK via the Tesla app.

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