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bp pulse and APCOA to build EV hubs across Europe

Green Car Congress

Under the agreement, bp pulse plans to install ultra-fast charging at APCOA car parks—Urban Hubs—in Germany, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Poland and the UK over the next three years to help expand its charging network in city centers and further to accelerate urban e-mobility infrastructure throughout Europe.

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Volvo Cars launches all-electric Volvo C40 Recharge; all cars to be pure electric by 2030

Green Car Congress

Following the introduction of the XC40 Recharge and now the C40 Recharge, Volvo Cars will roll out several additional electric models in coming years. By 2025, Volvo Cars aims for 50% of its global sales volume to consist of fully electric cars, with the rest hybrids. —Henrik Green, chief technology officer.

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Volvo Cars building €1.2B EV manufacturing plant in Slovakia; third in Europe

Green Car Congress

Volvo Cars will build a third manufacturing plant in Europe, positioning the company well to meet the continued demand from its customers for electric cars and capture future growth potential. The new facility represents an investment of around €1.2 billion; Volvo expects around 20% to be funded by governmental support.

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Volvo Cars? Chengdu car plant powered by 100% renewable electricity; 65% hydropower

Green Car Congress

The 100% renewable electricity mix in Chengdu is the result of a newly signed supply contract and will reduce the plant’s CO 2 emissions by more than 11,000 tonnes per year. By 2040, Volvo Cars aims to be a climate-neutral company. These and other measures are part of the climate plan Volvo Cars launched late last year.

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Top 10 Countries in the EV Revolution in 2022, Part 1: Positions 4–10

CleanTechnica EVs

This year marks the first time it’s published exclusively on CleanTechnica (the 2021 list was mirrored here last year, see Part 1 and Part 2). By Assaf Oron Welcome to my 9th annual top 10 countries list!

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Brussels plant kicks off production for the new Audi Q8 e-tron

Green Car Congress

From 2025, production at all Audi plants will be carbon neutral as part of the company-wide environmental program Mission:Zero. Since production of the Audi e-tron began, the Belgium site has been recognized as the world’s first certified carbon-neutral high-volume production plant in the premium segment.

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American EV owners save more money in winter than any other country: study

Teslarati

The most popular electric vehicle and the most popular combustion-powered car in each country were used for the study. As noted by UpShift , EV owners in the United States actually saved the most compared to electric car owners in other countries. across the winter season just by driving an electric car.

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