Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Volvo announced Thursday that production of its first fully electric vehicle, the XC40 T8 Recharge, has started in Ghent, Belgium. The electric SUV is bound for the U.S. Volvo Cars North.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Polestar says that the new Polestar 2 is the first electric car to compete in the marketplace around the Tesla Model 3, with the range starting at a guide price of €39,900 (US$45,177). In the future, Polestar 3 will join the portfolio as a fully electric performance SUV.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 4, 2024

Unveiled in 2019, the Polestar 2 put the brand on a new path toward becoming an all-electric automaker. The Polestar 2 is the brand’s first fully electric vehicle after the Polestar 1, a hybrid with up to 78 miles of electric range. Polestar’s electric performance car fuses Swedish luxury into the compact EV segment.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 9, 2024

The Volkswagen brand handed over 394K EVs in 2023 The Volkswagen brand announced fully electric vehicle sales grew by 21.1% Its largest markets included China, Germany, the US, the UK, Sweden, France, Norway, and Belgium. 4 electric SUVs were handed over (+84.2% Tesla ended 2023 with 4.2% 2023 VW ID.4

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Charged EVs

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

That’s less than any other EV calling itself a “crossover” or “utility vehicle,” from the Chevy Bolt EV and its soon-to-arrive Bolt EUV “utility” sibling to any version of the Tesla Model Y. Like a Tesla, the electric Volvo doesn’t need a button or key to start. The electric XC40 comes from Ghent, Belgium, incidentally.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 12, 2024

Volvo has joined Tesla in stopping its EV production in Europe due to the threat of violence from Iran-backed Houthi fighters attacking commercial ships traveling in the Red Sea. Tesla and Volvo are among several companies having to direct ships away from the Red Sea amid the threat of attacks, Automotive News Europe reports.

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Cars That Think

JUNE 27, 2022

It has evolved into a car-sharing fleet operator with 225 electric vehicles of various makes and models—mostly Renault Zoes , but also Tesla Model 3s , Hyundai Konas , and Hyundai Ioniq 5s. We Drive Solar from his Utrecht home in 2016. Patrick van Katwijk/Getty Images. Amassing that fleet wasn’t easy.

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