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

Green Car Congress

Volvo Cars launched the battery-electric Volvo C40 Recharge; based on the CMA vehicle platform it is the first Volvo model designed as pure electric only. Following the introduction of the XC40 Recharge and now the C40 Recharge, Volvo Cars will roll out several additional electric models in coming years.

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UPS adds battery energy storage for 118 electric vans in UK

Green Car Reports

Electric vehicles are not only zero-emission and quieter and more pleasant to drive, they also clearly lower emissions of the carbon dioxide linked to climate change under most circumstances.

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Volvo Australia To Sell Only Electric Cars By 2026

CleanTechnica EVs

This commitment to zero emissions by 2030 highlights the eagerness of car manufacturing brands to do their part in fighting climate change. Many global car manufacturing brands have made the commitment to switch to electric vehicles by 2030. Volvo Group is one of the car-manufacturing brands that has made that 2030 commitment.

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Leading UK scientists set out resource challenge of meeting EV targets by 2050

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Last month, the Committee on Climate Change published a report— Net Zero: The UK’s Contribution to Stopping Global Warming —which concluded that “net zero is necessary, feasible and cost effective.” A 20% increase in UK-generated electricity would be required to charge the current 252.5

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Study projects future EVs to have 30-70% lower environmental impacts that current EVs when changes to electricity generation are considered

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The first is changes to driving patterns due to the introduction of autonomous and connected vehicles. The second is the impacts of changes to the electricity sector on the environmental burdens of producing and recharging future EVs.

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A wood-burning EV charger? – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

The Battery Storage Module, which Air Burners developed in consultation with Rolls-Royce, can store 450 kWh of energy, and the attached charging station can recharge battery-electric machines and tools, from chainsaws to excavators.

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Study finds behavior-influencing policies remain critical for mass market success of low-carbon vehicles

Green Car Congress

Encouraging the use of low-carbon alternatives is an essential part of meeting climate change targets as well as improving local air quality and health. 2018) “Interaction of consumer preferences and climate policies in the global transition to low-carbon vehicles.”

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