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Volvo Cars switches to biodiesel for ocean freight; cutting fossil CO2 emissions by 84%

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Every year tens of thousands of containers of production material destined for Volvo Cars factories are carried across the world’s oceans on container ships. —Javier Varela, Chief Operating Officer and Deputy CEO Volvo Cars has been working on this initiative together with its logistics partners Maersk, Kuehne+Nagel and DB Schenker.

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Volvo delivers 74-tonne electric truck for HCT testing

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Volvo Trucks has delivered an electric truck for heavy transport to a haulier in Gothenburg, Sweden. Mattsson Åkeri in Gothenburg, Sweden is one of them, and the company has now bought three heavy electric Volvo FH trucks from Volvo. We charge with green electricity and thus get no CO2 emissions. High-Capacity Transports.

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Volvo Group scores its largest order for electric trucks, saving up to 50K tons of CO2 annually

Electrek

Volvo Group just secured its largest order for electric trucks to date, a win for the company and the industry. more… The post Volvo Group scores its largest order for electric trucks, saving up to 50K tons of CO2 annually appeared first on Electrek.

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The Fully Electric Volvo EX30 Officially Revealed

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As a small SUV that does big Volvo things, the new fully electric Volvo EX30 is designed to be as safe as you’d expect from Volvo.

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Volvo and CATL have big plans for old EV batteries

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Volvo and battery giant CATL are teaming up to turn old EV batteries into new ones. As one of the first legacy automakers to commit to an all-electric future, Volvo is already making massive strides to reduce its carbon footprint. Last year was a “key milestone” for Volvo, according to CEO Jim Rowan.

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Volvo Cars first car maker to join SteelZero initiative in support of fossil-free steel ambitions

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Volvo Cars is the first car maker to sign up to the SteelZero initiative , which aims to increase demand for fossil-free steel and accelerate a transition to carbon neutrality in the global steel industry. The SteelZero signing is the latest initiative by Volvo Cars to address one of car making’s most intensive sources of CO2 emissions.

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Ford plug-in hybrid issue prompts it to pool CO2 credits with Volvo in Europe

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Volvo and sibling brand Polestar announced Thursday that they would sell emissions credits to Ford, allowing the American automaker to comply with European Union carbon-dioxide (CO2) emissions rules.

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