Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Volvo Trucks North America’s customers and carrier partners, Watsontown Trucking Company and Camrett Logistics, have placed orders for their first Volvo VNR Electric trucks. The Volvo VNR Electric model entered serial production at NRV earlier this year. Volvo VNR Electric NRV zero-emissions logistics transport vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Greenlots, a member of the Shell Group and a provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging and energy management solutions, has installed charging infrastructure for a fleet of electrified commercial trucks as part of its ongoing partnership with Volvo Trucks. —Peter Voorhoeve, president of Volvo Trucks North America.

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Electrek

MARCH 15, 2022

One area of the EV experience that traditional automakers seem to have little thirst for is the DC fast charging network that recharges their cars over long drives or in cities where Level 1/2 charging is inaccessible.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2020

ABB will supply high voltage-capable chargers for the Volvo LIGHTS project. The Volvo LIGHTS project is a partnership among the Volvo Group, Volvo Trucks, and Greenlots along with several more industry leaders and stakeholders in transportation and electrical charging infrastructure. Earlier post.)

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Electric Cars Report

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Volvo Car USA and Starbucks have followed through on their plans to open the first public fast EV charging network located at some of the coffee company’s U.S. Starbucks stores appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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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. hours using 250kw DC fast charging (0-80%). Credit: Volvo Trucks.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 9, 2022

Volvo is planning to enable bi-directional charging on all its future electric cars, starting with the EX90 that debuts in November.

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Teslarati

MARCH 5, 2024

of its 2030 goal for DC fast chargers. Automakers like BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, GM, Hyundai, Honda, Kia, Nissan, and Toyota have noted that their electric cars will also be able to access Tesla Superchargers this year. The post Tesla Superchargers are carrying the US’ DC EV fast charger ramp: NREL appeared first on TESLARATI.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2018

Just three weeks after the unveiling of Volvo Trucks’ first all-electric truck, the Volvo FL Electric ( earlier post ), the company is expanding its product range with a second electric truck. The Volvo FE Electric is designed for heavier city distribution and refuse transport operations with gross weights of up to 27 tonnes.

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Teslarati

MARCH 15, 2022

Volvo Car USA and Starbucks are partnering to establish the first public electric vehicle charging network at numerous U.S. At the 15 locations, up to 60 Volvo-branded DC fast chargers supplied by ChargePoint will be placed at various Starbucks locations along a 1,350-mile route from company headquarters in Seattle to Denver, Colorado.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2018

Volvo Trucks introduced its first battery-electric truck for commercial use: the Volvo FL Electric for urban distribution and refuse operations, among other applications. Electric drive unit for Volvo FL Electric. AC charging is via the mains grid (22 kW) or DC fast charge via CCS/Combo2 for up to 150 kW.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The headline-grabbing EC230 Electric excavator from Volvo CE has officially begun work on a stud farm with Bouygues Travaux Publics Régions France. The same performance, but electric Mustapha Nouayti, Project Manager at Bouygues Travaux Publics; via Volvo CE. than its diesel counterparts.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 13, 2024

Volvo is looking to quicken EV charging times by relying on software rather than upgrades to batteries and other hardware. Volvo EV battery modules Software developed by Breathe, which is receiving funding from the Volvo Cars Tech Fund, can more closely manage charging compared to current stepped charging protocols, according to Volvo.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Volvo Cars has acquired a stake in mobile EV rapid charging company FreeWire Technologies ( earlier post ) via the Volvo Cars Tech Fund. kW or DC fast charging at 50 kW. Every new Volvo car launched from 2019 will be electrified, and by 2025 the company aims for fully electric cars to make up 50% of its overall global sales.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Volvo 7900 Electric Hybrid with overhead conductive charging station and pantograph extended. As previously announced ( earlier post ), Volvo Buses will officially launch the new plug-in 7900 Electric Hybrid bus at the International IAA Commercial Vehicles show in September. Volvo Electric Hybrid drive system. Click to enlarge.

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EV Central

APRIL 11, 2024

Renault and the Volvo truck group have announced they are working together to hatch a pioneering new family of electric vans that will be sold under the Flexis badge when they go on sale in 2026. Renault and Volvo aren’t the only car-makers investing in pioneering electric vans. The post The Tesla of vans?

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2014

ABB and Volvo Buses are partnering to co-develop and to commercialize electric and hybrid buses with open standards-based direct current (DC) fast charging systems. Volvo hybrid bus. Volvo Buses launched its first hybrid bus in 2009 and has delivered nearly 1,600 hybrids to 21 countries. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2018

Maxwell Technologies is putting the lifetime value of its recently announced deal to provide ultracapacitor-based subsystems to Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (Geely), the parent company of leading brands such as Volvo and Geely Auto ( earlier post ), at $100 million. The vehicles will initially be available in North America and Europe.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2023

The MD Electric can be charged through AC or DC charging units. Mack Trucks is part of the Volvo Group. The MD Electric’s three-phase Permanent Magnet Synchronous motor and all on-board accessories are powered by nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) oxide lithium-ion batteries, either in a 150 kWh or 240 kWh configuration.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 19, 2023

Electric vehicle expos present the perfect opportunity for more people to see and experience the beautiful world of electric mobility. I have been to several of these events in various parts of the world, including the Smarter Mobility Africa in South Africa, and Fully Charged Live in the United Kingdom. I really loved seeing people […]

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Electric Vehicles India

OCTOBER 9, 2021

Volvo Trucks receives order for 100 electric semis. Volvo Trucks has received an order for 100 Volvo FM Electric trucks from DFDS, Northern Europe’s?largest The deal is the largest commercial order to date for Volvo electric trucks , and one of the largest ever for heavy electric trucks worldwide. Press Release .

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

Engineering company ABB and Nova Bus, the North American buses manufacturer and a division of Volvo Buses, announced a business collaboration that consists of the delivery of the first ABB’s electric bus DC fast charger for opportunity charging in North America.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Volvo Cars will introduce a front-wheel drive (FWD), 3-cylinder engine variant of its Twin Engine plug-in hybrid electric vehicle system in 2018, followed by its first production battery-electric vehicles and a new 48V mild hybrid system in 2019, according to Mats Anderson, Senior Director of Electric Propulsion Systems.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2015

In a speech to be delivered Thursday at a seminar on self-driving cars organized by Volvo Cars and the Embassy of Sweden in Washington DC, Håkan Samuelsson, president and chief executive of Volvo Cars, will urge the US to adopt a national framework for regulation and testing of autonomous driving (AD).

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Teslarati

MARCH 18, 2024

In addition, the automaker plans to start shipping free NACS DC adapters this spring, prioritizing long-time owners. Initially, a NACS DC adapter is needed for access, shipping free to owners starting this spring.… The Tesla Supercharger network is dominating the rollout of DC fast-charging stations in the U.S. ,

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2012

As another step toward autonomous driving systems, Volvo Car Corporation is demonstrating a new traffic jam assistance system. The traffic jam assistance function is an evolution of the current Adaptive Cruise Control and Lane Keeping Aid technology, which was introduced in the all-new Volvo V40 earlier in 2012. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2012

Nihon Dengyo Kosaku and Volvo Technology Japan have demonstrated the wireless transmission of 10kW of electricity a distance of 4 meters using a prototype high-efficiency rectenna—a microwave rectifying antenna that converts microwave energy into direct-current electricity. kW each; overall efficiency of the conversion is about 84%.

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Teslarati

MARCH 4, 2024

A new report shows that the rollout of DC fast-charging stations is still far from reaching these goals, though Tesla’s Supercharger network leads charging infrastructure deployment in the U.S. percent of public DC fast-charging ports in the report’s Station Locator are on the Tesla Supercharger network, and 8.1

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 9, 2023

The MD Electric can be charged through AC or DC charging units. Mack Trucks is part of the Volvo Group. The MD Electric’s three-phase Permanent Magnet Synchronous motor and all on-board accessories are powered by Nickel Manganese Cobalt (NMC) Oxide lithium-ion batteries, either in a 150 kWh or 240 kWH configuration.

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EV Adoption

MARCH 3, 2021

This past week was certainly quite a whirlwind of EV news and developments from Volvo’s plans to end production of ICE vehicles by 2030, yet another proposal to reform the federal EV tax credit, chip shortages, Washington state’s plans to ban ICE vehicles by 2030, Lucid Air delay, Fisker to partner with Foxconn, and much, much more.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 26, 2011

Norway-based Eltek has signed an agreement with Volvo Car Corporation regarding deliveries of on-board chargers for a hybrid electrical vehicle program. Eltek is a global provider of high-efficiency power electronics, with experience supplying DC power systems and battery charging to applications in telecom, railways and power utilities.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Tesla’s Superchargers, after all, are among the most expansive and reliable DC fast-charging networks in the United States. With its recent announcement, Honda will be joining fellow automakers Ford, General Motors, Volvo, Nissan, Mercedes-Benz, Rivian, Polestar, and Fisker in the growing NACS family.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Initially developed by Tesla, NACS is known for its dual capability of supporting both Alternating Current (AC) and Direct Current (DC) charging via a compact plug design. This versatility enables the system to deliver up to 1 megawatt (MW) of power for DC charging, catering effectively to the needs of EVs.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 29, 2023

With EV charging standardization still up in the air, Tesla CEO Elon Musk goes to Washington.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 16, 2016

Today, the countdown to the reveal of the Tesla Model 3 electric car commences, a fired employee sues Volkswagen, alleging the company destroyed documents related to the diesel scandal, and Volvo backs the Combined Charging Standard (CCS) for electric cars. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2014

The Swedish Energy Agency has awarded Volvo Group spinout PowerCell SEK7 million (US$965,000) for the MoRE Zero project to develop a fuel cell system for use in a modular range extender system for electric vehicles in the European ERA-NET project. A modular DC/DC converter. A scalable hydrogen storage system; and.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The latest DOE data indicates that at the moment, there are only 9 public DC fast charging stations capable of serving Class 6-8 trucks in the US. Volvo, Daimler and their industry group, the Truck and Engine Manufacturers Association (EMA) have lobbied to water down the EPA’s proposed emissions standards.

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