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Volvo Construction Equipment investing $7.8M in battery pack production at excavator plant

Green Car Congress

The new facility at the Changwon plant will produce a wide range of common electric storage solutions (battery packs) for Volvo Group and become a core competence center for electric excavators. We are also home to a highly skilled and motivated workforce who are fully committed to meeting our future environmental targets.

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European Researchers Developing Multifunctional Structural Composite Material That Can Double as Energy Storage

Green Car Congress

The team says replacing a metal wheel well with a composite one could enable Volvo to reduce the number of batteries needed to power the electric motor. They believe this could lead to a 15% reduction in the car’s overall weight, which should significantly improve the range of future hybrid cars. South, Robert H. Carter, James F.

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How clean is EV battery manufacturing?

Electric Auto Association

Battery manufacturing is energy-intensive EV batteries offer the opportunity to take a huge step toward truly sustainable future mobility, but they currently carry a sizable environmental burden. When EV batteries degrade enough to be unsuitable for cars (about 70% capacity remaining), they are re-used for electricity storage.

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How clean is EV battery manufacturing?

Electric Auto Association

Battery manufacturing is energy-intensive EV batteries offer the opportunity to take a huge step toward truly sustainable future mobility, but they currently carry a sizable environmental burden. When EV batteries degrade enough to be unsuitable for cars (about 70% capacity remaining), they are re-used for electricity storage.

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