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MAY 21, 2022

The Group is also investing in Braunschweig, Salzgitter and Kassel, among other things in further expansion of the existing MEB production of battery systems, rotors/stators and electric motors. The Salzgitter location is being expanded further into a European battery hub. Following its market launch in early 2021, the ID.4

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APRIL 28, 2017

The oldest operating ferry in Finland will on Saturday become the nation’s first all-electric passenger vessel after being fitted with Visedo power. Mobimar oversaw the removal of the boat’s diesel-powered hydraulic motor and the old control system. This also allows future motor maintenance in shifts, with no interruption to operation.

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DECEMBER 7, 2022

FREYR Battery and Nidec Corporation, a globally leading producer of high-efficiency electric motors and a leader in the energy storage systems (ESS) space, have established a downstream joint venture, now called Nidec Energy AS.

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MARCH 12, 2009

Researchers from Rice University and the University of Oulu in Oulu, Finland, have found that carbon nanotubes could significantly improve the performance of electrical commutators that are common in electric motors and generators. Source: Rice University. Click to enlarge. Robert Vajtai, faculty fellow at Rice. Geza Toth et al.

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JANUARY 12, 2015

The first wood-based renewable diesel biorefinery has started commercial production in Lappeenranta, Finland. A big portion of the raw material comes from UPM’s own pulp mills in Finland. Based on research, high quality UPM BioVerno works with all diesel motors just as well as any regular diesel. Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Neste Oil will launch premium-quality Neste Pro Diesel in Finland on 9 September. helps motor oil last longer. helps motor oil last longer. Because of the renewable content, vehicles using Neste Pro Diesel generate up to 20% lower greenhouse gas emissions, as well as lower NO x , particulate, and hydrocarbon emissions.

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DECEMBER 21, 2022

Dream Edition Performance features two motors producing a combined 828 kW (1,111 horsepower) and an all-electric driving range of 799 km on the WLTP combined cycle. Dream Edition Range is powered by two motors, producing 696 kW (933 horsepower). It can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 2.5 The Netherlands. Switzerland.

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JANUARY 14, 2011

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) announced that sale of the European-spec i-MiEVelectric vehicle is to commence in 15 European countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

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MAY 22, 2012

Neste Oil will launch a completely new grade of diesel fuel in Finland this fall: Neste Pro Diesel. Neste Pro Diesel will be produced at Neste Oil’s Porvoo refinery and will be available at Neste Oil’s service stations across Finland beginning this fall. 2011) Optimized usage of NExBTL renewable diesel fuel.

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DECEMBER 22, 2016

Visedo’s head office is located in Lappeenranta, Finland, and the company has a subsidiary in the Netherlands. Visedo electric machines are based on synchronous reluctance assisted permanent magnet technology (SRPM)—combining the benefits from PM and synchronous reluctance motor technologies.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

The research project L3Pilot includes the following partners: Vehicle manufacturers: Volkswagen AG (coordinator), Audi AG, BMW Group, Centro Ricerche Fiat SCPA, Daimler AG, Ford, Honda R&D Europe, Jaguar Land Rover, Opel Automobile GmbH, Groupe PSA, Renault, Toyota Motor Europe, Volvo Car Corporation.

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MARCH 8, 2018

Polestar, Volvo Cars’ new electric performance brand, introduced the Polestar 1 plug-in hybrid to the public for the first time at the Geneva Motor Show. Two electric motors drive the rear wheels. Combined with the electric motors are planetary gear sets. Earlier post.). A triple battery pack layout provides 34 kWh of storage.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Visedo’s head office is located in Lappeenranta, Finland, and the company has a subsidiary in the Netherlands. The company also recently announced that it was powering the new all-electric bus, manufactured by Linkker, that has entered into service in Helsinki, Finland. kWh per kilometer.

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DECEMBER 6, 2016

Today, General Motors has a new 9-speed automatic transmission that may boost fuel efficiency, Chinese startup NextEV will offer an electric SUV under its Nio brand, and a city in Finland is making a bid for the next Tesla "gigafactory." All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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DECEMBER 11, 2017

The Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid flagship model delivers exceptional performance and maximum efficiency, with a four-liter V8 engine and an electric motor generating a system power of 680 hp. In Norway, 90% of all Panamera customers order a hybrid model, while in Finland the figure is 85%. Earlier post.). Earlier post.)

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MAY 10, 2023

LONDON — Basic Motors will start gross sales of full-electric vehicles in Europe within the autumn, with the primary markets anticipated to be Nordic nations. Alternative Nordic nations come with Sweden, Denmark and Finland.

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JUNE 18, 2015

While all 2012 Fisker Karma extended-range electric luxury sedans were built in Finland, the company always intended to assemble cars in the U.S. Before its collapse and bankruptcy, Fisker had bought a former General Motors plant in Delaware.

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APRIL 9, 2015

million square meters, the Beijing-compact car site complements the current Mercedes-Benz’ compact model plants in Rastatt (Germany) and Kecskemet (Hungary) as well as the Valmet Automotive plant in Finland. Built from scratch in less than 3 years and stretching at present across about 1.5

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OCTOBER 25, 2017

In the Helsinki study, motorized road trips (private car, bus and taxi) were replaced by different configurations of 6-seater Shared Taxis that provide on-demand door-to-door service and Taxi-Buses that offer a street corner-to-street corner service booked 30 minutes in advance.

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MAY 11, 2011

The AMP ML350 uses a lithium iron phosphate battery pack to power two rear-mounted permanent magnet AC motors (164 kW peak and 120 kW continuous). While the initial sales territory is specific for Iceland, the agreement anticipates expansion throughout the Nordic region to include Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and the Faroe Islands.

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JANUARY 16, 2024

We at Electrek have covered much of that journey, including the evolution of Lightyear’s original solar EV concept into the Lightyear 0, and were even present for that seemingly pivotal, now less-relevant milestone in Finland, when the flagship SEV began production … briefly.

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MAY 6, 2011

At the Vienna Motor Symposium, the Chairman of the Volkswagen Group, Prof. At the Vienna Motor Symposium, Volkswagen also showcased two new engines which will be available shortly: the 1.4 L TSI Motor E85 (the 118 kW twincharged 1.4L E85 and diesel engines. TSI adopted for use with E85 ethanol fuel) and the new 2.0l

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JUNE 14, 2023

Prototypes of the vehicle were put through their paces during winter testing in Finland at the beginning of the year. A fleet of around fifty prototype vehicles is currently being built, which is also planned to go into practical testing with the first customers in the next step.

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JUNE 9, 2017

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) are beginning testing of the Soletair demo plant, which uses air-captured carbon dioxide to produce renewable fuels and chemicals. The pilot plant is coupled to LUT’s solar power plant in Lappeenranta. Phase 6: Renewable consumer products.

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OCTOBER 8, 2009

Finland-based AC drives manufacturer Vacon has delivered AC drives to MV Viking Legend, the first river cruise vessel featuring a diesel-electric propulsion system. An AC drive is a device that is used to control the speed of an electrical motor, either an induction motor or a synchronous motor. The MV Viking Legend.

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JANUARY 9, 2024

Toshihiro Suzuki, President of Suzuki Motor Corp, who was present at the Vibrant Gujarat Summit, said that the Indian automotive market has been expanding steadily to become the third largest automobile market. Tata Motors currently has signed an MoU with the Gujarat government to establish a lithium-ion cell factory.

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JULY 2, 2010

Li-ion Motors, Wave II (North Carolina) Battery Electric. RaceAbout Association, RaceAbout (Finland) Battery Electric. Tata Motors, Indica Vista EV X (Coventry, UK) Battery Electric. Alternative Class - Side-by-Side (Eight vehicles, eight teams). Amp, amp’d Sky(Cincinnati, OH) Battery Electric.

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AUGUST 8, 2015

SMR-160 achieves its safety by eliminating pumps and motors in the plant’s safety systems. Replacing motors and pumps with gravity-driven fluid-flow systems not only hardens the plant against disasters such as those at Fukushima, Chernobyl and TMI, but leads to large reductions in the plant’s overnight, operating and maintenance costs.

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APRIL 29, 2009

First shown at the Paris and then Bologna and Geneva Motorshows, the Citroën C4 WRC Hybrid4 made its debut on the road in Finland before that country’s world rally car round in a slow speed demonstration. The combustion engine and electric motor are linked to the same drivetrain. Didier Clement, race engineer.

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JULY 28, 2010

Li-ion Motors, Wave II (North Carolina), Battery Electric. RaceAbout Association, RaceAbout (Finland), Battery Electric. X-Tracer, E-Tracer #79 (Switzerland), Battery Electric. Alternative Class - Side-by-Side (Five vehicles, five teams). Aptera, Aptera 2e (San Diego, CA), Battery Electric. TW4XP, TW4XP (Germany), Battery Electric.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2009

NLE will have exclusive distribution rights for the NXR, the new model premiered by Reva at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September, and consequent follow-up models, such as the sports coupé NXG, which will be launched in 2011. Earlier post.)

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APRIL 4, 2023

Three battery packs provide an installed total capacity of over 600 kWh and two electric motors, as part of a new e-axle, generate a continuous output of 400 kW and a peak output of over 600 kW. After successful winter tests in Rovaniemi, Finland, at temperatures as low as minus 25 degrees, the next step is testing on public roads.

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AUGUST 26, 2015

European drivers are showing an increasing appetite for semi-autonomous driving technologies, according to a new Ford Motor Company study on buying trends in Europe. Turkey led with 86%, ahead of Finland (84%), and Sweden (80%).

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

A study carried out by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland indicates that extreme weather conditions cost EU transport system at least €15 billion (US$19.7 In Southern Europe, one future cost factor may be heat waves, leading to decreased pedestrian traffic and cycling, and to increased motorized traffic. billion) a year.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Hyundai Motor is integrating green energy into Charge myHyundai. Charge myHyundai is currently available in 15 European markets: Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2010

You may not have heard of this next company but you will be familiar with its work, Valmet Automotive is set to step into the spotlight at the Geneva Motor Show when it unveils its own electric car concept. An engineering specialist from Finland known for its work producing electric cars in partnership with the likes [.].

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JULY 29, 2015

Neste, headquartered in Espoo, Finland, is the world’s largest producer of renewable diesel. The companies participating in the American Business Act on Climate Pledge launch include: Alcoa; Apple; Bank of America; Berkshire Hathaway Energy; Cargill; Coca-Cola; General Motors; Goldman Sachs; Google; Microsoft; Pepsi-Co; UPS; and WalMart.

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