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Chalmers University joins Volvo Cars autonomous vehicle project in Sweden

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The cars will be driven autonomously on approximately 50 kilometers (31 miles) of selected roads in and around Gothenburg in Sweden; roads which will be typical commuter arteries including motorway conditions and frequent queues. The project was initiated in 2013. —Håkan Samuelsson, President and CEO of the Volvo Car Group.

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CEVT & Momentum Dynamics demonstrate high power wireless charging with autonomous parking

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Momentum Dynamics Corporation, a developer of high-power wireless charging for electric vehicles, and CEVT , an innovation company for Zhejiang Geely Holding Group based in Sweden, have demonstrated high-power wireless charging on a passenger vehicle with autonomous parking. Automatic wireless charging is the inevitable future of EV charging.

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Polestar unveils Polestar 2 electric fastback; targeting Tesla Model 3

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Polestar, the electric performance car brand jointly owned by Volvo Car Group and Zhejiang Geely Holding, unveiled the Polestar 2 electric fastback in an online reveal from Polestar’s headquarters in Gothenburg, Sweden. In the future, Polestar 3 will join the portfolio as a fully electric performance SUV.

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Volvo Trucks starts production of electric semis

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The trucks are being produced at the company’s Tuve facility in Gothenburg, Sweden, and will soon be made at the brand’s Ghent, Belgium plant as well. The trucks have a maximum range of 186 miles but are sadly charger bound for 2.5 hours using 250kw DC fast charging (0-80%).

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Ballard unveils 8th generation fuel cell module for heavy duty motive market: FCmove-HD

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Ballard Power Systems unveiled its 8th generation high-performance fuel cell module, the FCmove-HD, at the UITP Global Public Transport Summit being held in Stockholm, Sweden. Future FCmove products will offer various power outputs to suit a broad range of commercial vehicles including trucks, coaches and trains. Earlier post.).

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Volvo scores massive nearly half a billion loan for its new EV platform

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Volvo is getting a massive €420 million ($460M) loan as the automaker moves to a fully electric future by 2030. I think Sweden can be proud of the leading role Volvo Cars is taking in making the automotive industry more sustainable,” EIB vice president Thomas Östros explained. These two factors alone can help drive EV adoption. “I

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NEVS starts city mobility pilot with new 9-3 EV series in Tianjin; launching SUV model

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Sweden-based NEVS is launching a city mobility pilot program with support from Tianjin Binhai Hi-tech Industrial Development Area (THT). To extend the EV product portfolio for future mobility programs and fulfill the increasing demand for SUVs from the Chinese market, NEVS is also launching a brand new model: NEVS 9-3X SUV.

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