Installation, Plug-in, Recharge and Sweden

Volvo plug-in hybrid bus with B?sbaar rapid charging to begin field testing in Gothenburg; 75-80% reduction in fuel consumption and CO2

Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2013

Volvo Buses’ new plug-in hybrid buses will begin field tests in Gothenburg, Sweden this month. Volvo Buses has already sold more than 1,000 of its conventional hybrid units; the plug-in version will facilitate the reduction of fuel consumption and carbon dioxide by 75 to 80%, compared with current diesel buses, the company said.

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Plug-in Volvo Plug Hybrid

IDTechEx: Nio spearheading battery swapping expansion beyond China

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Norway now has two swap stations in operation, and Nio claims it will have 20 swap stations across Europe in countries including Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, and Sweden by the end of this year. There are also other companies in China that offer models with battery swap support, but for the taxi market.

China

China Batteries Battery Energy Storage

50 by 20: Wireless EV Charging Hits Key Benchmark

Cars That Think

APRIL 18, 2024

had announced a partnership with an unspecified automaker to install wireless charging receivers on its EVs. had announced a partnership with an unspecified automaker to install wireless charging receivers on its EVs. Their system’s magnetic coils have reached a 100-kilowatt power level. times that range.

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Charging Saudi Arabia Taxi Installation

Elektromotive Extends European Recharging Network to Belgium and Luxembourg

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2009

UK-based Elektromotive has appointed The PluginCompany to install networks of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across Belgium and Luxembourg. Pilot schemes will see the installation of 20 Elektrobay units in the two countries by the end of this year, ahead of further planned rollouts during 2010. The Elektrobay.

Luxembourg

Luxembourg Belgium Elektrobay Recharge

Why you might be charging your EV wrong – and what to do instead

Baua Electric

MARCH 18, 2024

Professors Frances Sprei of Sweden’s Chalmers University and Willett Kempton of the University of Delaware are EV technology and usage experts. They interviewed EV users in both Sweden and the US and found unanticipated and previously unreported EV charging habits and ideas.

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Charging Recharge Solar Plug-in

Study finds behavior-influencing policies remain critical for mass market success of low-carbon vehicles

Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2018

The researchers found that focusing on the behavioral aspects of consumers in vehicle purchase decisions is key to encouraging the rapid uptake of plug-in hybrid vehicles, battery-electric vehicles, and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. —McCollum et al. Share of EDVs in 2050. Note the different scaling used in the graphs. McCollum et al.

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Carbon Market Alternative Fuels Vehicles

First drive: Volvo XC90 T8 Drive-E Twin Engine PHEV sets a high bar for full-size luxury SUV plug-ins in US

Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2015

With the 2016 XC90 ( earlier post ) heading to dealerships across the US, Volvo Cars gave media an opportunity to experience the next generation of its full-size luxury SUV—in both its conventional T6 and plug-in hybrid T8 Drive-E Twin Engine forms—in and around Los Angeles. Luxury plug-in hybrid SUVs coming to US market.

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Volvo Plug-in PHEV Engine

A Comprehensive Guide to EV Charging Management Software Solution

Driivz

APRIL 3, 2024

Global EV and plug-in hybrid sales (BEV+PHEV) topped 14 million units in 2023 ( EV Volumes ) and are projected to surpass 45 million by 2030 ( IEA ). Those vehicles are hungry for electrons, driving growth in charging stations and the infrastructure to support them. EV chargers are more than just high-current electrical outlets.

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Charging Grid DC Industrial

ABB delivers OppCharge fast charger for electric hybrid buses to Bertrange, Luxembourg

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 21, 2016

Bus operator Sales-Lentz will use the charger to recharge electric hybrid buses from Volvo. The charging station has been installed at Gare de Bertrange/Strassen and will fully charge Volvo 7900 Electric Hybrid buses with 150 kW of charging power in three to six minutes, during the layover times at the bus route’s end points.

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Luxembourg Hybrid Volvo Electric

Tale of Two 2,000-mile EV Rural Road Trips

Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 11, 2023

I duly plugged it into an exterior household outlet. I found one at local supermarket but out of the four stands only one was a high speed charger compatible with the CCS plug on the EV6. I found one at local supermarket but out of the four stands only one was a high speed charger compatible with the CCS plug on the EV6.

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Miles Kia Charging All-Electric

McDonald’s embraces electric cars

Green Cars News

JULY 9, 2009

Perhaps it won’t work quite like that, but a McDonald’s restaurant in Cary, North Carolina, will become the first location in the fast food restaurant chain in more than a decade to offer electric car recharging. According to Richards, customers have a dedicated place to park and recharge their vehicles.

Electric Cars

Electric Cars North Carolina Recharge Cars

Elektromotive heads to Belgium and Luxembourg

Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 26, 2009

UK based Elektromotive is making headway in the electric vehicle recharging market after appointing ThePluginCompany to install networks of charging stations across Belgium and Luxembourg. Elektromotive has also exported its technology to the Netherlands, Iceland, Saudi Arabia, Ireland, Germany and Sweden.

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Luxembourg Belgium Elektrobay Saudi Arabia

EU launches clean fuel strategy; EU-wide standards of equipment and binding targets for infrastructure

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2013

Clean fuel adoption is being held back by three main barriers, the EC said: the high cost of vehicles; a low level of consumer acceptance; and the lack of recharging and refueling stations. A common EU-wide plug is an essential element for the roll out of this fuel. Source: EC. Click to enlarge.

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Clean Cleaning Standards Fuel

Renault-Nissan Alliance and Electromotive to Collaborate on Charging Infrastructure

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

The Renault-Nissan Alliance and UK company Elektromotive, a provider of electric vehicle recharging stations, are collaborating in the Partnership for Zero-Emission-Mobility, with the aim of accelerating the installation of charging networks for plug-in vehicles in cities. Earlier post.)

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Elektrobay Nissan Charging Monaco

EV Driven

Volvo plug-in hybrid bus with B?sbaar rapid charging to begin field testing in Gothenburg; 75-80% reduction in fuel consumption and CO2

IDTechEx: Nio spearheading battery swapping expansion beyond China

50 by 20: Wireless EV Charging Hits Key Benchmark

Elektromotive Extends European Recharging Network to Belgium and Luxembourg

Why you might be charging your EV wrong – and what to do instead

Study finds behavior-influencing policies remain critical for mass market success of low-carbon vehicles

First drive: Volvo XC90 T8 Drive-E Twin Engine PHEV sets a high bar for full-size luxury SUV plug-ins in US

A Comprehensive Guide to EV Charging Management Software Solution

ABB delivers OppCharge fast charger for electric hybrid buses to Bertrange, Luxembourg

Tale of Two 2,000-mile EV Rural Road Trips

McDonald’s embraces electric cars

Elektromotive heads to Belgium and Luxembourg

EU launches clean fuel strategy; EU-wide standards of equipment and binding targets for infrastructure

Renault-Nissan Alliance and Electromotive to Collaborate on Charging Infrastructure

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