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Tesla Sweden employee speaks out after getting expelled from IF Metall union

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One of these expelled members, who currently works as a mechanic for Tesla Sweden, recently shared his thoughts about the conflict between his employer and the union. In a conversation with Dagens Arbete (DA) , the Tesla Sweden employee, who wished to remain anonymous, stated that worker conditions in the electric vehicle maker are good.

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Westport Demonstrates Hydrogen Engine Technology in Sweden

Green Fleet Magazine

Westport teamed up with Transportation and Energy Partners in Sweden to demonstrate hydrogen-powered internal combustion engine technology for commercial vehicles.

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NREL/Volvo study demonstrates approach to quantify automated vehicle fuel savings

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The study findings are detailed in a paper in the IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Magazine. The researchers leveraged on-road data from Volvo vehicles driving around Gothenburg, Sweden, and compared fuel efficiency for cars that used adaptive cruise control (ACC) to those that did not. Pourabdollah and B. 2019.2919537.

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On the horizon with EV News 

Electric Auto Association

EV 2020 Awards Lucid wins, Tesla doesn’t Forbes Magazine has chosen the Lucid Air as the best electric vehicle product of the year. Working on eRoad Arlanda in Sweden. Kia New name, new logo, new cars The rebranding of Kia includes an ambitious plan to release seven new EVs by 2027. Lucid Air interior.

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ICCT/TNO study: Real-world vehicle fuel consumption discrepancy widens to 42% in Europe

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United Kingdom), km77.com com (Spain); and the car club TCS (Switzerland). Divergence between real-world and manufacturers’ type-approval CO 2 emission values for various real-world data sources, including average estimates for private cars, company cars, and all data sources.

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ICCT analysis finds real-world vehicle fuel consumption gap in Europe at all-time high of 42%

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com (Spain); and the car club TCS (Switzerland).

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ICCT update finds real-world vehicle fuel economy gap continues to widen in Europe to 40%

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The analysis draws on data from a number of different sources: the user websites spritmonitor.de (Germany) and honestjohn.co.uk (United Kingdom); the leasing companies Travelcard (Netherlands) and LeasePlan (Germany); the car and consumer magazines Auto Bild (Germany), auto motor sport (Germany and Sweden), WhatCar?