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Volvo Car Mobility launches mobility brand M; market debut in 2019

Green Car Congress

M will learn about its user’s needs, preferences and habits, personalizing the customer relationship. Volvo Cars is becoming more than just a car company. —Håkan Samuelsson, Volvo Cars president and chief executive. The services currently available mainly offer alternatives to a taxi or public transit.

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Volvo Car Mobility launches mobility brand M; market debut in 2019

Green Car Congress

M will learn about its user’s needs, preferences and habits, personalizing the customer relationship. Volvo Cars is becoming more than just a car company. —Håkan Samuelsson, Volvo Cars president and chief executive. The services currently available mainly offer alternatives to a taxi or public transit.

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Geely launches Lynk & Co; a new electrified and connected global car brand

Green Car Congress

—Mats Fägerhag, CEO of CEVT (China Euro Vehicle Technology) Geely/Volvo R&D center. The vehicle will be based on the Compact Modular Architecture (CMA), shared with Volvo. Geely Auto Group is a subsidiary of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group—the owner of Volvo Cars and London Taxi Company.

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Finally, Tesla Confirms The Wireless Charging & A Little More On Wireless Charging of EVs

Get Electric Vehicle

It would make sense for the cars to be able to charge themselves without needing a person to plug them in if they were capable of driving alone. All being said, in my personal opinion setting up a wireless charging station at home is not that great of an idea as it is very expensive. Why Should We Endorse Wireless Charging?

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EU SARTRE Project Targets Autonomous Road Trains; Enhanced Safety and Lower Fuel Consumption

Green Car Congress

Part-funded by the European Commission under the Framework 7 program, SARTRE will be led by Ricardo UK Ltd and will be a collaboration between Idiada and Robotiker-Tecnalia of Spain; Institut für Kraftfahrwesen Aachen (IKA) of Germany; and SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden, Volvo Car Corporation and Volvo Technology of Sweden.

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Luminar, Zenseact unveil full-stack autonomous system for series production; Volvo Cars launch customer

Green Car Congress

Zenseact is a newly-formed 550-person team of top ADAS and autonomous software experts, was founded by Volvo Cars in 2020. Volvo Cars is the first launch customer, representing both Luminar’s and Zenseact’s first production design win for software. Luminar Technologies, Inc.

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The promise of wireless charging: smaller batteries, longer battery life, fewer charging stations

Charged EVs

We could take an Oslo taxi and charge it in a bus terminal in Wenatchee, Washington or vice versa. Underneath, EV electrical architectures share a lot in common, and our integrations are actually very straightforward, whether it’s an aftermarket accessory as a kit or, as we’re doing with Volvo Cars, an OEM-installed solution.