Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2013

Volvo Car Group is now starting production of the first engine variants in the new, high-efficiency four-cylinder Volvo Engine Architecture (VEA) family. The development and production take place in-house at Volvo Car Group. VEA consists of four-cylinder gasoline and diesel engines. Earlier post.)

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Volvo Engine Production Diesel 186

The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Most electric cars today are being manufactured by either legacy automakers that are new to EV technology, or by companies like Rivian that are new to making cars,” Jake Fisher, senior director of auto testing at Consumer Reports , said in a release. It makes sense from an engineering perspective.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Cadillac is the worst-rated domestic manufacturer and ranks near the very bottom at 28. Volvo finished last overall. Just as we’ve seen with many other manufacturers, major changes and updates can cause reliability to slide. Volvo drops six spots from last year as it rapidly brings a number of new models to market.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2017

Yet the growth in oil demand from trucks has outpaced all other sectors—including passenger cars, aviation, industry and petrochemical feedstocks—since 2000 and contributed 40% to global oil demand growth, a similar contribution as cars.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

In January, EnerDel hosted a group of journalists at its Indiana facilities and provided a plant tour showcasing its cell manufacturing and pack assembly processes. Cell Manufacturing. Like many elements of the cell construction, the design and manufacture of the stack (figure 4) involves proprietary ideas. by Bill Cooke.

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Li-ion Manufacturer Lithium Ion Boston Consulting Group 218

The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 8, 2024

While I shall never tire of the sweet sounds and scents of internal combustion, a number of forces are converging to make it entirely possible that we shall see the end of the traditional gasoline engine as we know it within our foreseeable lifetimes. Yes, the Polestar 2 is a Chinese-manufactured vehicle. It isn’t sexy.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 14, 2016

provides up to 2000 N·m torque and 65 kW power for a dynamic pure-electric mode and balanced wheel torques for all-wheel drive mode. Precision engineering of the gear teeth and other acoustic measures ensure noise emissions are minimal. —GKN Automotive President of Engineering Peter Moelgg.

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