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Volvo Cars global sales drop 28.3% in May y-o-y; full electric share climbs to 7.9% up from 3.7%

Green Car Congress

Volvo Cars reported retail sales of 45,952 cars in May, down 28.3% Orders for fully electric Volvo cars continue to increase. Volvo Cars’ US sales for the month reached 9,372, down 29.1% compared with the same month last year. Sales of Recharge models (plug-in hybrid and fully electric) represented 33.6% Plug-in hybrid.

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Volvo Car Group begins production of new VEA 4-cylinder engine family

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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. The first variants will be fitted to the Volvo S60, V60, XC60, V70, XC70 and S80 in autumn 2013.

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Geely Vision Starburst Is Your Futuristic Neon Dream Machine

CleanTechnica EVs

Geely has been on a bit of an automotive roll lately, with its Volvo and Polestar brands winning acclaim and market share while its Lotus cars brand is redefining the hypercar market with its 2000 HP all-electric Evija.

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Modern efficiency? Volvo went there 30 years ago

Green Cars News

We think of lightweight materials, alternatives fuels and low fuel consumption as being a very modern thing, but Volvo went there 30 years ago, it seems. The Swedish carmaker first revealed the LCP 2000 concept back in the spring of 1983 at an environmental seminar in Stockholm. Electric cars Volvo' Not only did it [.].

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Henkel showcasing composite leaf spring, resin technology at JEC 2017

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The leaf spring, which debuted in late 2014 on the rear suspension of the Volvo XC90 premium crossover SUV, now features at the core of a lightweight rear axle concept implemented on various models. Loctite FRP 2000 has excellent compatibility with both polyurethane and epoxy matrix resins.

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Revoy EV promises to electrify diesel semis in minutes

Baua Electric

The Revoy EV has a range of about 250 miles, which comparable to the 2nd generation Volvo VNR Electric and the Freightliner eCascadia models. “On With so many commercial fleets complaining that the 2000 lb. We charge them for the diesel we save them, altogether with the residual diesel, and our fees that are all inclusive.”

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Experian Automotive: total number of light vehicles on US roads at highest level since 2008

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In Q2 2013, more than half (50.9%) of VIO were between model years 2000 and 2008. In Q2 2013, Buick and Volvo were the top brands with the longest average length of ownership at 98 and 92 months, respectively. Toyota had the highest new vehicle market share in the West region (18.2%). of the VIO market in Q2 2013.

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