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Hermes to deploy 1500 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter and Vito electric vans by 2020; pilot project in 2018

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Electric mobility plays a key role as part of our long-term strategy for climate and environmental protection. Only electricity from 100% regenerative energy sources will be used to charge the electric vehicles’ batteries. That goes back to the 1990s and tests of the very first van on the market powered by hydrogen.

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

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Combining Volvo’s new design language, advanced safety and in-car connectivity technologies, and the new strategic Drive-E powertrains, the XC90 is the first product based on Volvo’s new strategic Scalable Product Architecture (SPA). EV drive, in which the battery powers the ERAD. Earlier post.) All wheel drive.

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