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JUNE 22, 2016

to add best-in-class Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) technology and services—specifically in the connected vehicle and mobile enterprise management sectors—as well as expanded distribution relationships to its Verizon Telematics subsidiary. Verizon Communications Inc. signed an agreement to purchase Telogis, Inc. Barclays and J.P.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2016

At the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this week in Las Vegas, Volvo is revealing that it is developing intelligent, high bandwidth, streaming capabilities with its technology partner, Ericsson, for autonomous Volvos. Autonomous drive will bring a paradigm shift to mobile net demands.

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DECEMBER 20, 2016

Volvo Cars has raised SEK5 billion (US$533 million) from the sale of newly-issued preference shares to a group of Swedish institutional investors. The issuance has been conducted to further diversify Volvo Cars’ long-term funding sources. At this time, no decision has been taken.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Uber is expanding its self-driving pilot to San Francisco, California, using specially-converted self-driving Volvo XC90 premium SUVs. Volvo Cars and Uber are contributing a combined US$300 million to the project. Both Uber and Volvo will use the same base vehicle for the next stage of their own autonomous car strategies.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Volvo unveiled its new Volvo V90 wagon in Stockholm, Sweden. The Volvo S90 and V90 eight-speed planetary automatic transmission is a key part of Volvo’s Drive-E powertrain technology. Peter Mertens, Senior Vice President Research & Development at Volvo Cars. In 2010, Volvo Cars was acquired by Geely Holding.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Volvo has received an order for 11 electric hybrid buses and 2 ABB automated electric bus fast-chargers to the city of Namur in Belgium with public transport authority and operator TEC. Start in-service is planned towards the end of 2016. This is the largest order to date for the company’s electric bus system. ABB bus chargers.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2016

Volvo Cars unveiled two new 40 series concept cars, marking the official launch of its global small car strategy. The new concept cars will be the first built around Volvo’s new Compact. Volvo plans to have sold a total of up to 1 million electrified cars by 2025 globally. Earlier post.). Profiles of the two 40 series concepts.

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JULY 5, 2013

Volvo Car Group will introduce a number of safety and driver assistance technologies in the all-new Volvo XC90 at the end of 2014, including the use of autonomous steering functions to avoid accidents and make driving more comfortable, according to Thomas Broberg, Senior Safety Advisor Volvo Car Group. —Thomas Broberg.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2017

Peloton Technology, a connected and automated vehicle technology company dedicated to improving the safety and efficiency of freight transportation, closed a $60-million Series B funding round. Intel, a co-leader on Peloton’s 2015 Series A round, announced in November 2016 that it will invest $250 million in automated driving solutions.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Volvo and its Chinese parent Geely are very serious about selling cars that plug in. Starting in 2016, the Swedish brand has included plug-in hybrid versions of pretty much every new vehicle it sells in the US. . In 2019, Volvo launched the XC40 compact crossover, a boxy but stylish compact SUV with a 2.0-liter Volvo’s first EV.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

In 2016, the Keolis Group launched a trial of the first autonomous vehicles in Lyon, France. The pilot project at Djurgården explores how a system with 5G-connected vehicles, which are monitored by a control tower remotely, can facilitate the safe introduction of self-driving electric buses in more complex and demanding urban areas.

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MAY 17, 2015

With the 2016 XC90 ( earlier post ) heading to dealerships across the US, Volvo Cars gave media an opportunity to experience the next generation of its full-size luxury SUV—in both its conventional T6 and plug-in hybrid T8 Drive-E Twin Engine forms—in and around Los Angeles. Volvo XC90 T8 Twin Engine. Top) 2016 XC90.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

The chargers are based on OppCharge, an open interface for the automated charging of electric buses from any manufacturer ( earlier post ), and use a pantograph on the infrastructure to connect the bus to the charging point.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2018

TransLink is joined by Brampton Transit and the Regional Municipality of York as sites for the trial, with Brampton Transit having spearheaded the trial planning process back in 2016. Nova Bus, part of the Volvo Group, is providing LFSe electric buses. New Flyer is providing Xcelsior CHARGE battery-electric buses.

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MAY 3, 2021

Tesla, Volvo, Mercedes (Daimler), BMW, Audi, GM, Ford, Nissan, Toyota and others are now delivering cars with some of these features and developing cars with all of these. Several of these firms confirmed their progress at Silicon Valley Connected & Charged Symposium, hosted by software giant SAP. million annually in 2016 to $36.6

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NOVEMBER 9, 2017

The pantograph can connect and disconnect automatically with the contact line via a sensor system while the trucks are moving. In June 2016, Siemens launched the world’s first eHighway system on public roads in Sweden. million project is funded by $2.5 In addition, Siemens provided a $1.3 million in-kind contribution. Earlier post.)

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AUGUST 6, 2014

The test results should be available in the summer of 2016, and will indicate the suitability of the systems for future commercial use. In conjunction with vehicle manufacturer Mack, a member of the Volvo Group, and local truck conversion specialists, Siemens is developing up to four demonstration vehicles.

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Now let us look at How EVs are charged wirelessly Wireless Charging Of EVs Electric vehicles may be charged wirelessly via electromagnetic induction charging, which eliminates the need for a physical connection to a charging station. Volvo Cars worked with Swedish taxi companies to test this technology in urban settings.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Among a wide range of updates for model year 2017, Volvo Cars will introduce its latest semi-autonomous drive technology, Pilot Assist II, as standard on the XC90 in selected markets. Volvo Cars is the only car maker currently using such technology in production cars. 90 Series connectivity updates. Volvo On Call.

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

Competing in the premium midsize SUV category, the 2021 Cadillac XT5 is right in the middle of stiff competition, including models from Acura, Audi, BMW, Genesis, Infiniti, Land Rover, Lexus, Lincoln, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Tesla and Volvo. Road Test: 2016 BMW X5 xDrive40e Plug-in Hybrid. News: BMW iX EV.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 6, 2022

2016) has had as many twists and turns as a Halloween corn maze. All-electric driving range has been announced at 300 miles and should be able to connect to 350kW DC chargers for an 80% charge in about 20 minutes. In alphabetical order, let’s take a look at what may be in your driveway in a few short years.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 19, 2021

First introduced as a 2016 model, this Chinese-built compact crossover had a facelift in 2019 (when we last tested it ), and two short years later, is all-new for 2021. Road Test: 2018 Volvo XC60. All-New Sleek Design with Premium Touches. Buick isn’t messing around with the Envision. Looking like a Euro competitor.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2016

NVIDIA mentioned Parker at CES 2016 earlier this year, when it introduced the NVIDIA DRIVE PX 2 platform ( earlier post ). This includes Volvo, which plans to road test DRIVE PX 2 systems in XC90 SUVs next year. That platform uses two Parker processors and two Pascal architecture -based GPUs to power deep learning applications.

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Consulting firm KPMG , for example, estimates that in addition to the 179 new battery EV model launches and refreshes between 2016 and 2020, at least another 251 are expected between 2021 and 2023 by traditional auto manufacturers, or original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) as they are referred to in the industry, as well as start-ups.

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MARCH 18, 2024

The Mirai has had only a little competition Along with the Mirai, the Hyundai Nexo FCEV (and its predecessor, the Hyundai Tucson FCEV ) has been on sale in California since around 2016 and makes-up a part of the total 18,025 FCEVs sold in California. Connectivity is through multiple USB-C ports.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

ABB has received an order for a further 12 bus charging systems from Volvo Buses to power the largest single network. The order will include installation sites in Charleroi, Belgium, providing 15 ABB charging stations in total by 2018, to power 101 Volvo electric hybrid buses in the Wallonia public transport system, operated by TEC Group.

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