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FEBRUARY 7, 2021

The project, called “European Battery Innovation” (EuBatIn) was jointly prepared and notified by Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, Slovakia, Spain and Sweden. In 2017, the Commission launched the European Battery Alliance. The twelve Member States will provide up to €2.9 billion (US$3.5

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JULY 5, 2022

Northvolt, a Swedish battery manufacturer for BMW Group, VW Group, Volvo Cars, Fluence Energy, and Scania Trucks has announced that it has completed a $1.1 billion investment and borrowing round to help expand its manufacturing capabilities. The company also has a research center in Sweden and a corporate headquarters in Stockholm.

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JULY 9, 2022

The ordered battery-electric equipment is manufactured in Örebro, Sweden. Sudbury INO received full approval for further development of the Onaping Depth Project in 2017. Also, the batteries have integrated cooling systems and safety systems built into the design. Onaping Depth Project.

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JANUARY 25, 2018

The two companies will establish an expert team and work together at Northvolt’s research facility, Northvolt Labs, in Västerås, Sweden, to develop and commercialise production of battery cells optimized to power commercial vehicles. Scania is investing €10 million (US$12.5 —Peter Carlsson, Co-Founder and CEO of Northvolt.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt announced that on December 28th, it successfully produced the first lithium-ion battery cell to be designed, developed, and built completely in Europe by a homegrown company. Companies in Asia have the same plans, as LG and CATL have plans to open battery manufacturing plants in Poland and Germany.

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OCTOBER 20, 2016

Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s Enterprise Services business will help National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS) accelerate the setup of its global electric vehicle production. As part of the project, HPE will create a global manufacturing IT platform for NEVS that will operate across plants in Sweden and China.

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JULY 13, 2019

Swedish EV manufacturer NEVS and the autonomous vehicle start-up AutoX have entered into an exclusive strategic partnership to integrate AutoX’s autonomous drive technology in NEVS’ next-generation vehicle architecture. Robotaxi vehicle concept. AutoX enables companies like NEVS to become autonomous by creating an A.I.

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MAY 24, 2023

Founded in 2017, Circulor offers a mature, proven, and complete software solution to track the physical flow of materials from extraction to final product and through in-life and circular value chains. Circulor is an alliance partner of KPMG in Sweden.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

ePower currently employs 20 people and has two development centers in Gothenburg and Mullsjö in Sweden. In addition, the high-tech specialist draws on a proven network of around 50 engineering consultants, who both operate out of Sweden and India. The transaction is expected to close by the end of 2017.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2017

SAE International is working to ensure that electric vehicle wireless power transfer systems from diverse manufacturers will interoperate seamlessly with each other to prepare for commercialization in 2020. This is to address opportunity charging at bus stops (similar to the Scania testing in Sweden, ( earlier post ). Click to enlarge.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 21, 2023

Polestar is reportedly taking over Saab's defunct plant in Sweden to expand upon its European research and development operations. The site was last used by National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS) after Saab folded in 2011. The company will reportedly be renting the facility from the city of Trollhattan.

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JUNE 25, 2019

Manufacturers will have to reduce emissions of their fleet significantly to meet the upcoming 2020 and 2021 targets. After a steady decline from 2010 to 2016, by almost 22 grams of CO 2 per kilometer (g CO 2 /km), average emissions from new passenger cars increased in 2017 by 0.4 grams more than in 2017. compared with 2017.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

the worldwide leader in automotive safety systems, has signed an agreement to acquire certain assets of Sweden-based LiDAR specialist company Fotonic i Norden AB. Fotonic i Norden is a LiDAR and Time of Flight camera specialist that designs, develops, and manufactures these products. Autoliv, Inc., Earlier post.)

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 5, 2023

In 2017, General Motors sold Opel and Vauxhall to Frances PSA Group — which later merged with Fiat Chrysler to form Stellantis — basically ending its involvement with the European market. Assuming things go well, GM wants to expand Cadillac EV sales to France and Sweden before deciding which country to tackle next.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2019

Both UVeye and MDGo have their headquarters in Tel Aviv, where Volvo Cars has been involved with DRIVE, an accelerator for young companies in the mobility sector, since 2017. A first pilot is intended to start later this year at its manufacturing plant in Torslanda, Sweden.

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APRIL 27, 2018

The facility will enable fully process representative manufacturing and allow a faster and more efficient time to market for unique formulations, cell formats and technology. The facility will be built in Västerås, outside of Stockholm, Sweden. Capacity is planned to be 125 MWh/year. Earlier post.) Nemaska Lithium Inc.

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MAY 25, 2018

In 126 “mystery shopper” experiences at 82 car dealerships across Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, the team found that that dealers were dismissive of EVs; misinformed shoppers on vehicle specifications; omitted EVs from the sales conversation; and strongly oriented customers towards gasoline and diesel vehicle options.

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OCTOBER 20, 2017

Finnish manufacturer Visedo is unveiling a new electric motor design at BusWorld 2017 that is optimized for the bus market and ready for mass manufacture. The new design is also optimized for high volume manufacture using Visedo’s facilities in both Finland and Taiwan. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 14, 2016

In January 2017 it will begin a project entitled Drive Me, which will be the world’s largest autonomous driving test in which up to 100 AD cars will be given to members of the public to be driven on real roads around Gothenburg, Sweden. The company is expected to start operations in the beginning of 2017.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 15, 2022

Opibus, a Swedish-Kenyan technology company that develops, designs, and manufactures electric vehicles tailored for the African continent, has officially changed its name to Roam Motors. Founded in 2017, it became the first company to deliver locally produced electric motorcycles and electric […].

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2019

Daimler Trucks & Buses, one of the world’s largest commercial vehicle manufacturers, aims to offer only new vehicles that are CO 2 -neutral in driving operation (“tank-to-wheel”) in the triad markets of Europe, Japan and NAFTA by 2039. Truly CO 2 -neutral transport only works with battery-electric or hydrogen-based drive.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Divergence between real-world and manufacturers’ type-approval CO 2 emissions for various real-world data sources, including average estimates for private cars, company cars, and all data sources. Manufacturers measure vehicle fuel consumption in a controlled laboratory environment. Source: The ICCT. Click to enlarge. Source: The ICCT.

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MARCH 27, 2024

The final diesel-powered model was an XC90, a large SUV with a turbocharged inline 2-liter four-cylinder engine, which rolled off its production line yesterday in Torslanda, Sweden. Back in 2017, he announced then that Volvo would stop further development on diesels at a time when nearly half of all new cars sold in Europe had diesel engines.

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MARCH 4, 2020

g/km higher than in 2018, the delta was lower than the difference between the 2017 and 2018 results—where the growth was 2.4 Despite this positive change, their emission levels were still higher than the averages they recorded in 2016 and 2017. —Felipe Munoz, global analyst at JATO Dynamics. g/km in 2018 to 111.1

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OCTOBER 21, 2016

China-based automaker Geely has launched Lynk & Co —a new global car brand designed and engineered in Sweden; every model will feature an electrified powertrain. It will go on sale worldwide; from 2017 in China, followed by Europe and the US. Geely Auto Group is one of China’s largest car manufacturers.

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MARCH 5, 2019

Millions of people still get speeding tickets every year and traffic accident data from the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration shows that 25% of all traffic fatalities in the US in 2017 were caused by speeding. As humans, we all understand the dangers with snakes, spiders and heights.

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MAY 26, 2022

A study of a 2017 Toyota Mirai fuel cell by Argonne National Laboratory found fuel cell stack efficiency below 50% and fuel cell system efficiency dropping below 40% at high loads. Combustion and Propulsion Systems, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden. Aramco Americas.

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JANUARY 3, 2017

Headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden and with additional operations in Munich, Germany, and Detroit, the initial workforce of around 200 people will come from Volvo Cars and Autoliv. The company is expected to grow to more than 600 employees in the medium-term.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2017

The new joint venture will be 50/50 owned by Volvo Cars and Geely Holding and be headquartered in China with a subsidiary in Gothenburg, Sweden. in 1H 2017. billion (US$820 million) in the first half of 2017, compared to SEK 5.6 Volvo Cars, Geely Auto and LYNK & CO are controlled by Geely Holding, the Chinese car group.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

The planned new company will have its headquarters in Gothenburg, Sweden, and an initial workforce taken from both companies of around 200, increasing to over 600 in the medium term. The company is expected to start operations in the beginning of 2017.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Divergence between real-world and manufacturers’ type-approval CO 2 emission values for various real-world data sources, including average estimates for private cars, company cars, and all data sources. United Kingdom), km77.com com (Spain); and the car club TCS (Switzerland). Source: The ICCT. Click to enlarge. Source: The ICCT.

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DECEMBER 21, 2016

buses from other manufactures can also be charged. In October, ABB inaugurated the first bus charging station next to Volvo’s electric bus depot in Arendal, Sweden. The ABB fast charger has a modular design and can be upgraded easily to 300kW and 450kW. ABB’s fast chargers are based on the open Interface OppCharge—i.e.,

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JUNE 17, 2021

Polestar, the premium electric car brand from Sweden, announced that its first all-electric SUV will be manufactured in the United States. The forthcoming Polestar 3 will be manufactured alongside new Volvo vehicles at the Volvo Cars production center in Ridgeville, South Carolina. —Thomas Ingenlath, Polestar’s CEO.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Divergence between real-world and manufacturers’ type-approval CO 2 emissions for various real-world data sources, including average estimates for private cars, company cars, and all data sources. For car manufacturers, the divergence puts those that want to report realistic CO 2 emission values at a competitive disadvantage.

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DECEMBER 20, 2013

The number of fuel cell units manufactured in Asia continued to grow steadily, rising from about 13,500 units in 2011 to roughly 22,000 units in 2012. The number of fuel cells manufactured in North America also grew in 2012, rising to about 6,000 units in 2012. Light duty vehicles.

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JULY 23, 2018

The difference these policies can make, if applied in a multi-pronged strategy, can already be seen in countries that strongly support the use of alternative-fuel vehicles, such as China, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. In Norway, for example, 40% of passenger cars sold in 2017 were either battery-electrics or plug-in hybrids.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 24, 2021

A case in point is intelligent speed assistance, which Ford has offered in Europe on the S-Max since 2015 and on the more affordable Focus since 2017 , well before the EU had even decided to make it mandatory. “In Manufacturers made it standard before government agencies got around to telling them to.

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