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Volvo will supply 20 heavy-duty electric trucks to Amazon in Germany

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Volvo Trucks will deliver fully electric heavy-duty trucks to Amazon in Germany by year end. The 20 Volvo FH Electric are expected to drive more than one million road kilometers annually. Manufacturing of the Volvo FL and FE Electric, for city distribution and refuse handling, started in Europe already in 2019.

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Volvo Cars sales up 12.6% in the first 10 months of 2021; share of electrified cars >25% of all units sold for 10 months, 31.5% in October

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The share of Volvo Cars with a fully electric or plug-in hybrid powertrain—the Recharge models—amounted to 25.5% Sales of Volvo Cars’ fully electric models reached 3.1% During the month of October, Volvo Cars also started production of the fully electric C40 Recharge in Ghent.

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Cummins to supply Kalmar with driveline for new electric terminal tractor

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Cummins will provide powertrain technology, including the batteries, for the Kalmar Electric Terminal Tractor (KT2E). Kalmar has already launched the fully electric Kalmar Ottawa electric terminal tractor (OT2E) in the US in 2018. Kalmar T2 terminal tractor with container. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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BMW Group launches battery component production in Leipzig and Regensburg

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We expect at least 50 percent of the vehicles we deliver to our customers worldwide to be fully electric by 2030. And we are systematically expanding our production network for electric drive trains in response to this. Now, the location will also produce electric drivetrain components.

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AKASOL expands agreement to supply Swedish commercial vehicle manufacturer with batteries for electric buses

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AKASOL AG, a leading German producer of high-performance lithium-ion battery systems, is expanding its long-term framework agreement to supply a Swedish commercial vehicle manufacturer with high-performance battery systems for electric buses and trucks. AKASOL says the order volume is in the mid to high three-digit million-euro range.

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BMW Group signs €540M supply contract with Ganfeng for lithium from mines in Australia

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The two companies have signed a 5-year (2020 - 2024) supply contract for the lithium needed as a key raw material for battery cells. We aim to have 25 electrified models in our line-up by 2023 and more than half will be fully electric. Supply contracts will ensure the company’s security of supply up to 2025 and beyond.

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Volvo and Danfoss introduce first 24-hour e-truck fleet

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The delivery of the three e-trucks is part of a larger partnership between Volvo Trucks and Danfoss, focusing on pioneering sustainable electric transport operations. Nine fully electric Volvo trucks are set to be in operation before 2024. One of the new electric trucks at the Danfoss headquarters in Nordborg.

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