Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2017

Volvo Cars announced at Auto Shanghai that it will build its first fully electric car in China. The all-new model will be based on Volvo’s Compact Modular Architecture (CMA) for smaller cars, and will be available for sale in 2019 and exported globally from China, Volvo said.

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Electric Cars Report

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Today at the 2022 Paris Motor Show, the Jeep Brand revealed the all-new Jeep Avenger, the brand’s first-ever battery electric vehicle.

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Electric Cars Report

MAY 3, 2023

Volvo Cars reported global sales of 51,976 cars in April, up 10 per cent compared with the same month last year. The sales growth was primarily driven by the company’s fully electric cars.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2020

Volvo Cars formally inaugurated a new battery assembly line at its Belgian manufacturing plant in Ghent, where it will start building its first fully electric car, the XC40 Recharge P8, later this year. The XC40 Recharge P8 is the first of a family of fully electric Volvos. Volvo XC40 Recharge powertrain.

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Electric Cars Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The Jeep brand today announced a comprehensive plan for its next generation of fully electric 4xe vehicles as part of a sustainable transformation to become the leading electrified SUV brand in the world. The plan calls for the introduction of four all-electric SUVs in North America and Europe by the end of 2025.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2022

Volvo Cars successfully placed its second green bond to raise €500 million from a diverse set of global investors. The bond was oversubscribed three-times, despite challenging global market conditions. The €500-million, 6-year fixed rate senior unsecured green bond was issued under Volvo Cars’ Euro Medium Term Note program.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Sales of Volvo Cars’ Recharge (electrified) models increased by 11.5% of all Volvo cars sold globally during the month. Of the Recharge models sold in January 2022, 11,944 were plug-in hybrids (79% of the Recharge total, 25% of overall total), while 3,127 were fully electric (21% of Recharge total, 6.6%

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2022

The BMW Group continues to broaden its portfolio of electrically powered vehicles with the addition of the fully electric BMW 3 Series, which will enter the Chinese market in May 2022. The BMW i3 eDrive35L comes with all the latest BMW Gen5 eDrive powertrain components already familiar from the BMW iX3, BMW i4 and BMW iX.

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Electric Cars Report

JUNE 28, 2022

Its four core commitments will pave the way for the car maker’s future success as a responsible global business.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2018

Volvo Cars aims for fully electric cars to make up 50% of its sales by 2025, the company announced in Beijing. The announcement builds on Volvo Cars’ 2017 announcement that all new models released from 2019 will be available as either a mild-hybrid, plug-in hybrid or battery-electric vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2020

Due to its modular design, the platform was used to create the Lynk & Co 01, 02, 03 and 05, as well as the pure electric 2020 Polestar 2 and Volvo’s first all-electric model, the XC40 Recharge. The CMA platform is the foundation for the new Volvo XC40 Recharge; the first of Volvo’s fully-electric Recharge range.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 2, 2021

Volvo has revealed a second fully electric model, called the C40 Recharge, and laid out a concrete plan for the brand’s transition to only electric cars. The 2022.

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Teslarati

JULY 22, 2021

Mercedes-Benz is going all-electric starting in 2025, with plans to launch three electric-only architectures that year and install over 200 Gigawatt hours of battery cell capacity across eight factories. However, any newly launched architectures will be electric-only starting in 2025, the company said. kWh battery.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Volvo Cars has published a lifecycle analysis report on its second fully electric car, the C40 Recharge, which shows the potential CO 2 reductions if a car is built and charged using clean energy sources. When charging with electricity generated through fossil fuels, that difference becomes much smaller.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2018

FreeWire is a San Francisco-based company that has been a pioneer in flexible fast-charging technology for electric cars. It specializes in both stationary and mobile fast charging technology, allowing electric car charging to be deployed quickly and widely. —Zaki Fasihuddin, CEO of the Volvo Cars Tech Fund.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 5, 2024

After global sales slipped 2% last month, Kia is shaking things up with a new mid-to-long-term business plan. Kia announced that it is shifting its electric vehicle plans to include more hybrids and affordable EVs. With the new models, Kia expects hybrids to account for 12% of global sales, or around 372,000 units this year.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 5, 2024

After global sales slipped 2% last month, Kia is shaking things up with a new mid-to-long-term business plan. Kia announced that it is shifting its electric vehicle plans to include more hybrids and affordable EVs. With the new models, Kia expects hybrids to account for 12% of global sales, or around 372,000 units this year.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2020

The Volvo Cars manufacturing plant in Chengdu, the company’s largest in China, is now powered by 100% renewable electricity, taking the company’s global renewable electricity mix in its manufacturing network to 80%. By 2040, Volvo Cars aims to be a climate-neutral company. The new contract addresses the last 30%.

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Electrek

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Volvo reports that its fully electric car sales jumped by 29% in October globally compared to last year, accounting for 18% of all of its cars sold in the month. more… The post Volvo is on a roll with another round of impressive EV sales appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2022

However, due to a disturbance related to lack of a specific semi-conductor, Volvo Cars is now experiencing a temporary deviation from that trend which is expected to impact production during the second quarter. In March, sales of Volvo Cars’ Recharge models made up 35.5% of all Volvo cars sold globally during the month.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2022

Volvo Cars reported sales of 42,067 cars in February, a decline by 17.2% Sales of Volvo Cars’ Recharge models made up for 33.0% of all Volvo cars sold globally during the month. Sales of fully electric cars increased by 229.5% Fully electric cars increased by 174.9%

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Volvo Cars says that it is making significant investments that allow for the in-house design and development of electric motors for the next generation of Volvo models, as the company continues to move towards becoming a fully electric car maker. —Henrik Green, Chief Technology Officer at Volvo Cars.

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Electric Cars Report

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Sales of Volvo Cars´ Recharge models of fully electric and plug-in hybrid cars increased by 31 per cent in January year-on-year, accounting for 40.7 per cent of all Volvo cars sold globally during the month. The […] The post Volvo Cars reports January sales – 40.7%

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2018

Mercedes-Benz is in the process of building out hubs for the production of electric vehicles and batteries around the globe. Markus Schäfer, Member of the Divisional Board of Mercedes-Benz Cars, Production and Supply Chain said that Mercedes-Benz will build its electric vehicles in six plants on three continents. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2021

The Volvo C40 Recharge pure electric will start at an MSRP of $58,750 in the United States before tax credits. This newest addition to the Volvo electric line-up has all the benefits of an SUV but with a lower and sleeker design. This will enable drivers to charge at discounted rates of $0.31/min,

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Drive Electric

MARCH 25, 2021

If you’re looking at electric cars , environmental impact is probably high on your list of priorities. There are plenty of benefits of making the switch to driving an electric vehicle (EV). Are electric cars better for the environment? Electric fleet pioneers. In short, yes.

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EV Adoption

MARCH 3, 2021

Volvo to go all electric by 2030 – Volvo announced that its entire car line-up will be fully electric by 2030 and joins GM, JLR, Ford Europe, and other automakers in stating their goals or “aspirations” (in the case of GM) – to end production of gas-powered vehicles by 2030 or 2035 depending on the OEM.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2021

The all-electric Volvo C40 Recharge is available online via volvocars.com in select markets across Europe as of this week. The propulsion system consists of twin electric motors, one on the front and one on the rear axle, powered by a 78 kWh battery that can be fast-charged to 80% in about 40 minutes.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2021

Volvo Cars and its parent company Geely Holding will create a joint venture under the name Aurobay for its powertrain operations, as the companies proceed with their earlier announced plans to merge these into a new, stand-alone business. By 2030, it plans for every car it sells to be pure electric.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2018

Mercedes-Benz Cars is expanding its production capacities for electric cars in Europe. The Hambach plant in France, which currently produces smart brand electric vehicles, will produce a compact electric car of the new product and technology brand EQ. Annette Winkler, Head of smart.

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Electric Vehicles India

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Toyota unveiled its first electric car bZ4X comes with roof-mounted solar panel . The Toyota has teased its first battery-electric vehicle in April and now it has unveiled the production version of its first purpose-designed EV, bZ4X SUV. The first of seven fully electric vehicles will be debuting by 2025.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2018

Volvo Cars said that by the middle of the next decade, it expects to generate half of all sales annually from fully electric cars; one third of all cars sold to be autonomous driving cars and half of all cars it offers to customers from its subscription service.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Polestar, the electric performance car brand jointly owned by Volvo Car Group and Zhejiang Geely Holding, unveiled the Polestar 2 electric fastback in an online reveal from Polestar’s headquarters in Gothenburg, Sweden. Polestar 2 is the company’s first full electric, higher volume premium car.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 18, 2024

Regarded as the global carbon fiber leader, Toray’s advanced materials are used in many sectors, such as automotive and aviation, for their lightweight, strong, and heat-resistant properties. For example, Toray is working with California-based Joby Aviation to use carbon fiber on its upcoming all-electric air taxi.

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Electric Vehicles India

APRIL 5, 2021

Audi e-tron upcoming electric car in India. Audi e-tron is the most awaited fully electric SUV in India which is expected to launch in the first half of 2021 in June. It was unveiled in 2019 however due to the global pandemic its launch had been pushed to 2021. The Audi e-tron S consists of a three electric motors.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 18, 2024

Regarded as the global carbon fiber leader, Toray’s advanced materials are used in many sectors, such as automotive and aviation, for their lightweight, strong, and heat-resistant properties. For example, Toray is working with California-based Joby Aviation to use carbon fiber on its upcoming all-electric air taxi.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2017

The BMW Group announced that the new battery-electric MINI will be a variant of the brand’s core 3-door model. This fully electric car will go into production in 2019, increasing the choice of MINI powertrains to include gasoline and diesel internal combustion engines, a plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ) and a battery electric vehicle.

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