article thumbnail

Volvo Trucks leading market in Europe and in N America for electric heavy-duty trucks

Green Car Congress

Volvo Trucks leads the market in Europe and in North America for heavy electric trucks after the first quarter of 2023. Now, its electric product range is being made available in new markets in Asia, Latin America and Africa. The group is also investing in a charging corridor in North America.

Volvo 210
article thumbnail

Non-Tesla EVs to get free first Supercharging session in 18 countries

Teslarati

The offer is available until January 6, though drivers will still need to use a credit card on the Tesla mobile app, according to the post. While Tesla has only select locations in North America that are open to other EV brands, nearly every automaker in the region announced plans to adopt the company’s charging hardware this year.

Romania 137
article thumbnail

Tesla FSD Beta released in Europe and Australia

Teslarati

in Belgium. Although there are only two vehicles in Europe and one in Australia, the news of FSD Beta reaching cars outside North America is hopeful. Last year, Elon Musk estimated that FSD Beta would be available for Europe’s left-hand drive markets by Summer 2022. A Model S P 100D with 3.0 hardware received update 2023.12.9

Australia 145
article thumbnail

Fisker Ocean to ramp production to 300 units per day

Teslarati

The company also expressed its intentions to expand its retail operations in North America and Europe. The Fisker Ocean will be available in European markets, such as Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, as well as Canada and the United States.

Fisker 126
article thumbnail

Novelis to acquire downstream aluminum producer Aleris for ~$2.6B; meeting automotive demand, expanding into aerospace

Green Car Congress

In 2002, the Aleris facility in Duffel, Belgium opened its first continuous annealing line to provide automotive body sheet to the automotive industry. With a new wide cold mill and a continuous annealing line, Aleris is equipped to produce the widest aluminum sheet available in the industry.

Kentucky 170
article thumbnail

Aleris to invest $350M to upgrade Kentucky aluminum rolling mill for anticipated growth in automotive demand

Green Car Congress

We have partnered with customers in the premium automotive segment from our Duffel, Belgium facility for years to develop and produce some of the most technically advanced lightweight aluminum solutions available today. The material can be supplied in coil, sheet or shaped blanks (such as trapezoidal and radials).

Kentucky 257
article thumbnail

Eaton hybrid systems log 100M miles in service, reduce fuel consumption by 4M gallons

Green Car Congress

The company set major hybrid systems milestones in 2010, delivering systems to global customers in Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Qatar, Russia, Singapore, Taiwan, the United Kingdom and United States.

Eaton 210