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Volvo Car Group exceeds 600,000 vehicles sold on the CMA platform

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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. Geely Automobile, controlled by Zhejiang Geely Holding, also produce vehicles on the CMA platform. billion) in 2011 to SEK 274 billion (US$31.3

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2023 Length Rover, 2025 Volvo EX30: Automobile Information Headlines

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A number of the updates are untouched ranges of personalization for the range-topping Autobiography and SV grades, with the terminating additionally to be had with a untouched V-8 handing over over 600 hp. The newcomer will probably be known as an EX30, and Volvo has clear one of the protection era that may attribute in it.

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Audi shows new A6 e-tron concept electric vehicle in Shanghai

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The first series-manufactured automobiles for the Chinese market are scheduled to come off the production line from 2024 onwards in Changchun. The Audi A6 e-tron concept shows for the first time what a vehicle based on the PPE platform, reserved exclusively for e-automobiles, could look like: a 4.96-meter-long

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Toshiba doubles anode capacity in next-generation Li-ion battery; titanium niobium oxide; application in FY 2019

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The new battery offers high-energy density and the ultra-rapid recharging required for automotive applications. A compact EV with a 32 kWh next generation SCiB pack could recharge to a 320 km (199 miles) drive range (JC08 test cycle) after six minutes—three times the distance possible with current lithium-ion batteries Toshiba said.

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Fraunhofer, KIT study finds CO2 mitigation potential of higher-range PHEVs greater than expected

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The team found that, contrary to common belief, a PHEV with about 60  km (37 miles) of real-world range currently electrifies as many annual vehicles kilometers as a BEV, despite having a much smaller battery. Also shown are the annual electrified VKT by BEV and PHEV with typical ranges as shaded areas under the curve. Plötz et al.

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Green NCAP LCA study shows detrimental climate and energy impact of increasing vehicle weight, including EVs

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The hybrid electric sport utility vehicles (SUVs) that were tested, have higher fuel consumption and due to increased emissions in the usage phase, have life cycle values in the range of 200‑240 g CO 2 -equivalent/km and an estimated 0.85‑1.0 According to the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA), in 2022, 9.3

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Sion Power raises $75 million to commercialize its Licerion tech for lithium metal EV batteries – Charged EVs

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The company plans to build a fully automated line to make large-format lithium metal cells for automobile OEMs and cell makers to test and improve. Sion Power’s Licerion technology uses compression in a lithium metal battery, which the company says will enhance safety, lifetime and recharging rates.