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Volvo Trucks introduces Volvo Active Driver Assist; combining radar and camera for emergency braking

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Volvo Trucks North America introduced Volvo Active Driver Assist (VADA), a comprehensive collision mitigation system that combines both radar and camera capabilities to provide emergency braking and help drivers maintain a safe following distance through alerts and interventions. The driver will receive a warning up to 3.5

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Lightning Hybrids’ lightweight composite accumulator for hydraulic hybrid systems

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Steelhead has since increased its product line to include other products such as fuel storage vessels for vehicles running on compressed natural gas (CNG)). Volvo: FL (15 tonne) (UK). System in place underneath a truck. Click to enlarge. A second pump/motor is added for larger vehicles.). Ashok-Leyland: Transit Bus (India).

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The State of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicle Electrification

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According to the Global Commercial Vehicle Drive to Zero program, there 180 models of battery electric MHD trucks and cargo vans available now in the U.S. And if MHD EVs follow the pattern seen with passenger EVs, prices will come down as production scales up and battery technologies improve. and Europe.

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Proposed Changes to Federal EV Tax Credit – Part 4: Chinese-Assembled Vehicles Will Not Be Eligible for Tax Credit

EV Adoption

The intent of this provision is clear as President Biden and lawmakers in Congress have stated their concerns over China taking the lead in the production of electric vehicles, batteries, and autonomous vehicle technology. Geely, through its majority-owned companies Volvo and Polestar are already in the US – more on that later.)

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Here's all the new electric cars or EVs coming to Australia in 2021

EVolution

Mazda's first production EV is the MX-30, and is ,now available in Australia. The first Volvo-based Polestar electric car due in Australia by end 2021. Volvo XC40 Recharge. The XC40 battery-electric version is available now in Australia and provides enough juice to travel up to 400kms. Mazda MX-30.