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

Green Car Congress

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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These new EV charging features are coming to Google Maps

Baua Electric

This update will roll out globally in “the coming months,” starting with EVs with Google built in, such as those built by Volvo, Polestar, and GMC. There’s also a new EV charger filter on google.com/travel available now to find hotels that have onsite charging.)

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From EV Range Anxiety to Range Confidence

Blink Charging

What Are EV Range Anxiety and Range Confidence? EV range anxiety is the fear of running out of power and getting stranded. Range confidence is the opposite. Increasing EV charging infrastructure at home, work, and on the go creates range confidence. What Is EV Range Anxiety?

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The State of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicle Electrification

Driivz

MHDs are typically managed at fleets, although fleet sizes can range from 10 to 1,000 to 10,000 to 100,000 vehicles. 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 Europe. However, that is likely to change.

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Lightning Hybrids’ lightweight composite accumulator for hydraulic hybrid systems

Green Car Congress

The Lightning Hybrids hydraulic hybrid system is that it can easily be installed on a wide range of vehicles. To accommodate vehicles of different rated weights, the company simply uses smaller or larger accumulators, ranging from 10 gallons to 30 gallons (US). (A Volvo: FL (15 tonne) (UK). Ashok-Leyland: Transit Bus (India).

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Volvo EX30 makes North American debut in New York City

EV Specifications

Volvo EX30 has made its North American debut in New York City. Available now to reserve in the United States the 2025 Volvo EX30 starts at $34,950 (MSRP), enabling customers to get into a fully electric premium SUV for about the same price as an internal combustion engine-powered equivalent.

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

EVolution

Just like the Taycan, there’s a two-speed transmission on the rear axle, and a focus on coasting rather than regeneration to extend battery range. Charge times will also be equivalent to the Taycan, with a maximum DC charging capacity of 270kW, for a 100km of driving range in five minutes. kWh/100 km.