Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2023

Volvo Trucks is now introducing new, more powerful batteries for its medium-duty electric truck range (the Volvo FL and Volvo FE Electric). As a result of the improved batteries, the Volvo FL Electric now has a range of up to 450 km, while Volvo FE Electric has a range of up to 275 km.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2017

With funding provided by the California Energy Commission, Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) demonstrated its LX1 prototype mid-sized (20 ton) hybrid-electric wheel loader ( earlier post ), a piece of equipment widely used in the construction, refuse, and agricultural industries, that achieved a 50% improvement in fuel efficiency.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

As part of the nation’s busiest port complex, Electrify America will provide tailored charging solutions for a fleet of electric trucks including class 8 Volvo Trucks and Kenworth battery electric trucks.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2017

In 2009, the company announced a vehicle-development partnership with Ford Motor Company to introduce a zero-emission lithium-ion battery electric vehicle (BEV)—this became the Ford Focus BEV, which entered the market in 2011 and is still available today.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2018

The study found that of the roughly 100,000 charging points available today, 76% are concentrated in just four countries (the Netherlands, Germany, France and the UK). On the other end of the spectrum, a country such as Romania—roughly six times bigger than the Netherlands—only has 114 charging points.

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Electric Auto Association

MARCH 1, 2022

EV towing Ready for a serious haul Many EVs available today are engineered to tow substantial weight. EV manufacturing Volvo revolution Large-scale casting technology is now under implementation at the company’s Sweden plant. The Hyundai Ioniq 5 BEV is a good choice for towing in the 1,500-lb category. Volva mega-casting.

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Teslarati

MAY 6, 2021

This means that even vehicles like the Volvo VNR Electric Class 8 truck , which only has an operating range of 150 miles, could be utilized to their utmost potential. . With a rapid-charging infrastructure in place, the required range for battery-powered long-haulers gets dramatically reduced.

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