Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2011

The Volvo Car Corporation has begun production of the C30 Electric ( earlier post ); initial deliveries to leasing customers, mainly companies, authorities and governmental bodies, will take place immediately after the summer. Volvo says it will build about 250 cars by the end of 2012, possibly more if market interest takes off.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Volvo Car Corporation has ordered more than 250 electric drivetrain systems to power the C30 Electric ( earlier post ) from BRUSA Elektronik AG; more may be built, based on market interest. BRUSA not only provides the hybrid-synchronous motor, but also supplies all other drivetrain components such as the motor controller and battery charger.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 17, 2024

BYD ATTO 3 (Source: BYD) VW has also been slashing prices on the ID line in France, Belgium, Germany, and Norway, among other countries. Belgium and Sweden will also see revised vehicles and lower prices. In Belgium, the ID3 is now priced at €39,990 and the ID4 for €39,649, both now eligible for an EV bonus of €5,000.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2019

Volvo has now upgraded its hybrid buses. In its ‘Aiming for Zero’ objective, VDL Bus&Coach is building a new, climate-neutral factory in Roeselare (Belgium), where the first buses will be built from the end of 2021 to the beginning of 2022. The first series-produced MAN Lion City buses will be delivered in the autumn of 2020.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 17, 2024

Meanwhile, Tesla is stopping production of most of its EV production at Giga Berlin, which builds the Model Y for European markets, from January 29 to February 11 due to battery deliveries from China being delayed due to the Red Sea shipping crisis. Volvo, too, has rerouted its shipping and announced delays at its factory in Ghent, Belgium.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2015

With its automated rooftop connection and a typical charge time of 4–6 minutes, the system can easily be integrated in existing bus lines by installing fast chargers at end points, terminals, depots and/or intermediate stops. ABB is introducing an automated fast charging system which allows electric city buses to drive 24/7.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2018

Polestar, Volvo Cars’ new electric performance brand, introduced the Polestar 1 plug-in hybrid to the public for the first time at the Geneva Motor Show. A triple battery pack layout provides 34 kWh of storage. The European debut follows its global media reveal in Shanghai, China, in late 2017. Earlier post.).

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EV Adoption

AUGUST 23, 2021

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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