Remove Battery Remove Belgium Remove Fully Electric Remove Market
article thumbnail

Van Hool ships first CX45E electric coach to the US; 10 more to follow in 1H 2021; Proterra batteries, Siemens traction system

Green Car Congress

Van Hool, an independent Belgian manufacturer of buses, coaches and industrial vehicles, has shipped the first CX45E, a 100% battery electric coach, to the US. The all-electric CX45E will then be delivered to two North American customers. The CX45E is a fully electric powered coach for the North American market.

Macedonia 243
article thumbnail

Volvo Cars to triple electric car production capacity in Ghent after strong year of electrified car sales

Green Car Congress

Volvo Cars is tripling electric car manufacturing capacity at its plant in Ghent, Belgium as it prepares to meet fast growing demand for its Recharge line-up of chargeable cars. A sluggish overall market, held down by pandemic-related restrictions, meant that overall sales fell by 15.5% in the region for the whole year.

Volvo 397
article thumbnail

Volvo Cars January global sales up 2%; Recharge models up 31%, for 40.7% of all cars sold

Green Car Congress

Sales of Volvo CarsĀ“ Recharge models of fully electric and plug-in hybrid cars increased by 31% in January year-on-year, accounting for 40.7% The share of fully electric cars stood at 16.2%. The increase was led by markets such as the UK, Italy and Belgium. of all Volvo cars sold globally during the month.

Recharge 273
article thumbnail

First Drive: The Fully Electric Volvo C40 Recharge Twin

CleanTechnica EVs

Volvo is charging into the electrified vehicle space as part of its quest to achieve a sales target of 50% battery electric vehicles by 2025 and 100% of total vehicle sales being fully electric by 2030.

article thumbnail

Flemish public transport operator orders 44 new articulated plug-in e-hybrid buses, upgrades 280 hybrids into e-hybrids

Green Car Congress

De Lijn, the public transport operator (PTO) in the Flemish part of Belgium, is ordering 44 new articulated plug-in e-hybrid buses; further, the operator confirmed the upgrade of 280 if its current hybrid buses into e-hybrids. The main advantage of e-hybrid buses over regular hybrids lays in their battery capacity.

Hybrid 221
article thumbnail

Volvo Cars opens order books for new electric C40 Recharge

Green Car Congress

The all-electric Volvo C40 Recharge is available online via volvocars.com in select markets across Europe as of this week. The propulsion system consists of twin electric motors, one on the front and one on the rear axle, powered by a 78 kWh battery that can be fast-charged to 80% in about 40 minutes.

Recharge 297
article thumbnail

LeclanchĆ© signs preferred partnership agreement with Å koda Electric to supply battery packs for electric buses

Green Car Congress

Energy storage company LeclanchĆ© SA and Å koda Electric, a manufacturer of electric drives and traction motors for trolley and electric buses, have signed a Joint Development Agreement and Framework Purchase Contract through which LeclanchĆ© will provide Å koda Electric with battery solutions for its electric bus expansion strategy.

Batteries 170