Battery, Electric Vehicles, Emissions and Luxembourg

ABB delivers OppCharge fast charger for electric hybrid buses to Bertrange, Luxembourg

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 21, 2016

ABB has inaugurated the first OppCharge fast-charging station for electric buses in Benelux, in the commuter belt town of Bertrange, Luxembourg. Bus operator Sales-Lentz will use the charger to recharge electric hybrid buses from Volvo. Full battery electric buses will also be used on other bus routes in the near future.

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Coca-Cola will now make local deliveries in Belgium with 30 electric Renault Trucks vehicles

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

The company will also reduce its CO 2 emissions by 75% compared to diesel trucks. Coca-Cola chose a configuration allowing Renault Truck’s electric vehicles to cover 200 km daily, which is more than enough for 40% of CCEP’s current local delivery routes. Renault Trucks is part of the Volvo Group.

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Luxembourg bus operator orders five Volvo 7900 plug-in hybrid buses; ABB fast chargers

Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2016

Volvo has received an order for 5 Volvo 7900 plug-in hybrid electric buses ( earlier post ) from bus operator AVL (Autobus de la ville de Luxembourg). Electric bus fast chargers will be supplied by ABB. Volvo will be responsible for vehicle servicing including battery maintenance for a fixed monthly cost.

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Luxembourg Volvo Plug-in Plug

EEA: average CO2 emissions from new cars and new vans in Europe increased again in 2019

Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2020

2 -emissions-from-new-cars-vans-2019">According to provisional data published by the European Environment Agency (EEA), average CO 2 emissions from new passenger cars registered in the European Union (EU), Iceland, Norway and the United Kingdom (UK), increased in 2019, for the third consecutive year. g CO 2 /km in total). g CO 2 /km).

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EEA: no improvements on average CO2 emissions from new cars registered in 2017 in Europe

Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2018

According to the provisional data, the average CO 2 emissions of a new car sold in the EU rose by 0.4 Since 2010, when monitoring started under current EU legislation, official emissions have decreased by 22 g CO 2 /km (16 %). According to the EEA: For 17 EU Member States the average CO 2 emissions were higher than in 2016.

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2017 Emissions CO2 Europe

Si anode company LeydenJar secures €30M EU backing for silicon anode foil factory

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2022

LeydenJar , a Dutch developer of ultra-thin, pure silicon battery anodes, has secured the funding to build its first factory to produce silicon anode foil. LeydenJar’s innovative silicon anode foil allows batteries to store 70% more energy than the currently common graphite anode foil, while being extremely thin. greenSPEED.

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15 countries agree to work toward 100% ZEV truck and bus sales by 2040

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Fifteen countries have agreed to work together toward 100% zero-emission new truck and bus sales by 2040. Participants in this coordinated global effort agree that zero-emission trucks and buses are essential to reducing transport emissions, mitigating climate change, improving air quality, reducing the use of fossil fuels and energy costs.

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COVID-19 outbreak poised to strengthen EV momentum and the markets for cobalt and copper

Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2020

by Benedikt Sobotka, CEO of Eurasian Resources Group , Co-Chair of the Global Battery Alliance. Over the past couple of years, the drive towards electric vehicles has been relentless, with tens of billions of dollars committed to the electrification of new model offerings. Automakers have faced two major hurdles.

Market

Market Supplies Re-Charge Luxembourg

EEA: Fuel efficiency improvements of new cars in Europe slowed in 2016

Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2017

Official emissions have decreased by a total of more than 22 g CO 2 /km (-16%) since 2010, when an updated monitoring system started under the current EU legislation. g CO 2 /km, new cars sold in 2016 emitted more than 23 g CO 2 /km above the 2021 target, according to the provisional emissions reported by Member States. Source: EEA.

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Daimler Trucks & Buses targets completely CO2-neutral fleet of new vehicles by 2039 in Europe, Japan and NAFTA

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2019

The Mercedes-Benz eActros heavy-duty electric truck, with a range of up to 200 km, is in intensive use by customers in Germany and Switzerland as part of the eActros “innovation fleet”. By the end of the next decade, Daimler Trucks & Buses will extend its range of vehicles with hydrogen-powered series production vehicles.

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Nissan Teams Up with LeasePlan to Bring Nissan LEAF to Europe

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

LeasePlan will purchase more than 100 Nissan LEAF electric vehicles from Nissan and will offer them to its customers in thirteen countries in Europe, starting in early 2011 in line with Nissan’s launch plans in those markets. Instantly responsive acceleration is matched by a top speed of more than 140 km/h.

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Tesla Model 3 Europe’s best-selling pure EV in February in its first full month on the market

Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2019

This was largely because February marked a month of uncertainty for many of the bigger European markets, such as Spain, where registrations fell by 10% amongst political turmoil, and the Netherlands, where a change in tax on pure electric vehicles contributed to the 15% drop in overall registrations.

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This Dutch City Is Road-Testing Vehicle-to-Grid Tech

Cars That Think

JUNE 27, 2022

Hundreds of charging stations for electric vehicles dot Utrecht’s urban landscape in the Netherlands like little electric mushrooms. Debates over the feasibility and value of such vehicle-to-grid technology go back decades. Concerns about battery wear and tear are abating. Kempton and Letendre’s.

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Grid Vehicles Solar Netherlands

Tesla delivered ~5,500 Model S worldwide in Q3, more than 1,000 to European customers; non-GAAP profit narrows and GAAP loss widens from Q2

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Non-GAAP automotive gross margin (excluding zero emission vehicle or ZEV credits) rose to 21% from 14% last quarter. The strong revenue growth was driven by an increase in vehicle deliveries and higher vehicle average selling prices (ASPs) due to the start of European deliveries and a higher mix of cars with 85 kWh battery packs.

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COP26 declaration on accelerating the transition to 100% zero emission cars and vans

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

We will support efforts to achieve the road transport breakthrough announced by world leaders, which aims to make zero emission vehicles the new normal by making them accessible, affordable and sustainable in all regions by 2030. … The declaration is not legally binding and is focused on a global level. —COP 26 Declaration.

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Arrival and Uber to collaborate on EV for ride-hailing industry; based on Small Vehicle Platform

Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2021

Commercial electric vehicle company Arrival is partnering with Uber to develop an affordable, purpose-built electric vehicle (EV) for ride-hailing drivers. Arrival went public in March; the Arrival Car is the realization of the Small Vehicle Platform (SVP) referenced in the company’s Investor Deck.

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Canoo Pickup, Kia EV6, Honda and Mini EV Plans: EV Week in Review – Mar 9-15

EV Adoption

MARCH 15, 2021

Another crazy week in the world of EVs, with lots of announcements on the automaker and battery front. The reveals of the Canoo pickup and Kia EV6 have heads turning and yet another automaker, BMW-owned Mini this time announced plans that it would only produce battery-electric vehicles from 2030. Batteries and Charging.

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EV Driven

ABB delivers OppCharge fast charger for electric hybrid buses to Bertrange, Luxembourg

Coca-Cola will now make local deliveries in Belgium with 30 electric Renault Trucks vehicles

Luxembourg bus operator orders five Volvo 7900 plug-in hybrid buses; ABB fast chargers

EEA: average CO2 emissions from new cars and new vans in Europe increased again in 2019

EEA: no improvements on average CO2 emissions from new cars registered in 2017 in Europe

Si anode company LeydenJar secures €30M EU backing for silicon anode foil factory

15 countries agree to work toward 100% ZEV truck and bus sales by 2040

COVID-19 outbreak poised to strengthen EV momentum and the markets for cobalt and copper

EEA: Fuel efficiency improvements of new cars in Europe slowed in 2016

Daimler Trucks & Buses targets completely CO2-neutral fleet of new vehicles by 2039 in Europe, Japan and NAFTA

Nissan Teams Up with LeasePlan to Bring Nissan LEAF to Europe

Tesla Model 3 Europe’s best-selling pure EV in February in its first full month on the market

This Dutch City Is Road-Testing Vehicle-to-Grid Tech

Tesla delivered ~5,500 Model S worldwide in Q3, more than 1,000 to European customers; non-GAAP profit narrows and GAAP loss widens from Q2

COP26 declaration on accelerating the transition to 100% zero emission cars and vans

Arrival and Uber to collaborate on EV for ride-hailing industry; based on Small Vehicle Platform

Canoo Pickup, Kia EV6, Honda and Mini EV Plans: EV Week in Review – Mar 9-15

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