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BMW Group plans to source steel produced with green power and hydrogen from H2GS in Sweden

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H2 Green Steel is building its steel production site in the province of Norrbotten in northern Sweden, close to the Arctic Circle. Swedish company Northvolt, which develops and produces battery cells for electric cars, is also exploiting the potential for green power in the north of Sweden.

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Dana TM4 to build new electrodynamics facility in Sweden

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l, Sweden that will initially produce electric motors for the mobility industry. These will support vehicles ranging from light vehicles to medium- and heavy-duty trucks to large construction equipment. Dana TM4, the joint venture between Dana Incorporated and Hydro-Que?bec,

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Sweden inaugurates its first electric road

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Sweden inaugurated a test stretch of electric road on the E16 in Sandviken, thus becoming one of the first countries to conduct tests with electric power for heavy transports on public roads. The technology is similar to light rail, with contact lines 5.4 The test stretch on the E16 is two kilometers long. meters over the roadway.

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Hyundai Mobis to showcase AI-controlled electric concept M.Vision X at IAA Mobility

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Adaptive lighting technology. In addition, Hyundai Mobis operates a winter test facility in Arjeplog, Sweden. Autonomous driving. Pure electric drives. High-performance radar. Advanced head up displays. Safety technology, airbag technologies. 48 Volt technology. Chassis construction. Infotainment.

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DELIVER electric light commercial vehicle demonstrator to make its debut at FISITA

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Liberty Electric Cars, the European subsidiary of Green Automotive Company, has completed the build of the first fully functioning example of “DELIVER”—an electric light commercial delivery vehicle funded by the European Commissions’ 7 th Framework Programme. The battery management system (hardware and software) is custom-made.

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Volvo Buses in project researching use of second-life electric bus batteries to store solar energy

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Volvo Buses is participating in a research project in which used electric bus batteries are used as solar energy storage units. Batteries from electric bus route 55 in Gothenburg, Sweden are being used for solar energy storage in a second-life application. IRIS is a Light House project, financed by EU HORIZON 2020.

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BMW Group commences in-house production of fuel cell systems for BMW iX5 Hydrogen in Munich

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We think hydrogen-powered vehicles are ideally placed technologically to fit alongside battery-electric vehicles and complete the electric mobility picture. The stack housing is manufactured in the light metal foundry at BMW Group Plant Landshut using a sand casting technique.

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