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Volvo C40 Recharge EV coming to US with $58,750 MSRP

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Vehicle production will begin in Ghent, Belgium this fall with the first US customer deliveries planned for the fourth quarter of 2021. With the ambition to be a carbon neutral company by 2040, Volvo Cars is working towards 50% of its global sales to consist of fully electric cars by 2025. min, compared to the standard $0.43/min.

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Volvo Cars opens order books for new electric C40 Recharge

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The C40 Recharge will go into production this fall and will be built alongside the XC40 Recharge at the Volvo Cars manufacturing plant in Ghent, Belgium. The company will roll out several additional electric models in coming years and aims for 50% of its global sales volume to consist of fully electric cars by 2025.

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Ramkrishna Forgings to supply power train components to US’ largest EV producer – ET Auto

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Ramkrishna Forgings has signed an agreement to supply power train components to USA’s largest electric passenger vehicle producer, the company said in a stock exchange filing on Thursday. The company also has a presence in Mexico, Turkey, and Belgium.

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Imec produces prototype solid-state Li-ion battery with 200 Wh/L; solid electrolyte applied as a liquid

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Imec, a global research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics, energy and digital technologies, has fabricated an innovative type of solid-state Li-ion battery achieving an energy density of 200 Wh/liter at a charging speed of 0.5C (2 hours). and imec China (IMEC Microelectronics (Shanghai) Co.

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Number of electric buses in Europe has increased from around 200 to 2,200 in 5 years

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The Van Hool plant in Morristown (Tennessee, USA) is expected to start building buses from 2022. 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.

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Opel to introduce new Euro 6 1.6 CDTI diesel in Geneva; 57 mpg US in the Zafira Tourer

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CDTI ECOTEC diesel and its engine control unit were entirely developed in-house by a global team of engineers in Turin, Rüsselsheim and the USA. The new advanced Opel four-cylinder 1.6-liter Featuring closed-loop combustion control and an aluminum block, the new 1.6 CDTI ECOTEC diesel engine will replace existing 1.7-liter liter range.

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Zeekr introduced access into Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain

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Particularly, personal vehicles and trucks isolated account for greater than 25% of worldwide oil intake, in line with the Global Power Company. Consulting company Gartner predicts that by way of 2026, greater than 50% of electrical cars offered globally will come from China.