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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. Customers can choose the Fjord Blue Carpet for no additional charge and it may be combined with 4 of the 7 exterior paint colors. This will enable drivers to charge at discounted rates of $0.31/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. of total Volvo Car USA sales. That means it will continue to improve over time after it has left the factory. By 2030, it plans for every car it sells to be pure electric.

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China exported greater than 2 million automobiles in first part of 2023, BYD and Chery grew quickest

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General, Asia, Europe, and Latin The usa are the principle markets for China’s automobile exports. In step with knowledge from January to Might this 12 months, the govern 3 importers of Chinese language automobiles had been Russia, Mexico, and Belgium.

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BMW updates BMW Connected with expanded services, device support and availability

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When it was launched—in March in the USA and in August in Europe—BMW Connected was initially available for Apple iPhone users. Alexa can be linked to BMW Connected by users in the USA, Germany, and the UK, with other markets to follow. From October, Android-based smartphones will also be supported.

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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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and imec India (Imec India Private Limited), imec Florida (IMEC USA nanoelectronics design center). 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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