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Volvo C40 Recharge LCA highlights huge potential of manufacturing and charging EVs with clean energy

Green Car Congress

Volvo Cars has published a lifecycle analysis report on its second fully electric car, the C40 Recharge, which shows the potential CO 2 reductions if a car is built and charged using clean energy sources. When charging with electricity generated through fossil fuels, that difference becomes much smaller.

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Volvo Cars introduces new in-car Advanced Air Cleaner technology; measures PM2.5 inside cabin

Green Car Congress

Volvo Cars has introduced a world-first premium air quality technology in its cars, allowing Volvo drivers to breathe clean and healthy air inside their cars and clean the air of their cabin ahead of their journey. levels inside the cabin after cleaning. In China, where PM 2.5

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Volvo Car Group and Northvolt to form JV for battery development & production for Volvo, Polestar EVs

Green Car Congress

Volvo Car Group intends to establish a joint venture with Swedish battery company Northvolt to develop and produce more sustainable batteries, tailored to power the next generation of pure electric Volvo and Polestar cars. —Håkan Samuelsson, chief executive at Volvo Car Group. “.

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Volvo EX30 impact, Nio and CATL, Honda and Nissan, brake dust: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Magnets could help clean up brake dust. And which is the greenest Volvo EX30? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. In a lifetime carbon analysis released Thursday, Volvo reported that the LFP version not offered in the U.S. Honda and Nissan ally for EVs. Nio and CATL go in on battery swapping together.

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Volvo Cars Starts Production of Fully Electric EX90 SUV in Charleston, South Carolina

CleanTechnica EVs

The EX90 not only expands our portfolio of fully electric cars, [continued] The post Volvo Cars Starts Production of Fully Electric EX90 SUV in Charleston, South Carolina appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Volvo EX30 LCA Shows Lowest Carbon Footprint of Any Fully Electric Volvo Car to Date

CleanTechnica EVs

The Volvo EX30 possesses the smallest carbon footprint of any fully electric Volvo car to date1. That’s according to the life cycle assessment (LCA) of the Volvo EX30, available here, which concludes that it has a total carbon footprint of 23 tonnes per 200,000 km — approximately 60 per cent less than the.

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Used Car of the Day: 2006 Volvo XC90

The Truth About Cars

Sometimes we share clean used cars that would make solid daily drivers. Today's 2006 Volvo XC90 is the latter case. Get the latest news, features,& TTAC& takes, and everything else that gets to the truth about cars first by& subscribing to our& newsletter. Click here to see more about this Ohio-based rig.

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