Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2014

PowerCell selected an Auto Thermal Reactor (ATR) technology to evaporate (not combust) the diesel and extract hydrogen-rich gas with gas purity well within the limits of what a low temperature PEM fuel cell can support in terms of CO. Downstream, sulfur is trapped and carbon monoxide is cleaned up while the hydrogen content is enriched.

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Grant Fuel Energy Diesel 210

Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2014

ABB and Volvo Buses are partnering to co-develop and to commercialize electric and hybrid buses with open standards-based direct current (DC) fast charging systems. Volvo’s new Electric Hybrid bus, which reduces fuel consumption by 75% compared to conventional diesel buses, will debut at the IAA exhibition in Hannover, Germany, in September.

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Volvo Hybrid Charging Re-Charge 281

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 21, 2016

The fast charger, with associated electrical systems, is based on OppCharge , an open interface for DC electric bus charging using pole-mounted pantographs, as opposed to putting the pantograph on the vehicle’s roof. In October, ABB inaugurated the first bus charging station next to Volvo’s electric bus depot in Arendal, Sweden.

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Luxembourg Hybrid Volvo Electric 150

Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 11, 2023

That meant looking for a decent public DC charging station in a nearby town. He was a Swede and had driven all the way from Sweden without any charging issues. Story and photos by John Rettie [ See image gallery at cleanfleetreport.com ]The post Tale of Two 2,000-mile EV Rural Road Trips first appeared on Clean Fleet Report.

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Miles Kia Charging All-Electric 78

Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 9, 2021

It was established in 2017 and is based in Gothenburg, Sweden, where Volvo has been for a long time (although the Polestar 2 is built in China). I used my solar-panel-powered Level 2 (240V) home charger, but if you’re on the road and want to top off quickly, DC fast charging at 150 kilowatts takes about 40 minutes to get you to 80 percent.

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Volvo San Francisco Google All-Electric 81

Charged EVs

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Now, the general consensus seems to be that having the [AC-to-DC] conversion happen off-board lightens the bus, and makes room for a bigger battery. As the batteries get denser, that bus will have more range, and maybe more flexibility, because the charging will happen with DC. We released a 24-kilowatt DC charger last year.

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Charging Future Fleet DC 98