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

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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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Road Test: 2023 Volvo XC60 Recharge Ultimate

Clean Fleet Report

Road Test: 2023 Volvo XC60 Recharge Ultimate Surprising Performance in a Compact Plug-In Hybrid SUV Okay, a show of hands if “quick or fast” come to mind when Volvo SUV is mentioned. New for the 2022 model year, the 2023 XC60 Recharge continues to deliver performance and all-electric and hybrid efficiency in a premium compact SUV.

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Electric Cars Could Fully Recharge In Under 5 Minutes with New Charging Station Cable Design

CleanTechnica EVs

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana — Purdue University engineers have invented a new, patent-pending charging station cable that would fully recharge certain electric vehicles in under five minutes – about the same amount of time it takes to fill up a gas tank. Article courtesy of Purdue University.

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2022 Volvo XC40 Recharge Twin Ultimate — CleanTechnica Review (Video)

CleanTechnica EVs

Volvo’s new focus on electrifying its model lineup by 2030 can be distinguished by the “Recharge” nameplate. These are the clear areas of focus in Volvo’s Recharged vehicles. Volvo also has a long-standing standard of safety as its number one priority, following up with luxury and sustainability.

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Volvo UK Increases Range & Efficiency For C40 & XC40 Recharge Models

CleanTechnica EVs

The driving range and energy efficiency of the fully electric Volvo C40 and XC40 Recharge models have increased above early expectations thanks to technical updates. Volvo UK recently announced some upgrades on two of its popular models in the UK. The distance that can be covered on a full charge has increased by up to […]

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Toys 4 Boys Mini E-Classic, Dynamic Inductive Recharging, RoboRide Robotaxi — EV News Today

CleanTechnica EVs

The MINI E-CLASSIC shows us how the past can be green, exciting news for dynamic inductive recharging technology teases us about the future, as does the autonomous car-hailing RoboRide service in Seoul. Electric Cars Toys 4 Boys — Restomods & EV Upgrades “Toys 4 Boys […].

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First Drive: The Fully Electric Volvo C40 Recharge Twin

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Volvo is charging into the electrified vehicle space as part of its quest to achieve a sales target of 50% battery electric vehicles by 2025 and 100% of total vehicle sales being fully electric by 2030. The Volvo XC40 Recharge Twin crossover was the company’s first fully electric vehicle and has been on the market […].