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Volvo CE and Rolls-Royce develop wood-burning charger for off-grid EVs

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Volvo CE AirBurners BioCharger; image via Air Burners. When work is being done off the grid in remote locations, it can be hard to keep construction equipment fueled up – regardless of whether that fuel is liquid or electric. And, of course, it turns what would otherwise be “waste heat” into useful electricity.

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A wood-burning EV charger? – Charged EVs

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Florida-based Air Burners, a manufacturer of air curtain burner systems, collaborated with Rolls-Royce and Volvo Construction Equipment to develop a portable machine that turns biomass waste into energy. The BioCharger is designed to provide off-grid power from vegetative waste.

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DOE announces $139M in funding for 55 projects to advance innovative vehicle technologies

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e-Mosaic: Electrification Mosaic Platform for Grid- Informed Smart Charging Management. Utility Managed Smart Charging for Consumer and Grid Benefits. Volvo Technology of America, LLC. Municipality of Anchorage Department of Solid Waste Services. Waste Not, Want Hot? Dream Team Co LLC. Exelon Corporation.

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The State of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicle Electrification

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Electrification of medium- and heavy-duty (MHD) vehicles is an important component of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and mitigating climate change. Volvo and Pilot Company are partnering, as are Daimler Truck North America , NextEra Energy Resources and Blackrock Renewable Power. What do we mean by MHDs ?

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The EV Transition Is Harder Than Anyone Thinks

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Volvo Cars CEO Jim Rowan boldly proclaims that electric vehicles will reach price parity with internal-combustion-engine (ICE) vehicles by 2025. EV owners should be urged to charge at night to save not only money and the power grid but “ the world ,” a news headline cries out. Join the crowd. C above preindustrial levels.

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Volvo Upgrades Hybrid System in Prototype Refuse Truck; Small-Scale Series Production Pushed Back to 2012 at the Earliest

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Updated Volvo hybrid refuse truck in London. After a year and a half of initial field testing, Volvo Trucks is releasing an upgraded hybrid refuse truck ( earlier post ) with new components and software. —Fredrik Bohlin, Business Manager, Hybrids at Volvo Trucks. Click to enlarge. —Fredrik Bohlin.

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