Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2023

Volvo Trucks North America is working with the University of Minnesota (UMN) to conduct extreme weather testing for its Class 8 VNR Electric model to analyze the impact of ambient temperature on a truck’s battery life.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Volvo Trucks will introduce all-electric Volvo VNR regional-haul demonstrators in California next year, operating in distribution, regional-haul and drayage operations. Sales of the VNR Electric in North America will begin in 2020. Sister company Volvo Buses has sold more than 4,000 electrified buses since 2010.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Freight operator Dependable Highway Express (DHE) has received two Volvo VNR Electric trucks—the first battery-electric Class 8 trucks to join DHE’s fleet. The electric trucks will be added to DHE’s existing fleet of more than 500 Volvo trucks operating across North America. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Greenlots, a member of the Shell Group and a provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging and energy management solutions, has installed charging infrastructure for a fleet of electrified commercial trucks as part of its ongoing partnership with Volvo Trucks. —Peter Voorhoeve, president of Volvo Trucks North America.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 5, 2024

Photo: Daimler Trucks North America Daimler Truck North America just launched a dealer certification program to ensure a “world-class” experience for its electric truck buyers. In 2023, DTNA added the eM2, with a 180-mile range for Class 6 and 250 miles for Class 7 for pickup and delivery drivers.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Volvo LIGHTS partners, led by CALSTART and joined by ChargePoint and other industry organizations, filed a motion in July that sought to clarify the CPUC’s position. The project, taking place in Southern California, is demonstrating a range of strategies to provide flexible and cost-effective charging options to commercial fleet operators.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2018

a subsidiary of Zhejiang Geely Commercial Vehicle Group, to co-develop a medium-duty extended range electric truck. The truck will incorporate VIA’s proprietary vehicle software and systems control technology, for launch in China and the Americas in 2019. of Volvo AB—the home of Volvo Trucks. Earlier post.).

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Teslarati

APRIL 6, 2022

Volvo Trucks North America said this morning it has introduced a Volvo VNR electric class 8 tractor into Martin Brower’s fleet of commercial vehicles in collaboration with McDonald’s Canada. ” The Volvo VNR is suited for local and regional trips due to its 275-mile range.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2018

Volvo Trucks North America announced today the successful on-highway demonstration of its truck platooning technology. The “platoon” consisted of three trained, professional truck drivers in Volvo VNL tractors, each pulling double 28-foot trailers. 540, the Triangle Expressway.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 16, 2024

Source image via Volvo Trucks; expanded using Fotor AI. Volvo Trucks has become the first commercial truck OEM in the UK to qualify four different models for the Government’s £25,000 plug-in grant on new registrations. We ended last year with more than 250 electric truck orders secured for the UK and Irish markets.

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Electric Vehicles India

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Volvo Trucks bags huge order of 16 Volvo VNR Electric Class 8 trucks. Volvo Trucks has announced that it has received an order for 16 Volvo VNR Electric Class 8 trucks. It is said to be the largest commercial order of the only battery-electric Class 8 model available in North America. . Volvo Trucks.

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Electric Vehicles India

OCTOBER 9, 2021

Volvo Trucks receives order for 100 electric semis. Volvo Trucks has received an order for 100 Volvo FM Electric trucks from DFDS, Northern Europe’s?largest The deal is the largest commercial order to date for Volvo electric trucks , and one of the largest ever for heavy electric trucks worldwide.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2009

The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) has selected Volvo Technology North America to lead the development and demonstration of an advanced Commercial Vehicle Infrastructure Integration (CVII) program. A contract awarding this program to Volvo Technology is being finalized by the state.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2022

Volvo Trucks in North America has won an order for 110 Volvo VNR Electric trucks from the global logistics company Maersk. The deal adds to a previous order of 16 vehicles of the same model and marks the single largest commercial order to date for Volvo’s electric trucks.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2010

Proton Power Systems recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Smith Electric Vehicles, the commercial electric vehicle division of The Tanfield Group Plc. Smith has also rolled out its larger Newton vehicle in North America, through its associate company Smith Electric Vehicles US Corp.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2012

Volvo Trucks plans to launch a 13-liter heavy-duty liquefied natural gas (LNG) engine featuring Westport high pressure direct injection (HPDI) technology for the North American market in 2014. Volvo is also testing another promising fuel that can be produced from natural gas, DME (dimethyl ether). Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2019

New Flyer of America Inc. NFI), the largest bus manufacturer in North America, have launched of their Autonomous Technology Program. and New Flyer Industries Canada ULC, subsidiaries of NFI Group Inc. New Flyer will actively participate in development of SAE-related recommended practices and standards.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2022

Volvo Trucks North America continues to lead in the deployment of sustainable Class 8 zero-tailpipe emission vehicles for the North American trucking industry with ongoing deliveries of its Volvo VNR Electric model to fleets across the country. The next-generation Volvo VNR Electric is now open for order.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

Volvo Trucks is continuing to invest in DME because it delivers diesel-like performance with propane-like handling and will provide a faster ROI for truck customers than other alternative fuels. —Susan Alt, Volvo Group North America’s senior vice president of public affairs. Earlier post.). Earlier post.)

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Charged EVs

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Fleets tested Volvo VNR Electric Class 8 tractors for three years: Here’s what they learned. Large commercial trucks and other heavy equipment have run on diesel fuel for many decades now. It had a 264 kWh battery pack powering the tractor’s twin motors with more than 4,000 lb-ft of torque and a range estimated at up to 150 miles.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Volvo Trucks North America announced the commercial introduction and sales start of its zero tailpipe emission, battery-electric vehicle to the North American market. The Class 8 Volvo VNR Electric truck model has a scheduled production start of early 2021.

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Get Electric Vehicle

MAY 17, 2021

This involves a Class 8 Day Cab with a long-range battery, a Class 6 truck, a terminal tractor, and two all-electric refuse trucks. The Freightliner eM2 106, Daimler’s other all-electric model, has a 230-mile range and is designed for more local delivery and deliveries. Volvo Electric Truck. Chanje Electric Van.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2014

Broadly, Navigant expects expansion in both the higher end of the market (thereby putting competitive pressure on Tesla Motors), as Audi, BMW, Cadillac, Mercedes, Saab, and Volvo introduce their first plug-in cars. North America and Western Europe—are close to peaking of sales of new vehicles.

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Driivz

JULY 2, 2023

MHDs are typically managed at fleets, although fleet sizes can range from 10 to 1,000 to 10,000 to 100,000 vehicles. Delivery vans, commercial-use vans, and pickup trucks are considered light-duty vehicles. MHD EV batteries are heavy, weighing up to 10,000 pounds (depending on range provided). and Europe.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 3, 2024

Its air filters are fitted in these carmakers’ models across North America and Europe. Cornaglia meets the needs of a diverse range of brands right from Ferrari, Ducati and Renault to Stellantis and Jaguar Land Rover. Its commercial vehicle clients include Iveco and Volvo.

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EV Adoption

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

And then this past week, GM released its humorous “ No Way Norway ” EV commercial featuring Will Ferrell. At the end of the commercial, GM shares a significant EV promise: “30 new EVs by 2025.” ” Source: GM Norway Super Bowl TV Commercial. What would be the average sales volume per model per year?

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EV Life

MAY 19, 2023

To be eligible for the tax credit after April 18, 2023, at least 50% of the components in the vehicle’s battery must be manufactured or assembled in North America. · . · Battery components. New EV tax credit rules breakdown: o $3,750 if the vehicle meets the critical minerals requirement only. o $7,500 if the vehicle meets both.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

You’ll never know how far the Tesla Semi, the Volvo VNR, or other electric semi-trucks will go according to EPA testing standards. The answer is incredibly complex, but simply put, the EPA does not test or evaluate heavy-duty trucks for range ratings. People do not want to stop at EV chargers. agency gets its hands on it.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2013

Volvo VNL D13 with DME. At an event in Sacramento, California, Volvo Trucks announced that it will commercialize dimethyl ether (DME)-powered heavy-duty commercial vehicles in North America, with limited production beginning in 2015. Volvo has been testing Bio-DME in Sweden since 2009. Earlier post.).

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Charged EVs

AUGUST 2, 2023

Here at Charged , we’ve been covering the commercial EV market for a decade. After many discussions with players in the commercial EV field, we realized that the problem was proving the performance of EVs. Rustam Kocher has been a pioneer in the commercial EV field. Everything on a commercial vehicle has to be more rugged.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2012

Communications for wireless charging will use DSRC (Dedicated Short Range Communications) ( earlier post ). Bus manufacturers Volvo and Proterra are also participating. JARI (Japan); EPRI; KAIST (Korea); University of Tennessee; Underwriters Laboratories; TÜV North America; and California Department of Transportation are also involved.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

With the GenH2 Truck, Daimler Trucks is demonstrating for the first time which specific technologies the manufacturer is driving forward at full speed so that heavy-duty fuel-cell trucks can perform flexible and demanding long-distance haul operations with ranges of up to 1,000 kilometers and more on a single tank of hydrogen. ePowertrain.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2019

With an initial focus on road safety and traffic efficiency applications, Toyota and GM (General Motors) have already equipped some of their vehicle models with IEEE 802.11p-based V2X technology in Japan and North America. SNS Telecom & IT predicts that by the end of 2022, V2X will account for a market worth $1.2 GHz and 5.9 – 7.2

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

A 2025 BMW 550e plug-in hybrid may bring a big electric-range boost versus the previous generation, while the BMW i5 xDrive40 adds a mid-range all-wheel-drive model between the base, rear-wheel-drive i5 eDrive40 and high-performance i5 M60 xDrive. The move might make Volvo easier to sell in the future, Reuters suggested.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

ACE-EV X1 Transformer – Australian-based start-up plans a small range of affordable EVs focused on light commercial duties. $5 Sleeker Sportback model will also be part of the e-Tron S range. Chevrolet Silverado EV will have an EV range of up to 650km. Arriving 2022. Oh, and it will be able to tow up to nine tonnes!

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APRIL 21, 2009

This is from "Commercializing Plug-In Hybrids" (pdf), the current CalCars 24-slide presentation about PHEVs available along with other documents at CalCars Downloads. Fisker $80,000 Karma series luxury 50-mile range series PHEV, S Sunset convertible version.Partnering with Quantum Technologies. Establishing dealer network.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The EPA is currently finalizing new rules to limit truck emissions, and a group of manufacturers including Ford, Cummins, BorgWarner and Eaton has broken with the industry to support the upcoming “Phase 3” heavy duty emissions rules, while the rest of the industry, led by Volvo and Daimler, continues to lobby against them.

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