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Scania and Northvolt unveil green battery capable of powering heavy trucks for 1.5M km

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Produced with fossil-free electricity in northern Sweden, the cell’s carbon footprint is approximately one-third that of a comparative industry reference. In 2017, Scania and Northvolt joined forces to develop and commercialize a world-leading battery cell for heavy commercial vehicles.

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Michelin-Volvo Trucks Study Finds Appropriate Management of Wheels and Tires on Heavy-Duty Vehicles in Europe Could Reduce CO2 Emissions by Almost 15%

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Commercial traffic accounts for 30 to 40 per cent of total carbon dioxide emissions from road transport. For the test, Mats Lidbeck from SP (the Technical Research Institute of Sweden) was on location both at the test track and in the workshop when the tests were carried out. The rigs each weighed 40 tonnes gross.

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

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One of the keys to TOD is to desegregate commercial and residential land use so people live near where they work and even if they have to commute to work the distributed nature housing and commercial avoids the overcrowding in one direction you experience with dedicated residential neighborhoods. The city will have two transit levels.

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