Teslarati

JANUARY 17, 2024

Tesla has initiated a round of price cuts for its best-selling car, the Model Y crossover, in Germany and Sweden. Tesla’s price cuts for the Model Y in Germany may be part of the company’s efforts to remain competitive in the country. Don’t hesitate to contact us with news tips.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2021

PowerCell Sweden AB and Hitachi ABB Power Grids have signed an agreement regarding an in-depth collaboration around fuel cell based stationary power solutions. The intention is to combine the two companies’ technologies and to market fuel cell-based total solution offers that facilitates the transition to a more sustainable energy production.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Tesla Sweden is currently dealing with an escalating strike from IF Metall. The union, for its part, has been taking measures to prevent Tesla from delivering its cars to consumers. Logistics companies have even gone on sympathy strikes, and efforts are underway to block ports in Sweden from receiving new Teslas.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Tesla customers in Sweden have criticized the IF Metall union as its strike against the car company escalates. The President of Tesla Owners Club Sweden, Tibor Blomhäll, commented that the strike is not affecting the car maker but is now hitting Tesla vehicle owners the most. I’m sorry. “It’s sad.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Tesla might get a strike notice from Swedish company IF Metall if the EV automaker doesn’t sign a collective agreement. Collective agreements are the foundation of the labor market in Sweden. 120 Tesla mechanics at seven workshops across Sweden will join the strike on Friday.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Earlier this week, Tesla Sweden management issued a comment about the ongoing strike against the company, which has been escalating as of late. Overall, it appears that Tesla is determined to continue its operations in Sweden without signing a collective agreement with unions, as noted in a CarUp report.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Darko Davidovic is one of the key players in the ongoing union strike against Tesla in Sweden. Davidovic also bought a Tesla Model S in the past, though he was unhappy with the company’s service for the flagship all-electric sedan, and he ended up selling the vehicle. It would be perceived as strange under these circumstances.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

The Confederation of Swedish Enterprise (Swedish Enterprise), an employers’ organization, has expressed concerns that the ongoing strike and blockades being implemented against Tesla in Sweden may give bad publicity to the country. A Swedish supplier of parts for the Model Y also shared its intentions to stop supplying Giga Berlin.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

Volvo Cars and Northvolt have selected Gothenburg, Sweden to establish a new battery manufacturing plant which will commence operations in 2025, and complement the planned R&D center that both companies announced in December as part of an investment of approximately SEK 30 billion (US$3.3 Earlier post.).

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 8, 2023

While Hydro Extrusions has a collective agreement, the company is nonetheless fearful that it might lose Tesla as a customer. Tesla is one of the company’s largest customers , but with the union’s strike in place, deliveries to the EV maker have been halted for almost two weeks now. This is insanity squared!

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

A Tesla technician working in Sweden shared his two cents about the ongoing IF Metall strike. The conflict between IF Metall and Tesla Sweden has put employees in a tough spot as some have joined the strike, but most have decided to continue work. He also shared details about his relationship with the union.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The conflict between Tesla Sweden and the trade union IF Metall has been going on for several months now, and even today, the two parties are not seeing eye-to-eye. Tesla has argued that its workers are already well taken care of and that Swedish law allows companies to determine if they want to have collective agreements or not.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 22, 2024

Amidst the ongoing conflict between Tesla Sweden and trade union IF Metall, the electric vehicle maker’s employees are expressing their overall sentiments through an old-fashioned but effective strategy. IF Metall’s protests against Tesla Sweden were triggered by the electric vehicle maker’s lack of a collective agreement.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Tesla’s massive deal with Hertz to add 100,000 Model 3 electric vehicles to its fleet will not take effect in Sweden, according to the company. Hertz Sweden will not include Model 3 vehicles, according to Cecilia Saberi, the company’s communication manager in the country. A deal with $4.3

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Later that year, Volvo Group revealed what it said was the world’s first vehicle made of fossil-free steel from SSAB, made in Volvo Construction Equipment’s facility in Braås, Sweden. Earlier post.).

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 2, 2024

And despite Tesla’s ongoing labor disputes in the region and blocks on imports, new car registrations for Tesla vehicles in Sweden grew by 9% in December. Meanwhile, in Sweden, Tesla market share in Sweden grew by a more modest 6.1% Meanwhile, in Sweden, Tesla market share in Sweden grew by a more modest 6.1%

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Teslarati

APRIL 9, 2024

During a recent X Spaces session with Nicolai Tangen , the Chief Executive Officer at Norges Bank Investment Management, Elon Musk shared his thoughts on the ongoing conflict between Tesla Sweden and trade union IF Metall. As per Musk, he remains optimistic about Tesla Sweden’s future. I feel good about the future.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

ePower Nordic AB was established in 2011 by Kongsberg Automotive and Swedish electronics company QRTECH to excel in the field of power electronics, meeting stringent requirements regarding quality, low weight and high power density. ePower currently employs 20 people and has two development centers in Gothenburg and Mullsjö in Sweden.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2021

Volvo Cars and Northvolt will open a joint research and development (R&D) center in Gothenburg as part of a SEK 30 billion (US$3.3 This deep vertical integration is important since the battery represents the largest individual cost component in an electric car, as well as a major part of the carbon footprint.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 31, 2023

Despite having one of its hands tied behind its back due to ongoing protests and strikes from trade union IF Metall and its allies, Tesla Sweden performed admirably in 2023. As per data from Sweden-based automotive statistics firm Car.info Sweden, Tesla saw a 120% increase in its sales and market share in 2023. Yay Sweden !!

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Volkswagen is establishing a European company (Société Européenne) to consolidate activities along the value chain for batteries—from processing raw materials to developing a unified Volkswagen battery to managing the European gigafactories. Volkswagen intends to open two more battery cell factories in Europe by 2030.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2023

Rio Tinto and H2 Green Steel , an industrial startup establishing large scale production of green steel, have signed a multi-year supply agreement for high-grade direct reduction iron ore (DRI) pellets from Rio Tinto’s Iron Ore Company of Canada (IOC) operations. Earlier post.)

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Teslarati

APRIL 11, 2024

Tesla investor KLP, Norway’s largest pension company, is considering the idea of filing a shareholder proposal to address Elon Musk’s reluctance to engage in collective bargaining at the electric vehicle maker’s 2024 annual shareholder meeting. Nevertheless, Musk noted that he remains optimistic about Sweden. “I

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Inductive charging is among the options the company is exploring and would enable vehicles wirelessly to recharge their batteries via electrified roads. Now, for the first time in Sweden, Scania and the Stockholm based Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) plan to test the wireless charging technology in real-life conditions.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2012

National Electric Vehicle Sweden AB (NEVS)—an international consortium formed by Chinese, Japanese and Swedish stakeholders—and the Receivers of the Saab Automobile bankruptcy estate ( earlier post) signed a purchase agreement covering the main assets of Saab Automobile AB, Saab Automobile Powertrain AB and Saab Automobile Tools AB.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2012

The ELDRIVET project in Sweden is investigating new cooling and testing methods to improve the performance and lifespan of electric motors and power electronics. As part of the work, an analysis of alternative materials in power transistors is being carried out. The university taking part is Lund University’s Faculty of Engineering.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2021

T company, which in addition to Hyundai and Kia also supplies components to other well-known automotive carmakers in North America and Asia, will be presenting the latest technology solutions in the following areas: Hydrogen-electric powertrains. In addition, Hyundai Mobis operates a winter test facility in Arjeplog, Sweden.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2014

National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS), the company resurrecting the Saab brand ( earlier post ), has halted production of its vehicles (currently at 6 units per day) while it sorts through financing issues and aligns its strategy with new OEM partners. NEVS also cut back on its hired consultants.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 25, 2020

Battery anode company Talga Group Ltd completed an A$25-million (US$19-million) placement to fund the Electric Vehicle Anode (EVA) pilot plant as part of the development of the Vittangi Anode Project located in northern Sweden. The location in Sweden is considered to be a low risk mining and investment jurisdiction.

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Lithium Ion Sweden Production Brazil 221

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 29, 2022

As part of solidifying a binding agreement, BMW Group and H2 Green Steel have also agreed on technical cooperation which will include several measures that address BMW Group’s Science Based Targets and contribute to meeting its CO 2 reduction timeline. In addition, the company will electrify every process step of the entire production flow.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

In 2021 the company took orders, including letters of intent to buy, for more than 1,100 electric trucks worldwide. 16 tonnes) are Switzerland, Norway, Sweden and The Netherlands. Even if volumes are still low, we see rapidly growing interest, both in Europe, North America and in other parts of the world. Data: IHS Markit.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 4, 2016

The first six vehicles will be based with customers in London and Copenhagen as part of the Hydrogen for Innovative Vehicles ( HyFIVE ) demonstration project, partly funded by the Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking ( FCHJU ). The first Honda Clarity Fuel Cell vehicles arrived in Europe last week.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2022

Over a three-year period, a small fleet of fully electric Volvo XC40 Recharge cars will be used as taxis by Cabonline, the largest taxi operator in the Nordic region, and charged wirelessly at stations in Gothenburg, Sweden.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2013

Parts for suspension systems are among the automotive applications for aluminium. Today, many of these parts are kneaded into shape by means of forging in order to give them the required mechanical properties. Scania AB in Sweden is also a member of the project as an end-user of forged components. —Axel Kolsgaard.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2022

Finnish shipping company ESL Shipping will become the world’s first shipping company to start utilizing new low-emission Neste Marine 0.1 co-processed marine fuel ( earlier post ) in its vessels in Finland and Sweden. —Mikki Koskinen, Managing Director of ESL Shipping. Neste Marine 0.1

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Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2022

The selected projects are located in Bulgaria, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland and Sweden. Another project in Sweden will create a first-of-a-kind methanol plant converting CO?, Another project in Sweden will produce a new fiber from pulp to substitute polyester in textile applications.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

The electrolyzer will be installed at Ovako’s existing plant in Hofors, Sweden. Ovako is a leading European manufacturer of engineering steel for customers in the bearing, transportation and manufacturing industries, and is a subsidiary of Sanyo Special Steel and part of the Nippon Steel Corporation Group.

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