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Volvo electric test truck driven nearly 1,000 km a day for two years

Electric Cars Report

A Volvo electric test truck has now been driven nearly 1,000 km a day for two years, reaching a total distance of 500,000 km on the road. This Volvo electric test truck, by comparison, has now driven 500,000 km in two years. A heavy diesel truck can drive around 150,000 km in a year.

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First videos of Rivian R2 and R3 driving on public roads show size comparisons

Baua Electric

Now video has emerged showing these cars driving on public roads, next to other cars, offering a better visual size comparison, and a look at the cars in motion in the sunlight. In the R2 unveiling, Rivian did tell us all the dimensions of the R2, so the comparisons there aren’t as important. Both their looks, and their sizes?

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Volvo EX30 watches out for bicyclists

Baua Electric

Volvo would be the 2nd member of Zhejiang Geely Protecting Workforce to trade in the era. Volvo CEO Jim Rowan advised Car Information Europe in November that the EX30 might be a “big part” of accomplishing the corporate’s 2025 objectives of boosting world gross sales 95 p.c

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Volvo Cars tackles kangaroo safety research; highway-speed detection and avoidance

Green Car Congress

Volvo Cars is developing kangaroo detection technology to solve one of the most costly causes of traffic collisions in Australia. A team of Volvo Cars safety experts travelled to the Australian Capital Territory this week to film and study the roadside behavior of kangaroos in their natural habitat.

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Equipmake to repower 8 double deck buses for transport operator in Wales

Green Car Congress

Repurposing an existing bus chassis and body can save 90 tonnes of embedded CO 2 , in comparison to producing brand new electric double deck buses. By choosing to repower existing buses using Equipmake’s revolutionary technology and methods, significant cost and environmental benefits are achievable.

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Benchmark Minerals: Europe’s EV gigafactory capacity pipeline to grow 6-fold to 789.2 GWh to 2030

Green Car Congress

In 2030, of the 17 gigafactories with a minimum annual capacity of 1 GWh in Europe, 8 of these plants are through automotive partnerships such as VW Group, Stellantis, Nissan, Volvo and Renault. For comparison, China is growing by 220% in the same period, while the US is forecast to grow its battery capacity by 575%.

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California passes 1M mark for cumulative sales of electric vehicles: BEVs, PHEVs and FCEVs

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In comparison, EVs delivered as a percent of total US sales in 2021 totaled just 4%. Volvo: 1,325 XC40, 1 C40 (0.7%). California’s EV adoption rate exceeds the global trends according to the International Energy Agency showing that the global EV market share jumped from 4.11% in 2020 to 8.57% in 2021. Porsche: 2,350 Taycan (1.3% ).

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