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Tesla loses another fleet customer due to price cuts and value fluctuation

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Tesla is losing yet another fleet customer due to price cuts and value fluctuation, as SAP said today that the changes are too much of a risk due to wiping out resale values. It was also struggling with higher-than-expected repair costs, which cut into its adjusted corporate EBITDA. in some time.

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Volvo axes 1,300 jobs because it steps up price cuts

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Volvo will lay off round 1,300 office-based workers in Sweden because it steps up its price slicing. “Economic headwinds, increased raw material prices and increased competition are likely to remain a challenge to our industry for some time,” Rowan stated. of Volvo Vehicles’ body of workers in Sweden.

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Westport acquires Alternative Fuel Vehicle Sweden AB, European natural gas system supplier to Volvo Cars

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a leader in natural gas engines, acquired Alternative Fuel Vehicle Sweden AB (AFV) of Gothenburg, Sweden for approximately SEK 51 million (approximately US$7.6 We have seen steadily growing demand in Sweden, particularly from corporate and fleet customers. Volvo dealers in Sweden have offered a bi-fuel 231-hp 2.5

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London twilight cab proprietor Geely explores elevating brandnew price range

Baua Electric

The corporate shorten 140 jobs within the U.Okay. LEVC has been growing the length orientated structure, an all-electric platform that can prolong its product space past high-ceiling hackney carriages, for two-and-a-half years throughout R&D facilities in China, Sweden, the U.Okay. ultimate while. and Germany.

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Volvo Car Corporation developing new safety systems with autonomous driving support

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With steadily lower prices for sensors and other electronic components, it is our intention that these advanced solutions will in future be fitted to all our cars. of all fatal accidents in 2007 occurred in intersections, and in 16 EU countries (excluding Sweden) the corresponding figure was 20.6% In the US 21.5%

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Volvo Car Corporation, Ericsson and partners in plug-in vehicle smart on-board charging research project

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Volvo Car Corporation, Ericsson, the utility company Göteborg Energi and the Viktoria Institute are collaborating in the research project ELVIIS (Electric Vehicle Intelligent Infra Structure) to develop a concept for using intelligent infrastructure for the smart on-board charging of plug-in vehicles.

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NewPage Halts Biofuels Gasification Project With Chemrec Due to Costs

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NewPage Corporation is discontinuing work on the biofuels gasification project at the Escanaba, Michigan pulp and paper mill due to escalating costs. The plant, which would produce methanol and dimethyl ether from the gasification of kraft pulp black liquor, was announced in August of 2007 in partnership with Chemrec AB of Sweden.