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Volvo Penta & Gradall collaborate on electric excavator concept

Green Car Congress

Volvo Penta and leading North American telescopic boom excavator manufacturer Gradall Industries are showcasing the latest development in their partnership at CONEXPO this week—an electrified version of the OEM’s XL 4100 V highway speed wheeled excavator.

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Volvo Group launches electric truck safety app with AR technology for first responders

Green Car Congress

Volvo Group is the first truck manufacturer to launch an Augmented Reality (AR) safety app for electric trucks, designed specifically to support first responders in an emergency. The safety app has been developed by a team of experts at Volvo Group’s Research & Development facilities in Sweden, France, and the United States.

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Used Car of the Day: 2012 Volvo C30 R-Design

The Truth About Cars

I know, I know, we've been Volvo heavy the past week or so. Sorry about that, but our forums keep filling up with cool Volvos. Like this 2012 Volvo C30 R-Design. It's black-on-black, apparently in good condition, and has 83,500 miles on the clock. And yes, it's a manual. It has blind-spot alert and keyless entry.

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Volvo Cars invests in designing and developing electric motors in-house

Green Car Congress

Volvo Cars says that it is making significant investments that allow for the in-house design and development of electric motors for the next generation of Volvo models, as the company continues to move towards becoming a fully electric car maker. —Henrik Green, Chief Technology Officer at Volvo Cars.

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Volvo and Danfoss introduce first 24-hour e-truck fleet

Green Car Congress

Volvo has delivered three heavy-duty line-haul electric trucks to Danfoss. The delivery of the three e-trucks is part of a larger partnership between Volvo Trucks and Danfoss, focusing on pioneering sustainable electric transport operations. Nine fully electric Volvo trucks are set to be in operation before 2024.

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Volvo Trucks opens its first battery plant; cells and modules from Samsung SDI

Green Car Congress

Volvo Trucks is opening its first battery assembly plant. Located in Ghent, Belgium, the plant will supply ready-to-install batteries for Volvo Trucks’ full electric heavy-duty trucks. —Roger Alm, President of Volvo Trucks. This investment shows our strong commitment to electrifying truck transportation. —Roger Alm.

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Check out the Volvo EX30’s newest sport and off-road custom design upgrades

Electrek

Volvo’s cheapest and smallest electric SUV, the EX30 , is already getting custom design upgrades. A new Sport and rugged Outland edition bring out the best of Volvo’s latest EV. more… The post Check out the Volvo EX30’s newest sport and off-road custom design upgrades appeared first on Electrek.

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