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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NOVEMBER 8, 2020

A team from metals research institute SWERIM in Sweden reports on a smelting reduction process to recover cobalt, nickel, manganese and lithium simultaneously from spent Li-ion batteries. The results from a pilot-scale demonstration in an electric arc furnace are presented in a consecutive paper (Part II). —Hu et al.

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MARCH 10, 2012

A new study by researchers from Stockholm University concludes that automobile tires may be a potential previously unknown source of carcinogenic dibenzopyrenes—a type of high molecular weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)—to the environment. Automobile tire rubber in general consists of approximately 40?60%

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FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Volvo Trucks delivered its first all-electric vehicles on 19 February: a refuse truck to waste and recycling company Renova, and a distribution truck to the logistics company DB Schenker and partner haulier TGM, operating in Sweden. The Volvo FL Electric trucks are part of a pre-series developed in collaboration with selected customers.

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MAY 28, 2021

If a ban were introduced on the sale of new gasoline and diesel cars, and they were replaced by electric cars, the result would be a significant reduction in lifecycle carbon dioxide emissions primarily due to reduced tailpipe CO 2 emissions, according to a new lifecycle study by researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden.

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JULY 2, 2021

This component was developed in part collaboration with Rosenbauer. This is one way Volvo Penta has optimized the design and adapted the complete electric driveline system for a specific vehicle, considering the exact application, usage, climate, and environment it will operate in.

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OCTOBER 20, 2016

Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s Enterprise Services business will help National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS) accelerate the setup of its global electric vehicle production. As part of the project, HPE will create a global manufacturing IT platform for NEVS that will operate across plants in Sweden and China.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 1, 2023

In HTL, wet feedstock is liquefied in a hot (250–374 °C) and pressurized (4–22 MPa) water environment into biocrude oil. This concept was first suggested by VEBA OEL (now part of BP) in 1995, but at that time, it was not seen as competitive compared to other biomass alternatives as well as in comparison to crude oil.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

With the rapid expansion of Scania’s electrified range of trucks, buses and engines, the company plans to, over several years, invest more than 1 billion SEK (US$116 million) in a battery assembly plant in Södertälje, Sweden. The company will also invest US18.4 million (€15.5 The laboratory will be fully operative by autumn 2021.The

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2015

Bringing the technology to China this week is part of Volvo Cars’ efforts to demonstrate how self-driving vehicles addresses the global sustainable mobility challenges and contribute to the societal development. Implementing autonomous drive will improve safety, reduce emissions and ease mobility in heavily congested urban environments.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Long-term residential exposure to locally emitted black carbon (BC) from traffic exhaust increases the risk of stroke even in low-pollution environments, according to a study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet and other universities in Sweden. —Petter Ljungman, first author.

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JANUARY 6, 2022

As part of this verification process, Volvo Cars is already testing autonomous driving functionalities on roads in Sweden together with Zenseact, and collecting data across Europe and the US. This includes validation of the technology as safe for use on highways in a number of varying conditions.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2024

In Europe, Tesla is currently dealing with an ongoing union-organized strike in Sweden. IF Metall gets a letter to withdraw sympathy measures in the Tesla Sweden strike In a Form 10-K report, Tesla reported having an employee headcount of 140,473 worldwide as of December 31, 2023.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 16, 2024

In recent statements to Teslarati , an official from the Brandenburg Ministry of Economy, Labor and Energy has noted how social partnership between workers and unions contributes to the German economy and to companies overall, while the autonomy of employees to choose remains an important part of the equation.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2022

The Group’s HX family of trucks has been sold to 20 customers globally including an active Allied user group consisting of Germany, Australia, United Kingdom, Austria, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden and Denmark. This commercial backbone reduces obsolescence risk/cost, expands parts availability, and reduces sustainment demands.

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MARCH 10, 2020

This steep reduction was in large part caused by the last-minute purchases made in December, due to the impending introduction of the new CO 2 emissions regulation. The European market is still showing signs of strength despite a tough environment. They made up 77% of total car registrations in Norway, 38% in Sweden and 28% in Finland.

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DECEMBER 16, 2018

An open-access paper on the work is published in the journal Atmospheric Environment. The study was funded by the European Union within the framework of the H2020 program (ACTRIS-2), the German Federal Environment Agency (WCCAP), IRD France (CHARME) and the Swedish funding agencies FORMAS and STINT. Environ. , Tilo Arnhold.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Twelve European Union Member States exceeded one or more of the emission limits set by the EU National Emission Ceilings (NEC) Directive, according to recent official data for 2010 reported to the European Environment Agency (EEA). In some instances the limits were exceeded by significant amounts. Finland exceeded its ammonia ceiling.

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JULY 11, 2016

Aspen is part of the Swedish Lantmännen group, an agricultural cooperative and Northern Europe’s leader in agriculture, machinery, bioenergy and food products with annual revenues of €3.4 We are proud to have a major Swedish actor on board of our bio-fuel story, since Sweden is known to be among the pioneering countries regarding biofuels.

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OCTOBER 20, 2017

The new S-model is part of a design upgrade across the entire PowerDRUM line. They are liquid-cooled and designed to work as traction motors in harsh operating environments. The company has PowerDRUM projects underway with Linkker in Finland (powering Helsinki’s first all-electric buses) and Hybricon Bus Systems in Sweden.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2012

The accompanying report from the European Environment Agency (EEA) confirms an initial assessment published earlier this year, showing 12 EU Member States exceeded limits under the National Emissions Ceilings (NEC) Directive in 2010. State of the environment report No 6/2012. Earlier post.).

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JULY 9, 2012

is developing several new safety systems—factoring in driver behavior in the modern traffic environment—towards achieving its 2020 goal that nobody should be killed or seriously injured in a new Volvo car. Crossroads and junctions are the most complex part of the modern traffic environment. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Even so, during 2010-2014, people in parts of California, Arizona, Colorado, Texas, the Midwest and the Middle Atlantic still experienced more than 15 days a year in which ozone levels exceeded the US health-based air quality standard of 70 parts per billion (ppb) averaged over eight hours.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Portugal-based energy company Galp and Sweden-based battery manufacturer Northvolt have agreed to set up a joint company, Aurora, that aims to become a steppingstone for the development of an integrated lithium-battery value-chain aligned with Portuguese and European ambitions.

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OCTOBER 23, 2012

This technology makes driving more relaxed in the kind of monotonous queuing that is a less attractive part of daily driving in urban areas. Slow-moving queues are part of urban commuting. It offers you a safe, effortless drive in slow traffic. The car follows the vehicle in front in the same lane. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 4, 2010

In its project, Scania is working together with experts in combustion and emission technology at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm, Lund University and Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden. Initially set to run from 2009-2012 with no definite ending year. FFI has R&D activities worth approx.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

The founding coalition partners are Bangladesh, Canada, Ghana, Mexico, Sweden, and the United States, together with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). Such pollutants together account for approximately one-third of current global warming, have significant impacts on public health, the environment, and world food productivity.

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MAY 28, 2014

The DELIVER (Design of Electric LIght Vans for Environment-impact Reduction) project started in November 2011 with the goal of reducing the environmental impact in urban areas by 40%, along with delivering optimized ergonomics and loading space at affordable costs.

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Get Electric Vehicle

AUGUST 10, 2022

The trial run will be launched by Minister of State for Environment Ashwini Chaubey, who stated that the Delhi-Jaipur E-Highway with NHEV pilot will be a groundbreaking Ease of Doing Business effort. The electrified highway is based on the electrified roadways in nations like Sweden and Germany. Objectives Of the Trial Run.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 14, 2023

In these kinds of engineering environments, co-designing with generative AI, high-quality, structured data, and well-studied parameters can clearly lead to more creative and more effective new designs. Aston Martin used AI software to design parts for its DBR22 concept car. I decided to give it a try. Rather, I wanted inspiration.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2015

Researchers at Lund University (Sweden) have developed an optimized two-phase enzymatic (lipase) system for the conversion of plant oils to biodiesel. This part is oriented towards the organic layer, such that the lipid can easily enter the active site and the hydrophilic products can diffuse into the aqueous layer.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2017

The SAE TIR (Technical Information Report) J2954 provides guidance to ensure performance and safety of Wireless Power Transfer (WPT) Systems provided from one vendor as well as interoperability when parts of the system are provided from different vendors. Click to enlarge. Pictures courtesy of Condutix Wämpfler, Scania, and WAVE technologies.

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MAY 27, 2009

There is less impact on the forest environment due to a patented frame structure that enables all electric-driven wheels to follow the same track with adapted speed. In addition to the significant fuel reduction, productivity and operator environment were prioritized, and consequently, profitability for our customers.

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OCTOBER 22, 2009

The new EU project SARTRE (Safe Road Trains for the Environment) project will develop and test technology for vehicles that can drive themselves in long road trains on motorways. An autonomous road train as envisioned by SARTRE. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2013

The aim of the “Drive Me” project, which is endorsed by the Swedish Government, is to pinpoint the societal benefits of autonomous driving and position Sweden and Volvo Cars as leaders in the development of future mobility. The project also includes fully automated parking, without a driver in the car.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Even less is understood about the potential risks to people and the environment—could the particles deplete the ozone layer, for example, or significantly alter the weather? The first SCoPEx test was originally planned for early 2021 in northern Sweden, but backlash from environmental and indigenous groups prompted the team to.

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JUNE 15, 2011

Fast action might also reduce losses of mountain glaciers linked in part with black carbon deposits while reducing projected warming by two thirds in the Arctic over the coming decades by two thirds. This is in line with Sweden’s strategy on SLCFs and its policy to integrate climate change and air pollution policies.

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