Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2013

AB Volvo has signed an agreement with the Chinese vehicle manufacturer Dongfeng Motor Group Company Limited (DFG) to acquire 45% of a new subsidiary of DFG, Dongfeng Commercial Vehicles (DFCV), which will include the major part of DFG’s medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles business. The purchase price is RMB 5.6 Click to enlarge.

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Volvo Commercial Manufacturer Vehicles 294

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

The CEC updates its Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEV) sales figures quarterly by analyzing DMV data. Specifically, cumulative sales through the end of 2021 were: 663,014 BEV (62.9%). For sales in 2021 only, the shares were: 183,933 BEV (73.5%). From CEC New ZEV Sales dashboard. Volvo: 1,325 XC40, 1 C40 (0.7%).

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PHEV California Sale Electric Vehicles 406

EV Adoption

MARCH 3, 2021

This past week was certainly quite a whirlwind of EV news and developments from Volvo’s plans to end production of ICE vehicles by 2030, yet another proposal to reform the federal EV tax credit, chip shortages, Washington state’s plans to ban ICE vehicles by 2030, Lucid Air delay, Fisker to partner with Foxconn, and much, much more.

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Volvo All-Electric Tax Credit Fisker 95

Drive Electric

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Volvo and other automakers have been developing sealed and insulated batteries to further prevent some instances of thermal runaway. There isn’t an electric car for sale in New Zealand today that has scored less than a total five-star ANCAP rating. Safety should be a priority for anyone making their next vehicle purchase.

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Gas-Electric Electric Vehicles Gas Power 98

Plug In Partners

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

PHEV s allow for optimization of readily available clean-energy resources and represent a sustainable transportation solution that can be delivered today. Ford , Chrysler , Volvo Nissan , Subaru and VW have all indicated they will be bringing plug-in hybrids to the showroom floor for sale within the next few years.

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Nickel Cadmium Austin Plug-in PHEV 100