article thumbnail

H2 Green Steel and BMW Group sign final agreement on delivery of CO2-reduced steel

Green Car Congress

In a pioneering move, both companies have therefore agreed to have 40% of the pre-consumer steel scrap of the volumes returned to H2 Green Steel's electric arc furnaces for re-cycling. H2 Green Steel is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, with its first green steel plant under development in Boden, northern Sweden.

BMW 259
article thumbnail

Volkswagen ID Models Get Vehicle-to-Home Opportunity

CleanTechnica EVs

3 was first shown, Volkswagen execs also highlighted eventual bidirectional charging. Now, we’re getting there, [continued] The post Volkswagen ID Models Get Vehicle-to-Home Opportunity appeared first on CleanTechnica. Way back when the Volkswagen ID.3

article thumbnail

IEA: Electric vehicles posted strong gains in 2016; 2M now in global parc

Green Car Congress

Six countries more than over 1% electric car market share in 2016: Norway, the Netherlands, Sweden, France, the United Kingdom and China. In Norway, electric cars had a 29% market share last year, the highest globally, followed by the Netherlands with 6.4%, and Sweden with 3.4%. Electric car deployment in some markets is swift.

2016 186
article thumbnail

ABB and Volvo Buses partnering on fast-charging system for hybrid and electric buses

Green Car Congress

ABB and Volvo Buses are partnering to co-develop and to commercialize electric and hybrid buses with open standards-based direct current (DC) fast charging systems. That system enables onboard batteries to be charged in 15 seconds with a 400 kW boost at selected stops using a roof-mounted system (“Flash station”). Earlier post.)

Volvo 281
article thumbnail

To Hell With The Grownups. I’m Now With Greta & #FridaysForFuture

Creative Greenius

And when I’ve talked to them about that, it’s obvious they’re fine with that. But I’ve been amazed by the number of people I know who link at me with a blank stare when I mention Greta and the #FridaysForFuture movement that she began last fall in Sweden, they look at me with a blank stare. And then came Davos.

Climate 284
article thumbnail

Hyundai Ioniq 5 N prototype driven. Is this the makings of an EV masterpiece?

EV Central

Hyundai Ioniq 5 N prototype driving on snow and ice But we have driven advanced prototypes of the Ioniq 5 N at Hyundai’s winter test centre in the north of Sweden, very close to the Arctic Circle, and spent time with the N division engineers and execs who were there. Hyundai is keeping many of the car’s specifications secret.

Hyundai 89
article thumbnail

Elektromotive to make breakthrough in Saudi Arabia

Green Cars News

Elektromotive will install 150 Elektrobay charging stations across the campus of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology by September this year. Tags: Electric cars Elektromotive Green cars Latest news charging points electric car charging points Elektrobays Saudi Arabia.