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Volvo Cars sales up 12.6% in the first 10 months of 2021; share of electrified cars >25% of all units sold for 10 months, 31.5% in October

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The share of Volvo Cars with a fully electric or plug-in hybrid powertrain—the Recharge models—amounted to 25.5% For the month of October, the share of Recharge cars accounted for 31.5% During the month of October, Volvo Cars also started production of the fully electric C40 Recharge in Ghent. of the overall sales.

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Who Really Invented the Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery?

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Fifty years after the birth of the rechargeable lithium-ion battery, it’s easy to see its value. And yet this transformative invention took nearly two decades to make it out of the lab, with numerous companies in the United States, Europe, and Asia considering the technology and yet failing to recognize its potential. at Oxford.

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Tesla lands EU funding for V4 Supercharger installations and expansions

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For example, the project that was applied for by Tesla Italy, which was awarded €133,780,000, has the following description: “The project aims at deploying 6,458 recharging points (250 kW) for LDV in 613 locations in 16 countries (AT, BE, BG, DE, ES, FI, FR, IE, IT, LV, LT, LU, NL, RO, SK, SE) along the Core and Comprehensive Network.

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Tesla tops the UK’s most popular EV list 5 years in a row

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Tesla has topped the United Kingdom’s (UK) Most Popular Electric Vehicle (EV) list for the past 5 years, according to annual car registrations from 2019 to present. Many people considering EVs worry about how far they can go before recharging, known as ‘range anxiety.” ” Read the Rise of EVs Report below.

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EU funded project developing fast rechargeable zinc-polymer battery for hybrid and small electric vehicles

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million (US$5 million) research project to create a new class of fast rechargeable zinc-polymer batteries for hybrid and small electric vehicle applications. The PolyZion (Fast rechargeable zinc-polymer battery based on ionic liquids) received funding of €2.4 An EU consortium is two years into a 3-year, €3.5 million (US$3.4

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JRC: e-vehicle market in Europe is slowly gaining momentum, but breakthrough is needed

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Between 2010 and 2017, the highest numbers of electric buses in Europe were registered in the United Kingdom (~200), the Netherlands (~175), Belgium (~140), Germany (~90) and Austria (~75). Recharging infrastructure improving unevenly in different parts of Europe.

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Tesla Supercharger Network named as UK’s best chargepoint provider

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The Tesla Supercharger Network came in on top in Auto Express’ Driver Power Survey, which based the results on the feedback and experiences of real customers using public charging networks in the United Kingdom. ” However, it ranked terms under “locations,” where Shell’s Recharge stations took the lead.

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