Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2022

The pilot installations, which will be followed by more widespread roll out across Norway and Sweden, serve as a further demonstration of the ability of ABB charging technology to perform in extreme weather conditions and enable sustainable transport solutions in the widest range of locations.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Volvo Group revealed what it said was the world’s first vehicle made of fossil-free steel from SSAB ( earlier post )—made in Volvo Construction Equipment’s facility in Braås, Sweden. More vehicles will follow in 2022 in what will be a series of concept vehicles and components using fossil-free steel from SSAB.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2012

National Electric Vehicle Sweden AB (NEVS)—an international consortium formed by Chinese, Japanese and Swedish stakeholders—and the Receivers of the Saab Automobile bankruptcy estate ( earlier post) signed a purchase agreement covering the main assets of Saab Automobile AB, Saab Automobile Powertrain AB and Saab Automobile Tools AB.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2021

Since then, hydrogen buses and trolleybuses produced by Solaris have been sold to operators in the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Sweden and Latvia. Solaris unveiled its first buses to use hydrogen in 2014. In the weeks to come, more European towns and cities wish to test Solaris Urbino hydrogen buses.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Volvo Trucks announced the start of sales of its Volvo FL and Volvo FE electric trucks ( earlier post ) in selected markets within Europe, meeting the increasing demand for sustainable transport solutions in city environments. Sales will start in Sweden, Norway, Germany, Switzerland, France and the Netherlands.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2020

Preem has chosen Haldor Topsoe’s HydroFlex renewable fuel hydrotreating technology to produce clean renewable diesel and jet fuel at its Gothenburg refinery in Sweden. Preem wants to continue the transformation towards a sustainable society and increase the production of renewable fuels in Sweden.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2015

Sweden and Volvo Cars have a record of being leaders in improving traffic safety and reducing the number of road casualties. Sweden is also the first country integrating the implementation self-driving vehicles in its sustainability strategy. —Stefan Löfven, Prime Minister of Sweden.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

As the world transitions to sustainable transportation through electric vehicles (EVs), some are considering ways to reduce EV battery waste. Additionally, the press release notes that Volvo began using Connected Energy’s E-STOR system at its Gothenburg, Sweden facility , which is used to analyze response rates to the electrical grid.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2017

After two successful years with electric buses on route 55 in Gothenburg, Sweden, the partners in the ElectriCity venture have decided to expand electric bus operations in the city. —Stefan Eglinger, Director of Urban Transport Administration, City of Gothenburg. —Erik Brandsma, Director General, Swedish Energy Agency.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 15, 2022

Roam is one of the firms leading the transition to sustainable transport in Africa. Opibus, a Swedish-Kenyan technology company that develops, designs, and manufactures electric vehicles tailored for the African continent, has officially changed its name to Roam Motors.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

National Electric Vehicle Sweden (Nevs) has signed a framework agreement on taking a 50% stake in Chinese transport vehicle manufacturing company New Long Ma ( NLM ). This deal broadens our product portfolio with an additional vehicle type which contribute to our vision of sustainable transport solutions.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

At the Marrakech Climate Change Conference (COP22), eight nations—Canada, China, France, Japan, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the US— signed a Government Fleet Declaration , pledging to increase the share of electric vehicles in their government fleets and calling for other governments to join them.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2022

If so, it is a valuable potential option for long haul transit in our quest for sustainable transportation. Combustion and Propulsion Systems, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden. The newly formed organization will host a series of meetings of its members to exchange research results, insights, and ideas.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2017

These will be conducted by Scania and Toyota at their respective research centers in Sweden and Japan, to leverage their existing development work. Autonomous vehicles and platooning are cornerstones of future sustainable transport systems. Scania has recently been engaged as the lead partner in the €5.4-million

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2009

Robert Cervero, Professor in the Department of City and Regional Planning at the University of California Berkeley, shares Dr. Heywood’s view that it will take more than vehicle technology to develop sustainable transportation and believes urban planning needs to play a significant role.

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Drive Electric

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Our submission and inputs relate specifically to accelerating the uptake of e-mobility, but we recognise that decarbonising transport is much wider than that. E-mobility is an important component to a zero emissions transport system, but is still just a component. . There are at least 31 countries and U.S. Japan has a 2035 deadline.

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