Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2017

With funding provided by the California Energy Commission, Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) demonstrated its LX1 prototype mid-sized (20 ton) hybrid-electric wheel loader ( earlier post ), a piece of equipment widely used in the construction, refuse, and agricultural industries, that achieved a 50% improvement in fuel efficiency.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

The IIHS focused its studies on two partial automated driving systems that are available today—Volvo’s Pilot Assist and Tesla’s Autopilot. In the first study, researchers analyzed how the driving behavior of 29 volunteers who were supplied with a 2017 Volvo S90 sedan with Pilot Assist changed over a four-week period.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2017

Both partners will give the JV full support to develop localized core competencies in terms of market development, R&D, advanced manufacturing and key parts supply such as gearboxes, inverter components and motors. Magna received the Volvo Cars Quality Excellence (VQE) Award earlier this year for its performance in supplying these systems.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2018

Besides affordability, the report identified a balanced supply of charging and refueling infrastructure as a pre-requisite for stronger sales of alternatively-powered vehicles across the EU. —Erik Jonnaert, ACEA Secretary General.

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Teslarati

MAY 6, 2021

This means that even vehicles like the Volvo VNR Electric Class 8 truck , which only has an operating range of 150 miles, could be utilized to their utmost potential. . With a rapid-charging infrastructure in place, the required range for battery-powered long-haulers gets dramatically reduced.

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