Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2022

Volvo Cars will build a third manufacturing plant in Europe, positioning the company well to meet the continued demand from its customers for electric cars and capture future growth potential. The new facility represents an investment of around €1.2 billion; Volvo expects around 20% to be funded by governmental support.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Under the new agreement with SAIC Maxus, LeasePlan will offer operational leasing solutions for the fully-electric EV80 large panel van to business customers across continental Europe. SAIC Motor Corporation Limited (SAIC Motor) is the largest auto company in China and the 7 th largest in the world. SAIC Motor’s car sales hit 6.93

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2017

Energy storage company Leclanché SA and Škoda Electric, a manufacturer of electric drives and traction motors for trolley and electric buses, have signed a Joint Development Agreement and Framework Purchase Contract through which Leclanché will provide Škoda Electric with battery solutions for its electric bus expansion strategy.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2020

Recharge is the overarching brandname for all chargeable Volvo models with a fully electric or plug-in hybrid powertrain. The European sales performance was significantly impacted in April due to restriced movement in several key markets including Germany, the UK, France, Italy and Belgium. in same month last year.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2020

This is because of cheaper electricity, lower EV retail prices and higher purchase incentives in France. The taxi and ride-hailing markets are best positioned to go fully electric first. It kicked off last November in the US, France, Germany, Belgium, The Netherlands and the UK.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 17, 2024

Meanwhile, Volvo suggested the US-bound EX30 could come from Belgium as it looks to avoid newly introduced tariffs. The EX30 is “one of the best-selling fully electric cars in Europe” in its first few months on the market, according to Björn Annwall, chief commercial officer and deputy CEO at Volvo Cars.

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Baua Electric

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Electrified models, including fully electric (EV) and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs), accounted for 48% of total sales. All-electric vehicle share reached 25%. The company sales in Europe are up 10% through the first nine months of 2024. The company also recently backtracked on its 100% EV sales pledge by 2030.

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Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

The company said stronger government support is needed to advance the transition. The plan was to sell only fully electric cars while phasing out “any car in its global portfolio with an internal combustion engine, including hybrids.” The company is still working with suppliers to cut CO2 emissions across its value chain.

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Baua Electric

JULY 19, 2024

With the first deliveries of Volvo’s three-row electric SUV right around the corner, the company is warning that its new EX90 may lack key features like Apple CarPlay—at least for now. The company issued a list of features “that may be delayed when taking delivery of your EX90.”

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Baua Electric

APRIL 4, 2024

Unveiled in 2019, the Polestar 2 put the brand on a new path toward becoming an all-electric automaker. The Polestar 2 is the brand’s first fully electric vehicle after the Polestar 1, a hybrid with up to 78 miles of electric range. Polestar’s electric performance car fuses Swedish luxury into the compact EV segment.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 9, 2024

The company said it expects the market to “remain challenging” this year. The Volkswagen brand handed over 394K EVs in 2023 The Volkswagen brand announced fully electric vehicle sales grew by 21.1% Its largest markets included China, Germany, the US, the UK, Sweden, France, Norway, and Belgium.

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Charged EVs

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

You might not know it to look at them, but these two cars—one Swedish, one Chinese—share underpinnings and a parent company. The company notes that it has the same 57.5 That’s partly due to the weight; the electric XC40 is a whopping 900 pounds heavier than the AWD gasoline version.

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Cars That Think

JUNE 27, 2022

One is Robin Berg, who started a company called. It has evolved into a car-sharing fleet operator with 225 electric vehicles of various makes and models—mostly Renault Zoes , but also Tesla Model 3s , Hyundai Konas , and Hyundai Ioniq 5s. That led to more contacts, including at the company managing the local low-voltage grid, Stedin.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 12, 2024

Tesla and Volvo are among several companies having to direct ships away from the Red Sea amid the threat of attacks, Automotive News Europe reports. Volvo said it would halt production at its factory in Ghent, Belgium, for three days after rerouting ships to avoid potential violence.

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EV Adoption

MARCH 15, 2021

According to the company, the pickup will be open for pre-orders in the second quarter of 2021, with deliveries starting “as early as 2023.” – March 10, via Green Car Reports. The company recently executed a purchase and sales agreement on an engineering facility in Tunica , according to Yahoo! March 14, via CleanTechnica.

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