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JUNE 3, 2021

The C40 Recharge will go into production this fall and will be built alongside the XC40 Recharge at the Volvo Cars manufacturing plant in Ghent, Belgium. The company will roll out several additional electric models in coming years and aims for 50% of its global sales volume to consist of fully electric cars by 2025.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Major cathode material producer Pulead (China) and phosphate leader Prayon (Belgium) have entered into an agreement to form a joint venture for the manufacture and sale of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) under licence from LiFePO 4 +C Licensing LLC. The joint venture will help meet the increasing global demand for licensed LFP.

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JULY 2, 2022

The new plant will be climate-neutral and build only electric cars, underpinning the company’s ambition to become fully electric by 2030 and climate-neutral by 2040, and to continue expanding its global production capacity to match its growth ambitions. Volvo Cars has an ambition to move towards annual sales of 1.2

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MARCH 3, 2021

The Audi e-tron and e-tron Sportback are assembled in Brussels, Belgium, in a plant certified as carbon-neutral, according to Belgian testing company Vinçotte, with suppliers also using sustainable production processes when and where possible. Audi aims to achieve net CO 2 neutrality globally across the lifecycle of its vehicles by 2050.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The three models represent around two-thirds of the company’s sales. With these new additions, Volvo Trucks has six electric truck models in series production globally—the broadest electric truck line up in the industry. By 2030, at least 50 percent of the trucks we sell globally should be electric. —Roger Alm.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2009

GM Europe is launching the Chevrolet Spark ( earlier post ), providing more detail on the all-new mini car prior to its going on sale in Europe in the first quarter of 2010. The mini-car (A car) segment is the fastest growing area of the new car market globally. in 2008 and less than 5% in 2005.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2014

The success of the Nissan LEAF in Europe has been propelled by consistently strong sales in Norway where the Nissan LEAF, the third-most sold passenger car last year, became the country’s best-selling car at the end of January 2014 with 650 units. Sales of the Nissan LEAF in Norway were up 145% in January compared to January 2013.

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MAY 6, 2020

In the January to April period, Volvo Cars global sales reached 163,649 cars, down 24.9% China sales in April reached 14,724 cars, up 20.8% In the first four months of the year sales declined by 15.6 US sales in April stood at 3,866 cars, down 53.8%, compared with the same month last year. year-on-year.

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JULY 18, 2012

a supplier of brake and control systems to the global commercial vehicle industry, has launched a new generation of electric air brake compressors to be used in electric buses. According to the plan, by 2015, the cumulative production and sales of pure electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles will reach 500,000 units.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 13, 2025

Tesla’s global vehicle sales overtook those of one luxury automaker for the first time last year, despite the company also seeing its deliveries drop slightly from the prior year. While Tesla announced that it sold 1.79 million vehicles for a drop of about 1.1 percent, Audi said it sold just 1.67 million units. In the U.S.

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MAY 15, 2012

industrial pilot plant in Engis, Belgium, that will be operational in the coming months with all materials produced. property includes Prayon’s worldwide license for the production and sale of LFP materials granted by LiFePO 4 +C. Jointly owned by OCP SA (Office Chérifien des Phosphates, Morocco) and SRIW (Belgium), Prayon.

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JULY 20, 2021

Vehicle production will begin in Ghent, Belgium this fall with the first US customer deliveries planned for the fourth quarter of 2021. With the ambition to be a carbon neutral company by 2040, Volvo Cars is working towards 50% of its global sales to consist of fully electric cars by 2025. min, compared to the standard $0.43/min.

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MAY 15, 2019

The agreements cover the global supply of battery modules for all models on the upcoming SPA2 and the existing CMA modular vehicle platforms and represent a major step towards realizing Volvo Cars’ ambitious electrification strategy. In 2017 Volvo Cars committed that all new Volvo cars launched from 2019 would be electrified.

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JULY 20, 2010

At the Clean Energy Ministerial in Washington, DC, 19-20 July, ministers reaffirmed their commitment to previously-announced targets for the deployment of electric vehicles, which the International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates will create global market momentum leading to at least 20 million electric vehicles on the road worldwide by 2020.

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DECEMBER 31, 2012

Pike Research forecasts that global sales of electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 37% between 2012 and 2020 as the global market for plug-in vehicles (PEVs) grows, rising from less than 200,000 units sold in 2012 to almost 2.4 Click to enlarge. million units in 2020.

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APRIL 27, 2016

March 2016 was another positive month for European new car registrations, ending a strong Q1 which saw sales of 3.93 The SUV segment was the biggest growth driver, with its registrations counting for 25% of sales in March Q1 2016, an improvement on the 21.7% —Felipe Munoz, Global Automotive Analyst at JATO Dynamics.

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Volvo has pushed the long-awaited EX30 EV back a few times, but it’s now having to reverse that trend as it sees slipping sales in the United States. Earlier this year, Volvo announced a delay for the EV, saying that the global automotive landscape had shifted, making it more challenging to sell electric models.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2009

The sales and marketing of the car will commence in the second half of 2010 and customer deliveries at the end of 2010. European distribution is in the following countries: Norway, UK, Spain, France, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Ireland, Hungary, Portugal, Cyprus and Greece with other distributors being appointed over the next few months.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Solvay has successfully commissioned its 1 MegaWatt (MW) industrial demonstration Fuel Cell at the SolVin plant in Lillo, Antwerp, Belgium. This Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Fuel Cell converts co-produced hydrogen in the plant into electricity and is now producing for weeks at a steady rate.

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DECEMBER 6, 2022

Ford is targeting zero emissions for all vehicle sales and carbon neutrality across its European footprint of facilities, logistics and suppliers by 2035, and carbon neutrality globally no later than 2050. The order volume concentrates on the E-Transit panel vans designed for handling express shipments in the Americas and Europe.

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MAY 15, 2023

In the third quarter of 2023, serial production will also start at Volvo’s largest factory in Ghent, Belgium. Volvo Trucks is aiming for 50% of global sales of new trucks to be electric in 2030, and 100% to be net-zero emission by 2040. The group is also investing in a charging corridor in North America.

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DECEMBER 23, 2021

To date, the company has deployed more than 2,000 fuel cells and 600 electrolyzers globally. As the first fund of Sinopec, the Enze Fund will also leverage Sinopec’s resources in supply chain optimization, sales and marketing network to accelerate the future business growth of the joint venture.

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Plug in America

JUNE 10, 2021

Last week, 37 electric vehicle (EV) driver associations from 26 countries, including Plug In America, joined forces to create the Global EV Drivers’ Alliance, building a worldwide EV community. The Alliance released this video to promote awareness of the Alliance. “We We can already see the EV growth; more than 3.24

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JANUARY 18, 2010

A new report from Frost & Sullivan, Implementation Roadmap of CO 2 Tax Banding in European Countries and Impact Analysis on Powertrain and Green Technology Adoption , finds that about 80% of the European vehicle sales is expected to be in the less than 150 g/km CO 2 emission band by 2015.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Tesla introduced its lease-sale hybrid financing product for the Model S through one of the company’s specified banking partners at the beginning of Q2. GAAP reporting thus obviously can have a significant impact on Tesla’s reporting, given the hybrid leasing/sale model. Relative BEV sales position in US.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2015

beLife was created by both shareholders in order to demonstrate the industrial scale production of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode material and to qualify this material at some of the major global Li-ion battery makers. Umicore recently entered into an agreement to sell all of its shares in beLife to its joint venture partner Prayon.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2009

REVA is available in the following European countries: United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Spain, Norway, Greece, Cyprus, France and Belgium. REVA’s aim is to launch one new electric car per year from 2009 and working through distributors, will be developing a range of sales and after-sales operating models appropriate to each country.

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AUGUST 1, 2018

—Felipe Munoz, JATO’s global analyst. Diesel’s biggest declines took place in Norway (-32%), the UK (-30%), Slovenia (-28%), Finland (-20%) and Belgium (-20%). The Golf was the top-selling car in Germany, Austria, Luxembourg, Latvia and Belgium. of total registrations.

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OCTOBER 25, 2012

New vehicle sales in Europe have reached a nearly 20-year low this year and are expected to remain flat or fall further next year. Specific product announcements include: Plans to introduce 15 global vehicles in Europe within five years as Europe increasingly benefits from the One Ford global product portfolio.

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AUGUST 18, 2021

The Audi e-tron S and e-tron S Sportback are manufactured in a certified carbon-neutral plant in Brussels, Belgium, and first entered production mid-2020 for European markets. Including plug-in hybrid vehicles, Audi plans to electrify approximately 30% of its US model lineup by 2025 and become net CO 2 -neutral globally by 2050.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 10, 2024

Volvo is reportedly shifting EV production to Belgium ahead of schedule. Production of the new Volvo EX30 and EX90 is moving to Belgium to avoid expected tariffs on electric vehicles made in China. Volvo announced it planned to build its new low-cost EX30 at its Ghent plant in Belgium last October.

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AUGUST 26, 2021

Less than a week since its arrival, the Tesla Model Y sales have topped the charts with 790 registrations in August—as of this writing. A few days ago, Tesla started its Model Y invasion in Europe with its first deliveries in several EU territories, including Germany, Belgium, and Norway. Credit: elbilstatistikk ).

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MAY 7, 2021

Volta Trucks’ independent research suggests that the total global addressable market for full-electric trucks in the 7.5t – 19t category will exceed $100 billion by the end of 2025. With Volta Zero models available in the 7.5-tonne, Volta Trucks expects to introduce the Volta Zero in all its four weight variants across all its core markets.

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JULY 1, 2024

delivery of its EX30 budget compact electric vehicle (EV) until 2025, as the company moves production from China to Belgium. The EX30 budget compact EV was expected to go on sale at around $35,000 and hit the U.S. Volvo has officially announced plans to delay U.S. market this summer, though that is no longer the plan, the company says.

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MARCH 9, 2010

liter engine with 203 PS (200 hp, 149 kW) is being launched in the latest 2010 S-MAX, Galaxy and Mondeo models, which are now in production at Ford’s Genk plant in Belgium. Ford EcoBoost engines are a central element in the company’s global powertrain strategy, with annual sales expected to exceed 1.3 million units by 2013.

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JANUARY 14, 2017

At the Brussels Motorshow in Belgium, Renault Pro+ introduced two new electric light commercial vehicles—New Kangoo Z.E. is built in France and will go on sale in Europe from mid-2017. Renault Pro+ is market leader in electric LCV sales in Europe. —Ashwani Gupta - Global Head of Light Commercial Vehicle Business.

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JUNE 26, 2023

The latest findings reflect the rapid growth in global EV sales witnessed over the last 12 months. In its sixth consecutive year, the latest report looks at the view of nearly 25,000 drivers across Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and the UK.

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