Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2023

Volvo Trucks has delivered an electric truck for heavy transport to a haulier in Gothenburg, Sweden. Mattsson Åkeri in Gothenburg, Sweden is one of them, and the company has now bought three heavy electric Volvo FH trucks from Volvo. We charge with green electricity and thus get no CO2 emissions.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2022

A team at Chalmers University in Sweden has analyzed the results of the integration of a chemical looping gasification (CLG) process with a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS) process and found that this biomass-to-liquids process can produce FT crude with net-negative CO 2 emissions. Kumar et al. A high H 2 /CO ratio (>1.6) 2c00819.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2021

Together with its steel suppliers, the company is retooling its supply chain to focus on the prevention and reduction of CO 2 emissions rather than compensation. Benz sedan is, for example, made from about 50% steel, which accounts for about 30% of CO 2 emissions in production. H2GS will establish operations in Boden and Luleå.

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JANUARY 3, 2023

Sweden’s auto market saw plugin electric vehicle share continue to grow strongly in December, reaching a record 74.6%, up from 60.7% Sweden’s Best Selling BEVs. It’s great to see Sweden’s own local auto brand coming back to strength in the country’s BEV transition. year on year. share of the market.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

As a WWF partner, the Volvo Group’s truck companies will undertake to reduce the CO 2 -emissions from vehicles manufactured between 2009 and 2014 by 13 million tons. The amount equals the total amount that is being emitted from Sweden in three months. The Volvo Group will also reduce CO 2 -emissions from its production plants by 0.5

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Aiming for its carbon emissions to be less than 100 g co2/km, Pininfarina and Vidde are collaborating to create an environmentally sustainable snowmobile that, beyond being electric, is designed to maximise the product life span, taking a circular standpoint.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2014

two full-length trailers—between Södertälje and Helsingborg in Sweden. Scania gathered data while transporting materials under realistic operating conditions between its production units in Södertälje, Sweden and Zwolle in the Netherlands. The Swedish Transport Agency has now granted permission to operate tandem truck rigs of 31.5

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2016

The aim of the HYBRIT (Hydrogen Breakthrough Ironmaking Technology) project is to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from ironmaking to zero by eliminating the need to use fossil fuel for iron ore reduction. The project will also mean a major contribution to a fossil-free Sweden. Feasibility study-pilot plant trials from 2018-2024.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2014

The average CO 2 emissions level of a new car sold in 2013 was 127 g CO 2 /km; the target for 2015 was 130 g/km. The average per-km CO 2 emissions for gasoline-fueled cars was 128.62 EEA noted that manufacturers will have to keep reducing emissions levels to meet the target of 95g CO 2 /km by 2021. grams; for diesel, 127.16

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2019

With our holistic approach to e-mobility in the bus sector, which consists of an electric city bus and consulting, we are already making a significant contribution to the locally emission-free public transport of the future and air pollution control in urban areas. eCitaro vehicles were also delivered to Luxembourg and Switzerland.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Carbon dioxide emissions from these rigs would be able to be significantly reduced if these faults were rectified by as much as 15%, according to a large-scale test that tyre manufacturer Michelin carried out in partnership with Volvo Trucks. Two-thirds of Europe’s truck rigs are driving around with incorrect wheel alignment.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

The Resolution calls for a comprehensive climate policy and “ stresses that in addition to considering CO 2 emission reductions, it should place emphasis on strategies that can produce the fastest climate response ,” specifically strategies to cut black carbon soot, HFCs, methane, and ground-level ozone.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2013

Volvo Buses’ new plug-in hybrid buses will begin field tests in Gothenburg, Sweden this month. The conventional hybrid offers up to 37% fuel savings compared to a diesel version and 40-50% lower exhaust emissions. 7900 Volvo Plugin Hybrid Charging at Redbergsplatsen in Gothenburg. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2010

The seventeen EU countries that levy passenger car taxes partially or totally based on the car’s carbon dioxide emissions and/or fuel consumption are: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2013

kg CNG/100 km and CO 2 emissions of 79 g/km. The SEAT Mii Ecofuel’s low consumption and emissions figures are supported through standard fit fuel-saving Ecomotive Technology, including a Start/Stop system and a Brake Energy Recovery system. m 2 ); and an efficiently matched engine/transmission combination.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

The average gap between official fuel consumption figures and actual fuel use for new cars in the EU has reached 42%, according to the latest update by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) to its on-going research into vehicle fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions. United Kingdom), km77.com Source: The ICCT. Peter Mock.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 27, 2024

The final diesel-powered model was an XC90, a large SUV with a turbocharged inline 2-liter four-cylinder engine, which rolled off its production line yesterday in Torslanda, Sweden. The car will head to the World of Volvo museum in Gothenburg, where it will be on display for anyone wanting to ponder the noxious emissions of yore.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

liter EcoBoost that will be the first non-hybrid gasoline-powered family car in Europe to offer 99 g/km CO2 emissions. New “cold testing” technology was also introduced, allowing engines to be tested without being started—reducing fuel usage and CO 2 emissions from the process by 66%. Earlier post.)

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Drive Electric

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Drive Electric Submission: Emissions Reduction Plan Discussion Document. The Emissions Reduction Plan (ERP) has the opportunity to be that plan. E-mobility is an important component to a zero emissions transport system, but is still just a component. . 24 November 2021 . Executive Summary . It’s time to play catch-up.

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Baua Electric

MAY 14, 2024

With roots in Sweden, it has expanded into a second headquarters in the US. By reshaping container transportation in Jebel Ali Port, we aim to set a new standard for sustainable transport practices, significantly curbing CO2 emissions.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 18, 2024

Volvo claims the LNG truck emits 20% less CO2 compared to equivalent diesel-run trucks, and there’s no CO2 emission if BioLNG is used to power the trucks. Let’s try and see how we can expand it,” says Arun Bhagavathi, Head – Network Design, Delhivery. So we are already way on our way (in tapping India).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

mpg US) NEDC in the S90 with emissions down to 114 g/km CO 2. A new automatic 6-speed transmission coupled to the D3 will deliver 114 g/km CO2 and 4.3 These two new connected safety systems will go live in Sweden and Norway initially with a planned roll-out to other markets. l/100 km (54.7

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Green Cars News

MAY 23, 2009

Sweden has long been the envy of Europe in terms of its environmental reputation and now its taxi fleets are getting in on the act. It is hoped that within two years, Taxi Stockholm will have halved its emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and will average just 104grams per passenger kilometre.

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Green Car Congress

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. g/km—in model year 2016. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

Increased availability of low CO 2 sources of electricity and hydrogen could counter-intuitively delay, rather than accelerate, a large-scale transition to an electric and/or hydrogen vehicle fleet, according to a new study by researchers from Ford Motor Company and Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden. Wallington et al.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2016

Truck Platooning involves trucks driving a short distance apart using automated driving technology; platooning offers benefits in terms of fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions, safety and the flow of traffic. The truck platoons will all depart from their home base or production location.

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Driivz

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

Mer operates in Norway, Sweden, UK and Germany within both public charging network and charging solutions for private homes, multi homes, fleets, business and local authorities. The Mer Group is the multinational EV charging business owned by Statkraft, Europe’s largest producer of renewable energy.

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Push EVs

MARCH 8, 2023

Sweden refused to release the findings of its October 2022 investigation, citing “ national security “. million tons of CO2 in climate damage ! The average modern combustion-only car emits around 100 grams of CO2 per km, and travels ~12,000 km per year in Norway, so releases around 1.2 tons of CO2 per year.

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Push EVs

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The January auto market was highly anomalous due to the new year’s introduction of tighter auto emissions and tax increases, which had pulled sales forward into December. For a recap on what the new emissions and tax changes involve, take a look back at my summary in last month’s report. Norway saw plugin electric vehicles take 76.3%

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MAY 9, 2023

Although these introduced some BEV taxes for the first time, mostly falling on heavy and expensive BEV models, taxes fell harder still on vehicles with CO2 emissions. PHEVs, with their middling emissions ratings, are taxed somewhere in between.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 22, 2012

CO2 emissions from commercial vehicles could be reduced by 95% if diesel fuel was replaced with Bio-DME (Di-Methyl-Ether), an ongoing project has suggested.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2019

The slowdown was especially pronounced in advanced economies; 27 countries saw an increase or stagnation in average vehicle CO 2 emissions in the two years up to 2017. A total of 27 countries—including Sweden, Canada and the United Kingdom—saw the fuel economy of their fleets stagnate or worsen from 2015 to 2017.

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Green Cars News

JULY 2, 2009

In an effort to accelerate the introduction of fuel cell cars to the market, the parties will make a joint investment of SEK 200million in Powercell Sweden AB. The fuel cells will be charged with hydrogen gas, which is then converted into electricity, water and carbon dioxide (CO2) via a chemical reaction.

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Push EVs

JANUARY 5, 2023

Petrol vehicles also saw a relative sales surge ahead of increased emissions taxes. There are many separate vehicle tax categories in Norway, from simple sales taxes (VAT), to NOx tax, CO2 tax, weight tax, and more. Furthermore, there are also increased taxes for combustion vehicles, most notably related to CO2 emissions.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 24, 2011

An exciting experiment to see if an ordinary Swedish family can cut their carbon emissions from the average of eight tonnes a year per person to just one tonne using modern technology got under way last week. Run as a collaboration between house builder A-Hus, energy company Vattenfall and car maker Volvo, the six month [.].

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Green Cars News

MAY 26, 2009

Efforts to reduce the emissions of goods transport have proved successful after the results of the joint project KNEG (Climate-Neutral Good Transportation by Road) were presented at the Logistics & Transport fair in Gothenburg, Sweden. The 2008 members managed to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 120,000 tonnes.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 2, 2012

An all-new premium hatchback, the V40 will be the first Volvo diesel with CO2 emissions of just 94g/km, when it takes to the stand at the Geneva Motor Show. "The Next week will see Volvo lift the lid on its latest model – the V40. "The all-new V40 is the first new model that is fully [.].

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