Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2021

The technological breakthrough within the HYBRIT ( earlier post ) initiative cuts about 90% of the emissions in connection with steel production and is a decisive step on the road to fossil-free steel. This means that we can meet the climate goals in Sweden, Finland and contribute to reducing emissions throughout Europe.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2020

The system scales through a central interface hub, which can connect in parallel up to five self-contained Voltpacks, each containing three liquid-cooled, industrial-grade battery Voltpack Cores. If further power or storage capacity is needed, this can be fulfilled simply by connecting multiple Voltpack Mobile Systems in parallel.

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Electra Vehicles

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

The electric vehicle industry continues to fortify its advances in all-electric driving with features beyond the battery like Over-the-Air (OTA) updates and Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) connectivity, both of which create smarter, higher performing, and more connected vehicles. Electra's 5G Connectivity for Battery Packs.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2019

Volvo Cars is making its industry-first connected safety technology available across Europe as another step in its ambitions to improve traffic safety. Hazard Light Alert and Slippery Road Alert were first introduced in 2016 on Volvo’s 90 Series cars in Sweden and Norway. —Malin Ekholm.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2020

PowerCell Sweden AB has signed a memorandum of understanding with ABB Power Grids regarding a collaboration around fuel cell based zero emissions stationary power solutions. —Per Wassén, CEO of PowerCell Sweden. PowerCell was founded in 2008 as an industrial spinout from the Volvo Group.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2015

National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS) held its project launching ceremony for the production and research & development joint ventures in Tianjin Binhai Hi-tech zone on 28th June, marking the start of NEVS’ strategic setup in China. NEVS’ Tianjin factory will be focused on new energy vehicles with an annual capacity of 200,000 units.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2018

Volvo Cars, the premium car maker, and leading truck maker Volvo Trucks (independent companies despite the names) are collaborating to share real-time data to expand coverage of the companies’ connected safety technology—cloud-based systems that allow vehicle to communicate with each other and alert drivers of nearby hazards.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2021

With an equity stake in H2 Green Steel, Mercedes-Benz is sending an important signal to accelerate change in the steel industry and increase the availability of carbon-free steel. With the partnership, Mercedes-Benz is tackling one of the biggest challenges in the automotive industry on the road to CO 2 neutrality.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

From model year 2021, Hazard Light Alert and Slippery Road Alert will allow certain Volvo cars to communicate with each other and automatically alert other Volvo drivers via a cloud-based network when the vehicle’s hazard lights are turned on or low friction is detected, and the system is properly connected to the internet.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2017

Volvo started doing exactly this in Sweden and Norway two years ago, in collaboration with local authorities. In 2015, Volvo Cars started a collaboration on sharing safety data with the road administration authorities in Sweden and Norway. —Håkan Samuelsson, President & CEO, Volvo Car Group.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2022

Sundsvall Energi will partner with Liquid Wind to be the host and provide carbon dioxide for the second commercial-scale—100,000 t—electrofuel facility in Sweden. The fuel is intended for the maritime industry to support the transition to carbon neutral shipping.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Set to be an industry first, PanoCinema is a panoramic and immersive digital cockpit, featuring AR and VR technologies. After entering Norway, NIO will introduce its products and user-centric service to Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and Denmark in 2022. ET5 features the latest in display technology. Expansion outside China.

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Get Electric Vehicle

AUGUST 21, 2023

Volvo Trucks fueled the advancements in the industry’s safety and sustainability with inventions like the three-point safety harness, distinctive designs to maximise efficiency, and the first completely integrated sleeper compartment. The electric truck has two 32-meter-long trailers that can each carry 74 tonnes of weight.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

ubli, a leading manufacturer of connector solutions, and global technology company ABB, will explore the development of electrification solutions that will meet the demands of industrial applications. ABB is celebrating 130 years of experience in the mining industry in 2021.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2020

NEVS has presented its new mobility ecosystem: PONS—the first generation of autonomous vehicles with a connected user interface. For the launch in Sweden, NEVS has partnered with AutoX, a leading L4 autonomous driving technology company based in Silicon Valley and Shenzhen. The self-driving vehicle Sango.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

The Volvo Group and Isuzu Motors signed binding agreements to form a strategic alliance within commercial vehicles in order to capture the opportunities in the ongoing industry transformation, in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding signed in December 2019.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

PowerCell Sweden AB has developed a new and improved version of its MS-100 fuel cell system. MS-100 offers a maximum power output of 100 kW and by connecting systems in series, it’s possible to reach megawatt power levels. The MS-100 system is based on the PowerCell S3 fuel cell stack with industry-leading power density.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2021

Polestar, the premium electric car brand from Sweden, announced that its first all-electric SUV will be manufactured in the United States. Polestar’s ability to share a production facility with Volvo Cars highlights the significant industrial and financial synergies it generates as result of its ownership structure.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2014

The chargers will be installed in Denmark and in neighboring countries through partners, including a first collaboration with Öresundskraft in Sweden. Danish electric mobility operator CLEVER will expand its charging network in Denmark and neighboring countries with 100 ABB multi-standard Terra 53 DC fast charging stations.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 31, 2013

The flash stations are connected to the 50kVA electricity network and also have a 3kWh storage unit (supercap) for smoothing peaks in consumption. At the depot station, the bus plugs into a multi-bus supply station connected to the 50 kVA network. In concept, the system is similar to the Oprid B?sbaar

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2018

PowerCell Sweden AB has signed a memorandum of understanding with the German industrial group Siemens AG to enter into a partnership in order to drive forward the integration of fuel cell modules in shipping. Various sub-assemblies can be flexibly and easily connected to the energy supply in ships.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

The demonstration, held together with bus operator Keolis, took place at Keolis’ bus depot just outside of Gothenburg, Sweden. The industry-common charging interface OppCharge is ideally suited for autonomous charging, eliminating the need to connect power cables to the bus in the depot.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2019

A first pilot is intended to start later this year at its manufacturing plant in Torslanda, Sweden. It focuses its investments on strategic technology trends transforming the auto industry, such as artificial intelligence, electrification, autonomous driving and digital mobility services.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

PowerCell Sweden AB signed a contract with Norwegian Havyard Group ASA for the development of the design and the technical specifications for a zero-emissions fuel-cell system. The system may come to be installed on board a vessel that will service the shipping company Havila Kystruten’s new route from Bergen to Kirkenes.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2014

AstaZero is the first full-scale proving ground for future traffic safety solutions, opened in Sweden. AstaZero’s industry partners consist of Volvo Car Group, Volvo Group, Scania, Autoliv and Test Site Sweden. The name Asta (Active Safety Test Area) relates to the facility’s connection to a vision of zero traffic fatalities.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2021

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have developed a nanometric graphite-like anode for sodium ion (Na + storage), formed by stacked graphene sheets functionalized only on one side, termed Janus graphene. The estimated sodium storage up to C 6.9 Na is comparable to graphite for standard lithium ion batteries.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2018

Once completed in 2019, the scale-up and research facility will be used to develop, test and industrialize lithium-ion battery cells before large-scale production. The facility will be built in Västerås, outside of Stockholm, Sweden. Northvolt has entered into strategic industrial partnerships with ABB, Vestas and Scania.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

With the rapid expansion of Scania’s electrified range of trucks, buses and engines, the company plans to, over several years, invest more than 1 billion SEK (US$116 million) in a battery assembly plant in Södertälje, Sweden. Vehicles are parked adjacent to the lab and connected to testing equipment. The company will also invest US18.4

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 26, 2020

ABB has provided electrification, connected control and operations management systems, high-visualization and mobile operator workplaces as part of a global mining partnership to visualize a once-in-a-generation technology shift and reduce climate impact. LKAB’s core business is the mining and processing of iron ore for the steel industry.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2022

On 13 July 2021, the Council of Ministers approved, as the first PERTE, the development of an ecosystem for the manufacture of the Electric and Connected Vehicle, within the scope of the Recovery Plan. The group’s demand for premium cells will be met by Northvolt in Skellefteå, Sweden.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2022

comprises the first mass-produced highly integrated 8-in-1 electric powertrain connecting all electric control units and management systems, and the rigorously tested ultra-safe Blade Battery. BYD’s new generation e-Platform 3.0, BYD e-Platform 3.0 BYD is not just another car manufacturer. The European market is not entirely new to BYD.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2017

The second-generation concept machine is part of an electric site research project that aims to transform the quarry and aggregates industry, reducing carbon emissions by up to 95% and total cost of ownership by up to 25%. Skanska Sweden is providing logistical solutions, application relevance and job site knowledge.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2016

Digital security provider Rambus and Movimento, leading provider of over-the-air (OTA) software lifecycle and data management for the automotive/IoT sectors, have partnered to deliver secure, convenient and personalized OTA vehicle updates critical to safety and performance in the era of the connected car.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 19, 2022

This is the start of a bold new chapter for our marque, our extraordinary clients and the luxury industry. Spectre is the most connected Rolls-Royce in history, and in harnessing the power of the motor car’s Decentralized Intelligence processing capabilities there is more requirement than ever for expert human experience.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 4, 2023

We are the birthplace of the auto industry, and the home of the first mile of concrete road and the first three-way traffic signal. It also comes alongside an additional goal for the state to build a 40-mile “connected corridor” for EVs and self-driving vehicles, running from Detroit to Ann Arbor. Today, thanks to Gov.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2017

billion (US$178 million) in a new foundry in Södertälje, Sweden, in order to triple production capacity and achieve a 50% reduction in energy consumption compared to the technology and methods used in the current foundry. Scania plans to invest about SEK 1.5

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The blaze had allegedly been kicked off by an electric scooter that was connected to a charger on the premises, according to reporting by the investigative tech news site Rest of World. In 2022, there were only 24 EV car fires in Sweden, representing 0.004 percent of battery-powered cars there. percent, or 20 times the frequency.

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