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Volvo Cars has published a lifecycle analysis report on its second fully electriccar, the C40 Recharge, which shows the potential CO 2 reductions if a car is built and charged using clean energy sources. When charging with electricity generated through fossil fuels, that difference becomes much smaller.
Volvo Cars formally inaugurated a new battery assembly line at its Belgian manufacturing plant in Ghent, where it will start building its first fully electriccar, the XC40 Recharge P8, later this year. Volvo XC40 Recharge powertrain. The XC40 Recharge P8 is the first of a family of fully electric Volvos.
Volvo Cars reported global sales of 60,398 cars in May, up 31% compared with the same month last year. The company’s fully electriccars were the main contributor to the growth, rising 196% during the period to 10,826 units (). The share of fully electriccars stood at 18%.
Volvo Cars reported global sales of 51,286 cars in February, up 22% compared to the same month last year and a record for the month of February. The sales growth was led by the company’s Recharge line up of fully electric and plug-in hybrid cars.
Volvo Car Corporation is testing a 22 kW, three-phase on-board charger for electriccars that cuts recharging time for a current EV down to 1.5 The new charger will be installed and evaluated in a number of Volvo C30 Electriccars. Click to enlarge.
The contract between the two companies provides that e.motor Advance will deliver 100 sets of its drivetrain and battery pack systems to Foton for their Midi-E electriccar. AC Propulsion notes that this is the first deal where a US-based company will supply the major EV components for a China-built EV.
Volvo Cars introduced the XC40 Recharge, the company’s first fully electriccar and the first model to appear in its brand new Rechargecar line concept. The XC40 Recharge, based on the multi-award-winning and best-selling XC40 small SUV, is the first of a family of fully electric Volvos.
AV) to supply, install and support a network of public electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in seven South Carolina cities. AV offers a range of products and services, such as Level 2 charging stations for the home, and public and Level 3 fast charge public stations that can recharge a car battery in as little as 10 minutes.
Sales of Volvo Cars’ Recharge models made up for 33.0% of all Volvo cars sold globally during the month. Sales of fully electriccars increased by 229.5% In the first two months of the year, Volvo Cars sold 89,628 cars, a decline by 18.8% Recharge sales increased by 7.0% of total sales.
Hitachi’s V2X Charger is the first recharger that not only recharges an electriccar but can also discharge the energy back into the building/grid providing different flexibilities including kW, ?kW, The car battery therefore acts as an energy storage source, as well as an emergency power supply.
Using its scientific expertise and collection of geological specimens, the Museum is collaborating with leading researchers to identify resource and environmental implications of the transition to green energy technologies including electriccars. This will demand a 20% increase in UK generated electricity.
If theres one thing we could do now to hasten the transition to electric vehicles , its this: Build a robust public EV-charging infrastructure. If equipment costs were lower, they say, they would install more recharging stations. In an electriccar thats charging, the green ground wire in the charging cable becomes the path to ground.
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Ltd to supply its fast charging lithium-ion batteries for Jiangsu Duke’s 20,000 electronic sports cars in 2015. Jiangsu Duke New Energy Automobile specializes in research and development, design and manufacture of its Supercar-branded electric sports cars.
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The company said that full year sales performance was affected by challenges across the supply chain as well as production restraints caused by component shortages and COVID-related lockdowns in China. In the month of December, Volvo Car USA sold 11,111 cars, up 6.4%compared compared with the same month last year.
In February, the two companies had announced a joint development agreement to develop further Phinergy’s aluminum-air primary (non-rechargeable) battery technology ( earlier post ). The Alcoa-Phinergy car will be on display at the conference today and tomorrow. kWh/kg of Al—second only to the Li-air battery (13.0 Earlier post.).
Siemens Corporate Technology , Siemens’ research organization, supplied the drive systems for the prototypes of two electriccars shown at the Geneva Motor Show. LTC/Gaia supplied a battery pack for the eRUF built with 45 Ah cells. The powertrain components for the eRUF. Source; Siemens CT. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)
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While production has continued to gradually improve, retail deliveries were held back due to an increase of cars in transit. The supply situation continues to ease, but component shortages will remain a constraining factor, the company said. Sales of Volvo Cars’ Recharge (electrified) models increased by 11.5%
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At the Frankfurt Motor Show earlier this year, Yang Woong-chul, vice president of the Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group, said that within the group, Kia will focus on electriccars, while Hyundai will work on plug-in hybrids and hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles. Earlier post.). seconds), while top speed is 130 km/h (81 mph).
Volvo Cars and energy company Göteborg Energi signed a letter of intent regarding cooperation in the area of electrical vehicles and recharge infrastructure. Under the agreement, Volvo will provide 10 Volvo C30 Electriccars ( earlier post ), with delivery starting during this autumn. Ener1’s US battery subsidiary.
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As part of several technology demonstration projects under study, Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) has purchased six Coulomb Technologies electric vehicle charging stations from Carbon Day Automotive, Chicago, Ill. Electriccars and trucks charged at the stations will have their emissions offset through renewable energy.
Peugeot is also a partner in the consortium VTLIB’ (Veolia urban transport), still in the running as a candidate for the Autolib’ project, a future electriccar self-service system planned for Paris and nearby suburbs in 2011. The unit operates on a three-phase 380 V supply (supplied directly from the country’s electrical network).
The Volvo C30 Electric is powered by a 24 kWh Li-ion battery pack (22.7 kWh used to power the car) that is recharged via a regular wall socket. The Lindells will charge the electricalcar in a smart charging station in the carport. Solar cells on the house roof and exterior provide the house with electricity.
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of the global car parc (2 billion units) projected for then. Demand already supplied by EV manufacturers is from ‘early adopters’ and fleets, and the motivations and behaviour of these buyers are substantially different from the behaviours of the majority of new and used car buyers, in mature and emerging markets alike.
The CARe 500, an electriccar based on the Fiat 500, is now available from €23,900 (US$32,900). This price does not include batteries, which can be leased fore €150, including a flat-rate fee for electricity. The CARe 500 recharges in 6 to 8 hours using a normal 230 V power socket.
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In what has been the transmission tunnel since the days of the Countach, there is a lithium-ion battery instead, which powers the electric motors. The electric motors boost power delivery at low revs and can also turn the new LB744 into a purely electriccar, reducing overall CO 2 emissions by 30% compared to the Aventador Ultimae.
The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) is trialing a bus application for its Online Electric Vehicle (OLEV) technology, a dynamic wireless charging technology that recharges a vehicle’s battery while the vehicle is in motion. Earlier post.)
In addition, electriccars transporting attendees around Davos will be able to recharge their batteries at eight newly installed ABB fast-charging stations. ABB also supplies the railway sector with innovative and energy-efficient technologies such as a traction transformer and converter made primarily in Switzerland.
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The IDTechEx report includes the supply chain and energy storage capacities for various battery swapping players. In cars, ‘pack swap’ is the dominant swapping mode. An electriccar with a swappable battery has extra flexibility: it can be recharged at a charging station or the battery swapped out at a battery swapping station.
Hertz On Demand, the global car sharing club, and IBM are piloting a smart charging program in Germany. Hertz On Demand in Germany will supplyelectric vehicles to the car share fleet used by IBM employees to drive between Stuttgart Airport and the company’s campus in Ehningen, about 30 km (18.6 miles) away.
The performance of the ReFactory will also relate to the ability to generate closed-loop supply flows with controlled costs (reuse, recycling for repair), and to develop new value-added skills (retrofitting, dismantling, fleet maintenance, preparation of batteries for the second life, etc.)
Electric vehicle manufacturer Think Global and Ener1, one of its battery partners, are supplying a fully integrated electric drivetrain powered by a lithium-ion battery system to Japan Post for the conversion of delivery vehicles as part of a comprehensive road-testing program. The converted EV. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).
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Volvo C30 DRIVe Electric. Backed by research support from the Swedish Energy Agency, Volvo Cars is initiating development of a fuel cell system that can extend an electriccar’s operating range. Volvo Cars is working together with the company PowerCell Sweden AB on this project. Click to enlarge.
The plan reportedly included sharp spending cuts, extensive layoffs, an expansion of activity in other countries, offering battery recharging services to other electric carmakers, and offering a new and cheaper plan to leasing companies. If the company’s new CEO is on his way out, we’re talking about a managerial pile-up.”.
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