Green Car Congress

JULY 5, 2012

Volvo D13 Euro 6 with EGR and aftertreatment system. Volvo Trucks is introducing a Euro-6-compliant heavy-duty engine, with NO x emissions lowered by 77% and PM emissions halved compared to Euro 5. The Volvo D13 for Euro 6 is based on Volvo’s Euro 5 engine. Click to enlarge. How the system works.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2022

The strategic group of investors consists of automotive venture capital from BMW i Ventures, Volvo Cars Tech Fund and Porsche Ventures—alongside Airbus Ventures, Generali, and existing investors—collectively adding new competencies to help fuel Bcomp’s growth.

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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. Havila Kystruten has been honored with a contract of building four new ships which will be equipped with zero emission solutions. —Per Wassén.

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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. PowerCell was founded in 2008 as an industrial spinout from the Volvo Group. A final agreement is expected to be reached within approximately 12 months.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2011

Volvo Cars, A-hus and Vattenfall recently launched the six-month One Tonne Life project—an attempt by a family (the Lindells) to cut their carbon dioxide yearly emissions from seven tonnes per person to a more sustainable one tonne. Volvo has provided a C30 Electric ( earlier post ) for use in the project.

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EV Adoption

MARCH 3, 2021

This past week was certainly quite a whirlwind of EV news and developments from Volvo’s plans to end production of ICE vehicles by 2030, yet another proposal to reform the federal EV tax credit, chip shortages, Washington state’s plans to ban ICE vehicles by 2030, Lucid Air delay, Fisker to partner with Foxconn, and much, much more.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2015

CRI, founded in 2006 in Reykjavik, Iceland, is developing technology to produce renewable methanol from clean energy and recycled CO 2 emissions. Geely is committed to achieving the long-term goal of zero emissions mobility through a diverse suite of new energy solutions, including renewable methanol vehicle technology. Earlier post.).

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Vehicle OEMs are investing large sums to advance the transition to electric vehicles, even as they lobby governments to water down the emissions regulations that are forcing that transition. The pursuit of contradictory goals is a basic fact of human nature, and the commercial truck industry is no exception.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 3, 2024

The joint venture recently inaugurated a plant at Chakan near Pune which will make emission products and mark a significant expansion from its earlier footprint. This coincided with the onset of Bharat Stage VI emission norms as well as the marathon lockdown that was imposed nationwide as part of the Centre’s efforts to combat the pandemic.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

PowerCell Sweden AB, founded in 2008 as an industrial spinout from the Volvo Group, develops and produces fuel cell stacks and systems for stationary and mobile applications with a world class energy density. The fuel cells are powered by hydrogen, pure or reformed, and produce electricity and heat with no emissions other than water.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 5, 2024

The last diesel-powered Volvo rolls off the assembly line; via Volvo. Volvo, for example, recently built its last-ever diesel vehicle, an XC90 (above), and rolled it straight off the assembly line and into a museum. “They’re not going out and spending money like they were a year ago.” Is it really inflation, or is it EVs?

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Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

In the past few years especially, Redwood has earned the business of several major OEMs, including Ford, Volkswagen Group , and Volvo. Redwood states its recycling and refining of said materials reduces energy by 80%, CO2 emissions by 70%, and water by 80%. The company is quite good at what it does, too.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2016

Investors in SDCmaterials include the venture capital arms of General Motors, Volvo Group, and SAIC Motor as well as BASF Venture Capital. The automotive catalytic converter, developed in the early 1970s primarily by General Motors and BASF/Engelhard and first deployed in 1975, changes exhaust pollutants into CO 2 , water vapor and nitrogen.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2015

million) research project, selected for funding under the Horizon 2020 Programme, to advance the biocatalytic production of drop-in liquid hydrocarbon transportation fuels, requiring only sunlight, CO 2 and water. Volvo Technology AB, Sweden. Volkswagen AG is coordinating a new €6-million (US$6.7-million) Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2015

g/km of NO x over NEDC, the average emission factors rose significantly over WLTC. The findings, the team said, illustrate how diesel NO x emissions are not properly controlled under the current, NEDC-based homologation framework. Emissions were measured over both NEDC (cold-start) and WLTC 2.0 (hot-start) km/h, or 81.50

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Firefighters have consistently reported being unable to extinguish lithium-ion battery fires regardless of how much water they apply to a conflagration. In a 2022 webinar, he described the tools and techniques that were used to put out a raging EV battery fire in 10 minutes using only 750 liters of water. It’s easy to understand why.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 8, 2024

The greatest responsibility for us as a company is dealing with climate change,” says Daimler Trucks as it lobbies the EPA to water down emissions regulations. Not all legacy brands are destined to remain legatic— Hyundai and Volvo are focusing on selling EVs, not trying to wish them away. That shows no signs of happening.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 21, 2024

There’s a big push for zero emission trucks in California right now, in response to California’s new truck regulations. For a zero emission truck, you’ve got basically two choices: batteries, or hydrogen fuel cells. Hydrogen could theoretically be generated by electrolysis of water, powered by clean energy.

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Green Cars News

JULY 2, 2009

The Volvo Group has teamed up with the Swedish Energy Agency and international corporations Midroc and OCAS to invest £15.7million into the development of fuel cells - a move that is expected to create around 100 new positions in the Gothenburg region over the next three years.

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Get Electric Vehicle

MAY 17, 2021

Now they are to take over the skies and waters with futuristic electric planes and yachts being developed. Volvo Trucks has produced the VNR Electric, a zero-emission truck designed for regional use in North America. Volvo Electric Truck. BYD Daimler Motors Change Nikola Motors Volvo. Key Points. You may also like.

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Medium and heavy-duty trucks are responsible for 24 percent of transportation emissions , so it makes sense that they’d get EV alternatives, too. Volvo and BYD are just a few of the automakers already producing and selling electric semi trucks. The Los Angeles Fire Department bought the first electric fire engine in the U.S.

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Setec Powerr

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Ford plans to go all-electric in Europe by 2030, and many other automakers, including Volvo, have a similar strategy. For example, catalytic converters developed by Catagen Ltd in Northern Ireland have helped car manufacturers reduce emissions. Lack of home charging piles. Home charging piles are the most common method of car charging.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2014

Broadly, Navigant expects expansion in both the higher end of the market (thereby putting competitive pressure on Tesla Motors), as Audi, BMW, Cadillac, Mercedes, Saab, and Volvo introduce their first plug-in cars. EVs will reduce vehicle carbon dioxide emissions in the US by more than 1 million tons. million tons. More than 2.2

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2013

The first three engines from the Volvo Car Group’s new two-liter, four-cylinder Drive-E powertrain family will launch this fall. —Lex Kerssemakers, Senior Vice President, Product Strategy and Vehicle Line Management, Volvo Car Group. —Derek Crabb, Vice President Powertrain Engineering at Volvo Car Group.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Electrified auxiliaries such as thermal management modules, electric water pumps or electric oil pumps complete the portfolio. Since 2012 Magna has supplied Volvo with the electrified rear axle drive system (eRAD) featured on the Volvo V60 and S60 plug-in hybrid models.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2018

They are low-noise and are based on the almost unlimited availability of water as a resource. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has set a target to reduce the emissions from commercial shipping with 50% by 2050, which will require a substantial decrease in the use of fossil fuels. —Per Wassén, CEO of PowerCell.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

Aside from a box lunch, a couple of bottles of water and two absolutely delicious chocolate chip cookies, GCC received no compensation, expense reimbursement or branded merchandise from GM to attend the event. GM says it is committed to establishing a harmonized national program to improve fuel economy and lower greenhouse gas emissions.

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Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 27, 2024

The e:FCEV advances the company’s zero emissions goals–100-percent of its vehicles will be battery electric or fuel cell electric models by 2040, and the company will reach carbon neutrality by 2050. The by-product is water vapor that harmlessly drips from the tailpipe, making the e:FCEV a zero-emission vehicle.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 18, 2024

Innovative Technology for Emissions-free Driving Mirai translates as future in Japanese. The state has recognized hydrogen-powered cars as part of its drive to zero-out tailpipe emissions (and the resulting dangerous smog) for three decades and helped support the development of vehicles and infrastructure.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2009

Right: Installation in Volvo demonstrator with INA damper. The CPT SpeedStart B-ISG system can deliver up to a 5% reduction in CO 2 emissions over the New European Drive Cycle when integrated into a modern powertrain, with the potential for even greater savings in real world urban driving situations. Left: The SpeedStart B-ISG.

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Charged EVs

AUGUST 17, 2022

Underneath, EV electrical architectures share a lot in common, and our integrations are actually very straightforward, whether it’s an aftermarket accessory as a kit or, as we’re doing with Volvo Cars, an OEM-installed solution. We have lower EMF emissions than the people who are trying to do low-power wireless.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The EPA is currently finalizing new rules to limit truck emissions, and a group of manufacturers including Ford, Cummins, BorgWarner and Eaton has broken with the industry to support the upcoming “Phase 3” heavy duty emissions rules, while the rest of the industry, led by Volvo and Daimler, continues to lobby against them.

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Charged EVs

APRIL 19, 2023

That’s part of the competitive advantage of Zeem Solutions (the name stands for ZEro EMissions). This is LADWP [Los Angeles Department of Water and Power] and this is LAWA, so you’d imagine that there’s some sort of priority. We’re going to have no problems getting the power we need.” There’s just not. You must have a lot of scale.

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Land-based mining is already fraught with environmental destruction, emissions, human rights abuses , and mountains of waste, as well as precarious global supply chains. And with much of the world's high-grade resources already spent, companies have turned to low-grade mining resources that produce more waste and emissions.

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Charged EVs

MAY 18, 2021

Federal emissions and fuel economy regulations have been instrumental in encouraging (or coercing) automakers to produce EVs, and to make their legacy vehicles cleaner. The Trump administration attempted to throw this process into reverse by watering down the federal standards. Charged : So, the EPA regulates emissions of pollutants.

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Teslarati

JUNE 18, 2024

By using our products, Tesla customers avoided releasing over 20 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions in 2023. But to continue the exponential growth in greenhouse gas emission avoidance, we not only have to get our products into as many customers hands as possible, but we also need to increase the utilization of our products.

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