EVs At 51.6% Share In Sweden — Volkswagen ID.7 Best Seller

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:27:40 +0000

January’s auto sales saw plugin EVs at 51.6% share in Sweden, down slightly YoY from 52.5% in January 2024. BEV share was fractionally up YoY, while PHEV share was slightly down. Overall auto volume was 19,632 units, up some 14% YoY. The Volkswagen ID.7 was the best selling BEV. January’s … [continued]

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Worksite in Sweden Reaches 50% Electrification

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2025 04:57:22 +0000

Electric heavy-duty construction equipment is becoming all the rage, becoming one of the hot new areas of the electrification era. Now, a worksite in Sweden, where there’s an extra focus on achieving freedom from fossil fuels, has reached 50% electrification. In particular, this is thanks to Volvo CE electric machines. … [continued]

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Sweden Begins Construction on World’s Second Deep Geological Repository for Spent Nuclear Fuel

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2025 19:10:42 +0000

Sweden has broken ground on its final repository for spent nuclear fuel (SNF)—a milestone reached after 40 years of research and development—making it the world’s second deep geological repository (DGR) […]

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EVs Take 62.8% Share in Sweden — 2024 a Year to Forget

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Sun, 05 Jan 2025 12:37:47 +0000

December saw plugin EVs take 62.8% share in Sweden, down slightly from 63.1% in December 2023. BEV share increased year over year (YoY), but was outweighed by falling PHEV share. Overall auto volume was 26,237 units, down by 10% YoY. The Tesla Model Y remained the best selling BEV, for … [continued]

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Next-Gen “Massless” EV Batteries Could Weigh Nothing At All

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2025 15:38:29 +0000

“Massless” EV batteries are designed to pull double duty as structural elements that add no extra weight to a vehicle, increasing battery range by an estimated 70%.

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Solaris to Deliver First EU Battery Passport–Compliant Buses

Credit to Author: Raymond Tribdino| Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2024 11:44:08 +0000

Berlin’s BVG transit system has received the world’s first series-produced electric bus with a battery passport: the Solaris Urbino 18 electric. In a press statement, Solaris said the deliveries put BVG three years ahead of EU regulations, which will require a battery passport in all electric vehicles starting in 2027. … [continued]

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Lessons For Europe & North America From Northvolt Collapse

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2024 04:50:39 +0000

The European Union lost a few things in the past week. The least of them was a couple of billion euros of loans and grants. A big one was a new supply of fresh and shiny Europe-made batteries. The biggest was a belief that anything China could do, they could … [continued]

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EVs At 61.7% Share In Sweden — BEVs Still Floundering

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2024 12:01:11 +0000

November’s auto sales saw plugin EVs at 61.7% share in Sweden, up slightly YoY from 60.6% in November 2023. BEV share fell back YoY, while PHEV share increased. Overall auto volume was 24,844 units, down some 2% YoY. The Tesla Model Y was again the best selling BEV. November’s sales … [continued]

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Trial Run at Finland’s Onkalo Repository Sets Stage for World’s First Spent Nuclear Fuel Disposal

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2024 11:06:31 +0000

Finland is making significant strides in a trial run that will demonstrate the entire process for the safe disposal of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) at Onkalo on Olkiluoto Island—the world’s first permanent

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