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40 New Electric Trucks from Volvo Hit the Road with DB Schenker

December 19, 2024 admin 0 Comments clean transport, db schenker, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, GERMANY, Shipping, volvo, volvo trucks

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 17:49:14 +0000

DB Schenker, one of the largest logistics service providers in the world, has just added 40 electric trucks from Volvo to its fleet in Germany. These are 20-ton trucks and can be used for urban or regional services. The model is the Volvo FM Electric, and it provides 490 kW … [continued]

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Volvo & DHL Begin Autonomous Truck Trials In Texas

December 18, 2024 admin 0 Comments Aurora, autonomous truck, autonomous vehicles, clean transport, daimler truck, dhl, Electric vehicles, freightliner ecascadia, self driving trucks, self-driving vehicles, volvo, volvo trucks

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2024 04:13:03 +0000

Autonomous vehicles are still a dream, although Elon Musk swears Tesla will crack the AV code sooner than later. Last week, Cruise, the autonomous ride hailing service owned by General Motors, went out of existence after the the parent company invested more than $10 billion into the self driving startup. … [continued]

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Developing Boat-To-Grid Technologies In Order To Electrify Marine Environments

December 17, 2024 admin 0 Comments boats, clean transport, electric boats, Electric vehicles, vehicle to grid, volvo, volvo penta

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2024 22:25:00 +0000

Using recreational boats that are simply taking up space for many months of the year to help back up the grid makes practical sense and provides a method to redirect leisure time to a productive asset for the grid. On the path to decarbonize at sea, Volvo Penta is employing … [continued]

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Volvo EX30 Gets Maximum 5-Star Safety Rating from Euro NCAP

December 8, 2024 admin 0 Comments clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, research, volvo, volvo cars, volvo ex30

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2024 20:41:20 +0000

The new(ish) Volvo EX30 has earned another distinguished, and expected, accomplishment. The highly rated and quiet small SUV has earned a 5-star safety rating from the Euro NCAP rating system. That’s the highest possible ranking. “It may be our smallest ever SUV, but the Volvo EX30 is also a proud … [continued]

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Volvo Plugin Vehicle Sales Grow 40%, Equal 48% Of Volvo Sales Globally!

December 8, 2024 admin 0 Comments clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, hybrid electric cars, phev, volvo, volvo cars

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2024 04:55:20 +0000

Several years ago, Volvo stuck its nose out ahead of the competition and said it would be 100% electric by 2030. The company has gradually and quietly moving toward that goal. While other automakers jumped into the EV marketing when it was in vogue but then started grumbling about EVs, … [continued]

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Top Selling Automakers in World for EV Sales

December 7, 2024 admin 0 Comments aion, aito, Audi, BMW, byd, byd sales, changan, chery, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, deepal, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev sales, geely, hybrid electric cars, Hyundai, Kia, leapmotor, li auto, market research, mercedes, phev, research, saic, tesla, tesla sales, toyota, Volkswagen, volkswagen group, volvo, world ev sales, wuling, xpeng, zeekr

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2024 01:20:37 +0000

Following up on our report on the top selling electric vehicle models in the world, here’s a broader look at the top selling auto brands and auto groups/OEMs. Top Selling Auto Brands In October, #1 BYD, now deep into pricing out the competition (fossil fueled and electric…) didn’t disappoint. It … [continued]

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Europe EV Sales Report — In October, 24% of European Auto Sales Had a Plug

December 5, 2024 admin BMW, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Europe, europe ev sales, ev sales, hybrid electric cars, market research, mercedes, Mercedes Benz, phev, research, skoda, skoda enyaq, tesla, tesla model 3, tesla model y, Volkswagen, volkswagen group, volvo

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2024 15:56:08 +0000

Great month for Volkswagen Group Some 252,000 plugin vehicles were registered in Europe in October, rising 2% year over year (YoY), which represents the EV market’s second month of growth since April. Interestingly, BEVs are the ones pushing the market upwards, growing 7% YoY to 170,000 units. PHEVs remain stuck … [continued]

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World EV Sales Report — Top Selling Auto Brands & Groups

November 13, 2024 admin aion, aito, BMW, byd, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev sales, geely, hybrid electric cars, leap motor, li auto, market research, mercedes, phev, research, tesla, Volkswagen, volvo, world ev sales, wuling

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 18:07:54 +0000

We published our report on the world’s top selling EV models yesterday. Now, let’s look at which auto brands and auto groups sold the most plugin vehicles and the most BEVs in September. Top Selling Brands In September, #1 BYD, now deep into pricing out the competition (fossil fueled and electric…) didn’t … [continued]

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Volvo EX90 “Driver Understanding System” Wins TIME Best Inventions Award

November 12, 2024 admin car safety, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Safety, volvo, volvo ex90

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 01:57:01 +0000

We often write about ways driver-assist technology is helping to make driving safer. One of the biggest safety issues on the road, though, is impaired drivers. I’ve known people who were killed by drunk drivers, and most of us probably have. Something other writers and readers here have noted before … [continued]

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53% Of Car Sales in China Are Now Plugins! Full Report

October 25, 2024 admin aito, aito m7, byd, byd dolphin, byd han, byd han ev, byd qin l, byd qin plus, byd seagull, byd seal 06, byd song, byd yuan plus, changan, china ev sales, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev sales, geely, hybrid electric cars, li auto, luxeed s7, market research, phev, research, saic, tesla, volvo, wuling, wuling mini ev

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 00:14:52 +0000

Plugin vehicles are all the rage in the Chinese auto market, with plugins scoring a new record, a little more than 1.1 million sales (in a 2.1-million-unit overall market). That’s up 51% year over year (YoY), compared to the overall market being up 5%. Looking deeper at the numbers, growth came … [continued]

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