As the Shanghai International Automotive City Group (SIAC) marked the first anniversary of its EV Campaign, Volvo delivered 15 C30 electric cars to the city for a test drive project called EV100 Days. Selected members of the public will drive the C30s for three months, as Volvo collects data about the new model’s performance on… Read more »
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VIDEO: Volvo unboxes its new V60 diesel PHEV
Volvo has released a triad of videos to tout the launch of the plug-in version of its V60 wagon.
VIDEO: Volvo’s XC60 PHEV is headed for Detroit
The new concept car builds on technology developed for the V60 PHEV diesel wagon, which Volvo calls its “most technically advanced model ever.”
Volvo V60 plug-in diesel goes on sale in January
Volvo spared no hype as it announced today that its V60 diesel PHEV will go on sale in Europe at the beginning of 2012, with a starting price of 57,000 euros.
VIDEO: Volvo’s C30 EV gets ready for the road
Volvo has released a series of 10 videos guaranteed to raise an EV geek’s pulse rate to 400 volts.
Volvo to sell first V60 diesel PHEV in 2012
Volvo’s V60 Plug-in Hybrid, a sporty wagon that debuted at this year’s Geneva Auto Show, will go on sale in Europe in 2012, the company announced this week.
Lectron cranks out 12,000 units per week of its NACS-to-CCS EV charging adapter
Since Tesla opened up its Supercharger network, demand from drivers of other brands of EVs has been massive. So massive that Lectron, a provider of portable chargers, adapters and charging stations for all charging standards, has ramped up production of its NACS-to-CCS adapter to as many as 12,000 units per week. “Our expanded production guarantees… Read more »
Software and maintenance—the keys to making fleet EV charging work?
Q&A with EO Charging’s John Walsh How is providing charging infrastructure for EV fleets like running a web site or a cell phone network? All of these worthy endeavors (among others) depend on a stack, which is a hip way of describing a system of interrelated hardware and software products that function together. Some layers… Read more »
TIME names InductEV’s wireless EV charging solution a 2024 Best Invention
InductEV, a pioneer in inductive wireless vehicle charging, has announced that its technology has been named as a TIME Best Invention for 2024. TIME’s editors selected the Pennsylvania-based company’s technology for its annual list of 200 groundbreaking inventions, based on a number of factors, including originality, efficacy, ambition and impact. It’s common for consumer publications… Read more »
Constellium-led research project achieves weight reduction in EV battery enclosures
Paris-based global aluminum products manufacturer Constellium has announced that its ALuminium Intensive Vehicle Enclosures (ALIVE) collaborative research project has achieved weight savings in its structural aluminum EV battery enclosures. The project reduced the weight of the enclosures by between 12% and 35% compared to existing aluminium and steel OEM designs, while meeting or exceeding performance targets…. Read more »