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☆ You don't need an electric vehicle with a long range — buy one you can afford instead
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( Alexa St. John | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Many prospective electric car buyers worry about an EV's range, or how far it goes on a charge. But with new battery tech and more available charging, range shouldn't be a prime factor. But some experts say that in picking the right electric car, that last question of range is becoming less important — and less helpful. That's because in reality, most drivers don't need long-range EVs. "You don't need batteries that go 800 miles when it's convenient and easy and quick to recharge every 300 miles.

Its other major shareholder, PSD Investment, will provide the same amount through "direct and indirect financial and liquidity support," Polestar said. "We welcome the continued support from our major shareholders at a time when the capital markets are volatile and unpredictable," Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath said in a statement. Volvo, like other major carmakers, has in recent years invested heavily in making its own electric vehicles and has also said it was committed to supporting Polestar. Volvo aims to sell only fully electric cars by 2030, while Polestar has a goal to launch three more cars by 2026. In February, Volvo formed a joint venture with battery manufacturer Northvolt to build a battery plant in Gothenburg which would produce battery cells specifically for electric Volvo and Polestar cars.

☆ How United Airlines expects electric planes to change the way passengers make travel decisions
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Tim Mullaney | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

As electric cars and SUVs move toward 5% of the new-car market in the U.S. and 9% globally, few airlines have made any major push toward electric planes. Sustainability plans being pursued by American Airlines , Delta Air Lines and Southwest Airlines barely mention electric planes. "Go back to the 1990s, there were hundreds of small aircraft serving a lot of communities that have now lost service." "There are literally dozens of companies that wouldn't have worked that are now viable startups that you'll hear about United Airlines and United Ventures investing in in the coming months." Most likely, electric planes will serve small markets, hydrogen-powered planes will serve medium-sized passenger loads, and SAF-powered jet engines will serve major cities.

Oct 27 (Reuters) - Swedish automaker Volvo Cars (VOLCARb.ST) expects lower wholesale volumes this year, it said on Thursday as it reported a drop in third-quarter operating profit, hit by higher costs and lower volumes. The Gothenburg-based company now expects 2022 wholesale volumes to be "slightly lower" compared with the year before, down from a previous forecast for better wholesales volumes than in 2021. In addition, Volvo said it had been forced to conduct spot buying of semiconductors to fill production shortfall and logistics costs, in addition to mounting raw material costs that all hurt its operating profit. Only this week, the shortage saw Volvo having to shut one of its Swedish factories for a week. Stockholm-listed Volvo, majority owned by Chinese automotive company Geely Holding [RIC:RIC:GEELY.UL], said its quarterly operating profit fell to 2.1 billion Swedish crowns ($193.41 million) from 3.3 billion a year ago.

☆ Truck maker Volvo to build battery modules plant in Belgium
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

STOCKHOLM, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Swedish truck maker Volvo Group (VOLVb.ST) said on Wednesday its plant in Ghent in Belgium would start to produce battery modules in 2025. "The investment decision to install battery module manufacturing capacity in Ghent is another important step for the Volvo Group to shape its future value chain for battery systems," it said in a statement. The new manufacturing line would be able to use battery cells both from partners and from a planned battery cell plant in Sweden, Volvo Group said. Volvo Group has an ambition that at least 35% of vehicles sold will be electric by 2030. Its plant in Gothenburg in Sweden builds heavy-duty electric trucks, and the Ghent truck factory will start doing so too next year.

☆ Truck maker AB Volvo posts third-quarter earnings slightly below forecasts
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Volvo trucks are seen for sale in Linden, New Jersey, U.S., May 23, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew KellyOct 20 (Reuters) - Swedish truck maker AB Volvo (VOLVb.ST) posted third-quarter core earnings slightly below market forecasts on Thursday and warned rising costs related to energy, materials and supply chain disruptions would continue to pose a challenge. The operating profit of the Gothenburg-based manufacturer rose to 11.87 billion Swedish crowns from 9.40 billion a year ago, missing the mean forecast of 11.96 billion seen by analysts polled by Refinitiv. Volvo also kept its forecasts for truck registrations in the company's European and North American markets unchanged at 300,000 in each region for 2022. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Marie Mannes, Editing by Michael KahnOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ 7 companies poised to cash in on the $30 billion hydrogen commercial-vehicle market by winning over giants like Amazon
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Andrew Moseman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Rising fuel costs, the possibility of stricter emissions regulations to come, and questions about battery supplies, have all increased the appeal of zero-emission fuel cells. Volvo TrucksVolvo GroupCEO: Martin LundstedtMarket Cap: $32.97 billionHQ: Gothenburg, SwedenVolvo Trucks said in June 2022 it had begun testing hydrogen fuel-cell trucks. In the latter case, Plug Power has provided Amazon with more than 15,000 fuel cells to replace the batteries in its warehouse forklifts since 2016. Plug just signed a new deal to provide the behemoth with the liquid hydrogen necessary to run its fuel-cell vehicles starting in 2025. As part of a deal with Weichai group, Ballard is building fuel cells in China to power fuel-cell vehicles in that market.

☆ 'Doomsday' glacier — which could raise sea levels by several feet if melted — is 'holding on by its fingernails' says new study
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-06 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A body of ice known as the "Doomsday Glacier" could melt faster than predicted, a new study says. The Thwaites Glacier protects the West Antarctic ice sheet, and researchers watch it closely. The melting of the Thwaites Glacier — which is around the size of Florida — could raise sea levels by up to two feet. A 3D-rendered view of the multibeam bathymetry (seafloor shape) colored by depth, collected by Rán across a seabed ridge, just in front of Thwaites Ice Shelf. Rán, a Kongsberg HUGIN autonomous underwater vehicle, amongst sea ice in front of Thwaites Glacier, after a 20-hour mission mapping the seafloor.

☆ Meet 11 people leading the aviation industry's push to slash emissions and ditch fossil fuels
▼ + stars: | 2022-05-31 | by ( Maia Anderson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Experts have estimated that aviation is responsible for nearly 2% of global greenhouse-gas emissions and 2.5% of carbon-dioxide emissions. Some aviation giants, like United, are signing purchase agreements to buy electric aircraft. Today he serves as CEO and chairman of the company, which aims to be a pioneer in electric aircraft. In 2000 he founded Aviation Technology Group, which developed the ATG Javelin very light jet before ceasing operations in 2007. He is also a founding member of the Nordic Network for Electric Aviation.

☆ Шведские врачи против массовой вакцинации: «Не вакцинируйте молодых и здоровых»
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-07 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: +3 min

Группа из 28 шведских медицинских экспертов в открытом письме призвала вакцинировать против COVID-19 только людей из групп риска, но не молодых людей и здоровых. В противном случае мы рискуем повторить фатальные ошибки, допущенные при вакцинации от свиного гриппа», – написали эксперты в письме, цитируемом Sputnik Italia. Вскоре против свиного гриппа была разработана вакцина, и по всему миру ввели 60-90 миллионов доз. Фактором, который сбивает с толку, является то, что вирус свиного гриппа вызывает нарколепсию, что затрудняет определение истинной причины этого эффекта. Предупреждение шведских специалистов противоречит общей стратегии вакцинации, реализованной Шведским агентством общественного здравоохранения, государственным эпидемиологом Андерсом Тегнеллом и координатором кампании по вакцинации Ричардом Бергстремом.

Persons: Свен Роман, Нильс Литторин, Андерс Тегнелл, Ричард Бергстрем, Роман, Бергстрем Organizations: Sputnik, AstraZeneca, Лундский университет, Шведское агентство общественного здравоохранения, Ассоциация фармацевтической промышленности, Твиттер Locations: Gothenburg, Европа, Северная Европа, Швеция

☆ Suedia se confruntă cu o criză acută de spermă. Potenţialii donatori evită spitalele din cauza pandemiei
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-17 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: 1 min

Suedia se confruntă cu o criză acută de spermă întrucât potenţialii donatori evită spitalele în contextul pandemiei. Drept urmare, timpul de aşteptare pentru inseminare a crescut de la şase luni la doi ani şi jumătate. În oraşele Gothenburg şi Malmo rezervele s-au terminat, iar în Malmo sunt pe punct de a se epuiza. Pentru a face faţă acestei crize, specialiştii au început să caute potenţiali donatori pe reţelele de socializare. Ei însă spun că doar jumătate dintre bărbaţii care se arată dispuşi să doneze spermă sunt eligibili.

Persons: inseminare Locations: Suedia, Gothenburg, Europei

☆ Volvo сделает родной Гётеборг «зелёным полигоном»
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-13 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: +1 min

Константин Болотов, ДРАЙВВ Гётеборге расположены штаб-квартира Volvo, головной автозавод, музей и «центр фирменного опыта» (Brand Experience Centre). «Мы хотим участвовать в создании городов будущего и теперь можем взять на себя ответственность в нашем родном городе», — говорит босс Хокан Самуэльссон. Компания Volvo выступила с инициативой «Зелёная зона Гётеборга» (Gothenburg Green City Zone) и получила одобрение местных властей. «По сути, мы инициируем проект, направленный на ограничение количества автомобилей в городе, что полностью соответствует целям нашей компании», — отмечает гендиректор Самуэльссон. «Для нас это возможность показать пример электрифицированного города будущего.

Persons: Константин Болотов, Хокан Самуэльссон, Самуэльссон, Хенрик Грин Organizations: Volvo, Volvo Green City, Volkswagen, ДРАЙВВ Locations: Gothenburg Green, Гетеборге

☆ Streetfighters, Hooligans and Nazis: Inside Sweden's Most Notorious Underground Fight Club
▼ + stars: | 2019-11-24 | by ( Karim Zidan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +20 min

Few outsiders have ever attended a KOTS fight in person. "The most notorious fight club, the one and only place for the unwanted ones, delivering the most stressed out and fucked up environment you can find. Back in 2019, the fight club started live streaming its events and charging around $14 per fight. In the exchange, a fan asked why the fight club allows anti-fascists to compete. "This is the most raw form of fighting," Hooi, who is not affiliated with any far-right groups, wrote during our interview.

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