Nov 21 (Reuters) – U.S. companies borrowed 6% more in October to finance equipment investments compared with a year earlier, industry body Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) said on Monday. The companies signed up for $11.3 billion in new loans, leases and lines of credit last month, compared with $10.7 billion a year earlier,… Continue reading Untitled
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Pilot and Volvo to build charging network for medium- and heavy-duty electric trucks
Pilot Company (formerly Pilot Flying J), which operates over 800 retail fuel stations, is moving with confidence into the EV charging space. Now the company has signed a letter of intent with the Volvo Group to develop a charging network open to all battery-electric Class 8 truck brands. Chargers will be located at select Pilot… Continue reading Pilot and Volvo to build charging network for medium- and heavy-duty electric trucks
Waymo takes Zeekr models into service
The industry leader Waymo has presented its new robot taxi: The electric vehicle comes from Zeekr. The Google sister Waymo presented the latest model of a robot taxi at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The new vehicle comes from Zeekr, which belongs to Geely. The cooperation was announced in February. So far, Waymo has used… Continue reading Waymo takes Zeekr models into service
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PARIS, Nov 21 (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday will host a dinner with a number of European chief executives to convince them not to move production to the United States, where lower energy prices and the Inflation Reduction Act is proving a lure. European leaders have been alarmed by massive anti-inflation measures… Continue reading Untitled
Volvo V90 Cross Country
So what we might once have considered a slightly fringy and left-field model derivative suddenly looks a lot more like the traditional heart and soul of the modern V90 range. Volvo offers two mild-hybrid 2.0-litre petrol engines in the car, with around 250 and 300 horsepower respectively, and one mild-hybrid diesel with around 200 horsepower –… Continue reading Volvo V90 Cross Country
Einride founder on building an underlying business to support future tech goals
Swedish startup Einride was founded in 2016 with a mission to electrify freight transport. Today, that means designing electric trucks and an underlying operating system to help overland shippers make the transition to electric. In the future, it will mean deploying electric autonomous freight — more specifically, Einride’s autonomous pods, which are purpose-built for self-driving… Continue reading Einride founder on building an underlying business to support future tech goals
‘The world isn’t ready for a £100k Volvo’
Big Volvo SUVs don’t come around very often. We’ve only ever had two XC90s in 20 years and I’ve always been a big fan (and been lucky enough to run a couple of them on the Auto Express fleet), which makes the arrival of that car’s replacement – called EX90 – officially a big thing.… Continue reading ‘The world isn’t ready for a £100k Volvo’
Clean Tecnica: 14% Of New Cars Now Fully Electric In France 002384
BEVs continue to rise in France, with last month’s registrations ending at 16,866 units, or 14% of the total market. That means it was another two-digit growth month for battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in France (12% growth). The overall market has been recovering, after a long time in the red. It was up 5% year… Continue reading Clean Tecnica: 14% Of New Cars Now Fully Electric In France 002384
Polish firm Izera secure Geely tech backing
Geely has been making waves in the European car market recently, owning or having a stake in Volvo Cars, Polestar, Lynk & Co, Lotus, Smart and Aston Martin. Its latest business move comes in Poland, where the Chinese giant has agreed to supply technology to new car manufacturer Izera. Izera was launched in 2020 under… Continue reading Polish firm Izera secure Geely tech backing
Sweden’s Volvo businesses map out an inclusive future
Receive free Workplace diversity & equality updates We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Workplace diversity & equality news every morning. The Biskopsgården district of Sweden’s second city, Gothenburg, represents a national failure to tackle segregation and integrate recent immigrants. The proportion of its population born abroad, or with both… Continue reading Sweden’s Volvo businesses map out an inclusive future