Tag: Internal combustion engine

  • Volvo Cars reports global sales growth of 17 percent in 6 months

    Volvo Cars reports global sales growth of 17 percent in 6 months

    © Provided by Xinhua The increased sales were driven by fully electric cars, of which 59,260 were sold, an increase of 167 percent, says Volvo Cars in a press release. STOCKHOLM, July 5 (Xinhua) — Volvo Cars said Wednesday that its global sales in the first six months of 2023 rose 17 percent year-on-year to…

  • That’s how Brussels talks when Sweden doesn’t listen

    That’s how Brussels talks when Sweden doesn’t listen

    Europapodden dives headlong into the Brussels bubble and watches the first half of the Swedish presidency. Sweden has been the driving force in several issues linked to the EU’s response to Russia’s war in Ukraine, including the question of how Putin can be brought to justice. A breakthrough in the migration issue may also be…

  • EU countries approve laws to phase out cars that emit carbon dioxide by 2035

    EU countries approve laws to phase out cars that emit carbon dioxide by 2035

    BRUSSELS, Belgium: Energy ministers of EU member states have approved a landmark law to stop the sale of new carbon dioxide-emitting cars by 2035, despite Germany winning an exemption for cars that run on e-fuels. After weeks of delays caused by last-minute opposition from Germany, Europe’s main climate policy for cars can now come into…

  • New discovery offers hope for fighting metastatic cancer

    New discovery offers hope for fighting metastatic cancer

    Gothenburg [Sweden]Nov 17 (ANI): Fighting cancer that spreads to new organs all over the body makes it much more challenging. The metastatic tumors that spread from the original have now been shown by researchers at Chalmers University of Technology to adapt their metabolism to the tissue they thrive in. The discovery is an important piece…

  • Mercedes sports cars roll off the production line to the west coast of Finland

    Mercedes sports cars roll off the production line to the west coast of Finland

    Finnish contract vehicle manufacturer Valmet Automotive has signed an agreement with Mercedes-Benz for the production of Mercedes-AMG GT sports cars in Uusikaupunki on the west coast of Finland. Coupés are produced both as hybrid models and with regular internal combustion engines. Production will start at the end of next year. Valmet Automotive estimates that car…

  • VR imposed a fine of EUR 80,000 on a chemical leak in 2018

    VR imposed a fine of EUR 80,000 on a chemical leak in 2018

    The district court imposed a fine of € 80,000 on the state-owned railway company VR in connection with the derailment of a tanker that resulted in a leak of tons of fuel additive MTBE. The Etelä-Savo District Court held the company liable for serious environmental damage in an event that took place in the municipality…

  • Forecast: The number of rechargeable vehicles will grow faster than expected in Finland

    Forecast: The number of rechargeable vehicles will grow faster than expected in Finland

    The share of all-electric cars is expected to rise to 17 percent this year and the share of rechargeable hybrids to 23 percent of first registrations. In particular, registrations of all-electric vehicles are expected to increase, accounting for about a third of first registrations in 2025 and almost two-thirds in 2030. The Finnish car fleet…

  • Finland publishes a plan for electric aircraft routes in the Lapland region

    Finland publishes a plan for electric aircraft routes in the Lapland region

    An experimental project at Enontekiö Airport in northwestern Finland is testing the usability of electric aircraft to fly routes over a wider area of ​​Lapland. "When an Enonteki employee leaves for Rovaniemi, the journey takes at least four hours by car, but flying by half an hour," CEO of Enontekiö Airport Marko Halla told Yle.…

  • Five chemistry research projects that you can get involved in

    Five chemistry research projects that you can get involved in

    Sometimes the most powerful tool in research is that people spend a few minutes recording their observations as they go about their daily lives. An early example of this type of “civic science” is annual garden bird watching in the United Kingdom, which has existed since 1978 and is organized by the Conservation Organization, RSBP.…

  • Demand for new cars is high, but sales are declining due to a lack of components

    Demand for new cars is high, but sales are declining due to a lack of components

    Due to other trends in the recovering economy, sales of new cars fell sharply in September compared with the previous year, according to the Automotive Information Center. According to the automotive industry, the order backlog is large, but the lack of automotive factory components has slowed down the production of new cars and caused delivery…

  • Site-specific measures are needed to reduce traffic emissions

    Site-specific measures are needed to reduce traffic emissions

    In rural areas, households drive more and emissions per car from car use are higher than in urban areas. In sparsely populated rural areas, car use may be necessary as public transport is scarce and routes may not be suitable for cycling, for example. Most of the Finnish land area is sparsely populated and rural.…

  • Agreement gives municipalities the opportunity for zero emission zones

    Agreement gives municipalities the opportunity for zero emission zones

    The government, together with its support parties, SF, the Radicals and the Unity List, has agreed that the municipalities must have the opportunity to create what are called zero-emission zones, and that the five municipalities with environmental zones can tighten the requirements in those zones. Zero-emission zones are delimited zones in the urban area, where…

  • Odense mayor hopes for more light rail together with green requirements

    Odense mayor hopes for more light rail together with green requirements

    – It gives us some tools in the toolbox, which allows us to do something about air pollution, and which makes it easier for us to achieve our goal of being climate neutral already in 2030, says Odense Mayor Peter Rahbæk Juel (S ). However, he points out that the government’s proposal leaves a half-finished…

  • Business calls for patience with zero-emission zones

    In a larger proposal, the government will give municipalities the opportunity to create zones reserved for vehicles without internal combustion engines. This means that, for example, only electric vehicles may drive through the zone. If municipalities choose to create the so-called zero-emission zones, then a sufficiently long period will be needed to be able to…

  • Cleaner solutions for marine and off-road vehicles – Finnish consortium aims for breakthrough

    Cleaner solutions for marine and off-road vehicles – Finnish consortium aims for breakthrough

    – The common goal is to secure the position of the global technology leader in the Finnish transmission industry by creating a common vision and sustainable business solutions, says the docent Maciej Mikulski From the University of Vaasa. Mikulski is the responsible director of the Clean Propulsion Technologies project. Research organizations and companies are developing…

  • Charging hybrids can be better for the climate than electric cars – according to a new study

    Charging hybrids can be better for the climate than electric cars – according to a new study

    Charged hybrid cars can under certain circumstances get as good, or even better climate performance than electric cars, according to a new study from Lund University. A combination of electrification and biofuels is required for the EU to have a chance of meeting the emission targets for the vehicle fleet by 2050. This is the…

  • Swedish fixed-income demo facility opens in Samancor Chrome

    Swedish fixed-income demo facility opens in Samancor Chrome

    Swedish Stirling, a fixed-income company that converts toxic gases into electricity, this week opened a new pilot operation at Samancor Chrome’s TC Smelter in Mooinooi. The company’s offering, known as the PWR BLOK 400-F, is a containerized solution, each consisting of 14 Stirling engines that can use the heat from gases emitted from a smelter…

  • Volvo XC20 electric SUV planned for launch – Hyundai Kona EV Rival

    Volvo XC20 electric SUV planned for launch – Hyundai Kona EV Rival

    Volvo is strengthening its plans to expand its portfolio of electric vehicles (EVs) by teasing a potential range of future electric crossovers. The Swedish car manufacturer had previously made its intentions clear that the entire range would be fully electric by 2030. The company is pushing ahead in its plans to convert half of its…

  • Volvo Cars aims to be fully electric by 2030

    STOCKHOLM, March 2 (Xinhua) – Volvo Cars aims to be fully electric by 2030, and all models will only be available online, the multinational carmaker announced on Tuesday. In 2030, the company intends to sell fully electric cars and phase out all cars in its global portfolio with an internal combustion engine, including hybrids, the…

  • Volvo will be completely electric by 2030

    Volvo will be completely electric by 2030

    Volvo Cars plans to become a fully electric car brand by 2030. Only electric cars will be sold and internal combustion engines, including hybrids, will be phased out, they say in a press release this morning. All fully electric models will only be available for purchase online. Volvo Cars launched its first fully electric car…

  • The automotive industry will see rapid growth in electric vehicles by 2025

    The automotive industry will see rapid growth in electric vehicles by 2025

    The electrification of new cars will grow rapidly in the next few years, the Finnish car industry predicts. According to the Central Association of Car Sales and Repair (AKL) and the Finnish Automobile Industry Association, electrification is advancing on all fronts as fully electric cars and rechargeable hybrids become more common. The automotive industry expects…

  • The ministry will develop a roadmap for zero-emission vehicles by 2045

    The ministry will develop a roadmap for zero-emission vehicles by 2045

    The Ministry of Transport and Communications has prepared a draft roadmap for Finland’s goal of moving to carbon-free vehicle transport over the next decade. The country’s long-term goal is to at least halve transport emissions from 2005 levels by 2030. In 2005, road transport emissions were around 12.5 million tonnes of coal, and by 2030…

  • Nervous in Skövde before Volvo’s electric motor announcement

    Nervous in Skövde before Volvo’s electric motor announcement

    The car manufacturer Volvo Cars has now decided to develop its own electric motors, but where they will be manufactured has not yet been decided. At the company’s engine factory in Skövde, there is a concern that the electric motors will not be manufactured there and many jobs are at stake in the long run.…

  • Taxation of benefits in favor of more environmentally friendly transport

    Taxation of benefits in favor of more environmentally friendly transport

    About one-fifth of all new cars registered in Finland are classified annually as employee benefits offered and taxed to employees. As part of next year’s draft budget, the Finnish government intends to draft a law that will further help alienate the country from fossil fuels and encourage companies to buy electric cars. Changes are also…