Items Tagged with "Volvo Cars"

Volvo Cars invests in EV tech

Volvo Cars continued its commitment to the expansion of the electric vehicle market on Oct. 24 when it acquired a stake in a San Fransisco-based electric car charging company. Using the Volvo Cars Tech Fund, a program launched earlier this year for investment in high potential tech start-ups wi Read More...

Volvo's largest Chinese plant now uses 100% clean energy

Volvo Cars announced June 5 that their largest plant in China is now powered by 100% renewable electricity, bringing their global manufacturing electricity use to 80% renewable energy.The manufacturing plant in Chengdu expects to reduce its carbon emissions by 11,000 tons under the newly signed ener Read More...

Volvo Seeks to Lower Each Car's Emissions by 75%

Volvo Cars plans to reduce CO2  emissions per car by 75% by 2030, compared to a 2018 baseline.The automotive manufacturer’s current goal is to be climate neutral by 2040 and to reduce CO2 emissions per car by 40% between 2018 and 2025. During the first nine months of 2023, overall CO2 emi Read More...

Volvo Cars Deploys Biogas in China

Volvo Cars announced its Taizhou manufacturing plant made the switch to biogas, making it the company’s first plant in China to achieve climate-neutral status. The plant’s switch from natural gas will result in a reduction of more than 7,000 tons of CO2 annually. Achieving clim Read More...