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Northvolt plans 60-GWh battery factory in northern Germany

Sweden’s Northvolt announces €4B battery Gigafactory in Germany
The plant is to be built in the city of Heide of Northern Germany

Meghana KandraMarch 15, 2022

Known as "Northvolt Drei", the plant will be a new €4 Billion battery Gigafactory by the Swedish company Northvolt. It will be located in Northern Germany in th...

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Volvo XC40 Recharge Wireless Charging Pilot Starts In Sweden

Small fleet of electric XC40 SUVs will recharge wirelessly in Sweden
The Volvo XC40 recharge wireless charging will be automated

Meghana KandraMarch 10, 2022

Volvo charging station in Gothenburg, Sweden will be able to charge Volvo XC40 wirelessly. It is also in a pilot mode, thus automating the charging process. Thi...

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Sweden’s Volta raises $260M at a $490M valuation to get its all-electric trucks into production by the end of this year

Sweden’s Volta to start electric trucks production this year
The Sweden electric truck maker raises $260M

Meghana KandraFebruary 22, 2022

Sweden's Volta to start electric trucks production by the end of this year. It raises $260 million and is evaluated to be $490 million. The startup believes it ...

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XPeng to expand presence in Europe as it announces retail agreements in the Netherlands and Sweden, teases P5 sedan

Chinese electric car maker Xpeng further expands into Europe

Meghana KandraFebruary 10, 2022

Chinese electric car maker Xpeng further expands into Europe by entering into Swedish and Dutch markets. Xpeng was only available in China and Norway so far. Th...

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Volvo to adopt next-gen production technology in its Sweden factory

Meghana KandraFebruary 8, 2022

Volvo is reportedly known to adopt the use of megacasts in its Torslanda factory in Sweden. The use of megacasts was initially adopted by Tesla in its factories...

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Polestar’s ‘Arctic Circle’ performance EV can shred a snowy track

Polestar Arctic Circle’s dashing performance on a snowy track

Meghana KandraFebruary 2, 2022

Polestar Article Circle is an improvised version of Polestar 2, a performance EV made for the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The company's Swedish engineers made t...

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Drone Saves Heart Attack Patients Life For The First Time In Medical History

A 71-year-old saved by doctor using the defibrillator delivered by a drone

Meghana KandraJanuary 6, 2022

A 71-year-old had a heart attack while shoveling snow in Sweden on December 9th. The nearby doctor was able to save the patient as the drone carried the defibri...

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Northvolt Celebrates The First Battery Produced At Northvolt Ett

Northvolt celebrates its first very own battery cell assembly completion

Meghana KandraJanuary 1, 2022

Northvolt celebrates its first very own battery cell assembly completion as the Northvolt Ett Gigafactory in Skellefteå, northern Sweden is now running successf...

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Sweden’s call to ban crypto mining, gets Norway’s support

Reshab AgarwalNovember 19, 2021

Sweden's call to ban crypto mining gets Norway's support as the country is looking for ways to limit its carbon footprint. This is why Norway could go all the w...

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Swedish self-driving start-up Einride launches operation in the US

Meghana KandraNovember 4, 2021

Swedish self-driving start-up Einride signs up Swedish vegan milk maker, GE Appliances; Oatly tiremaker Bridgestone and Oatly as customers. As the operations in...

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