Tag: Volvo
Exclusive battery recycling deal inked by Lithium Australia, Volvo
Lithium Australia announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Envirostream Australia, has signed an exclusive agreement with the Volvo Group Australia's Buses division that will focus on recycling end-of-life batteries from the latter’s fleet of electric and hybrid buses.
Volgren celebrates 50th battery electric bus milestone
Australian bus manufacturing company Volgren announced that the first of two Volvo BZL vehicles with Optimus bodies that are being produced nearby at Eagle Farm serves as the 50th Battery Electric Bus (BEB) for the bus body maker.
Victoria begins electric bus deployment in Melbourne, installs first offsite charging station
The Victorian government has deployed the first of eight electric buses in Melbourne’s southeast and Australia’s first offsite charging station at Monash University.
Rev up or burn out: ranking popular vehicle brands’ progress to zero emissions
New analysis shows major vehicle manufacturers popular in Australia are starting to get serious about zero emissions, and paving the way for strong fuel efficiency standards that will help make electric vehicles (EVs) cheaper and more available.
Volvo vows to manufacture only electric cars by 2030, launches the pure electric C40...
Volvo Cars has committed to becoming fully electric – selling only fully electric cars and phasing out models running on internal combustible engines, including...
Volvo to ramp up electric car manufacturing in Belgium
Swedish carmaker Volvo bas unveiled plans to triple electric car manufacturing capacity at its plant in Ghent, Belgium, in response to the fast growing...
Australian Made shines a light on our ‘Australian Makers’
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The Australian Made Campaign is taking Australians behind the scenes and into the local factories, workshops and farms of some of the country’s...
New hybrid technology bus hits Melbourne’s streets
Bus operator CDC Victoria has deployed the first of 50 new Hybrid technology buses on Melbourne's public transport routes following successful trials across Victoria.
The...
Volgren secures its largest bus supply deal in history
Volgren, Australia’s largest bus body manufacturer, announced that it has extended its contract with Volvo and the Public Transport Authority (PTA) of Western Australia, to...
Volvo to upgrade its Queensland truck factory
Volvo Group Australia has announced that it will be refurbishing its Queensland truck factory at Wacol, near Brisbane.
The investment, which was announced at the...
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Beyond insights: CRM’s transformative role in sustainable manufacturing
Manufacturing companies worldwide are increasingly gearing up for a significant transformation with environmental sustainability at the centre. This comes amid stronger environmental regulations, a shift in consumer behaviour, and the industrial sector delves deeper into Industry 4.0.
