Mar 23, 2023 - 03:48 pm
Daimler Truck tests electric trucks in the freezing cold in Finland
While many certainly wish for spring at this point, winter is an important season for Daimler Truck. To put its eActros 300 electric truck and the recently introduced LongHaul variant through their paces even in icy and cold conditions, the fleet headed some 3,000 kilometres north.
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Feb 20, 2023 - 08:50 am
BYD announces new dealer partnerships in Europe
Chinese carmaker BYD has added two new dealer cooperations to its network in Europe. Motor Distributors Ltd (MLD) is active in Ireland and will offer BYD models at select locations, including in Dublin and Cork. RSA, a dealer with whom BYD already cooperates in Norway, will offer the Chinese EVs in Finland and Iceland.
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Jan 19, 2023 - 10:57 am
Polestar builds igloo showroom in Finland
Polestar has built the first car house out of ice and snow and set it up in Rovaniemi, Finland, ahead of Arctic Design Week, the world’s northernmost design week. The Swedish electric car manufacturer wants to use the temporary Snow Space to draw attention to the melting of the polar ice caps and rising sea […]
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Dec 1, 2022 - 12:35 pm
Valmet kicks off production of the Lightyear 0
Valmet Automotive has started series production of the Lightyear 0 long-distance solar car at its plant in Uusikaupunki, Finland. Initially, however, only one unit per week will be produced. Production is to be gradually ramped up in the first quarter of 2023.
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Nov 24, 2022 - 04:21 pm
Recharge to enable card payments for Nordic charging
In the Nordics, Recharge will be the first major operator to integrate card payment terminals at its charging stations. The launch will take place in Norway in 2023. The Norwegian parliament is also currently debating the introduction of corresponding legislation with this stipulation.
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Nov 10, 2022 - 03:10 pm
Kempower to provide fast chargers for Neste in Finland
In Finland, the petroleum company Neste will build a network of high-power charging stations for electric vehicles at its petrol stations. The first two petrol stations are to be equipped with HPC stations at the turn of 2022/2023 and “dozens” more fast chargers will be installed at petrol stations throughout Finland by the end of […]
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Sep 28, 2022 - 01:24 pm
Valmet completes first pre-production Lightyear 0 model
Valmet Automotive has now completed the first pre-production vehicle of the Lightyear 0 long-range solar car at its plant in Uusikaupunki, Finland. The pre-series is an important step in the planned start of production of the customer vehicles by the end of 2022.
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Aug 18, 2022 - 03:05 pm
Ponsse presents electric forestry vehicle concept
Finnish forestry machine manufacturer Ponsse has presented the Ponsse EV1, a technology concept for electric forestry machines. The concept, implemented together with Ponsse’s technology company Epec, was developed for skidders with a load capacity of 15 tonnes.
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Jun 17, 2022 - 01:23 pm
Select Superchargers open for others in the EU
Tesla has now opened selected Supercharger stations in Germany for electric cars of other brands, as well as in Denmark, Finland, Luxembourg and Switzerland. This comes at the moment before the summer holidays in many European countries.
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Jun 3, 2022 - 02:17 pm
Kesko announces plans for 100 new charging locations in Finland
The Finnish retail group Kesko wants to nearly double its charging network for electric cars to a total of about 200 locations this year. The charging network, operated by the offshoot K-Auto under the label K-Charging, currently comprises 107 locations throughout Finland.
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Apr 18, 2022 - 06:17 pm
Finnish retail group to expand fast-charging network
The Finnish retail cooperative S Group plans to triple the charging station network at its shops by the end of this year – from 50 locations at the end of 2021 to over 150 locations with a total of around 1,000 charging points by the end of 2022.
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Apr 1, 2022 - 04:33 pm
BYD to deliver 30 electric buses for Nobina
The local transport operator Nobina has ordered another 30 electric buses from BYD for use in the Finnish capital region of Helsinki. The new order comprises 15 units each with a length of 13 and 15 metres, which are to be delivered to Helsinki at the end of 2022.
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Mar 10, 2022 - 03:44 pm
Electreon signs cooperation deals in Finland & the USA
The Israeli company Electreon, which specialises in inductive charging of electric vehicles, wants to enter the Finnish market through a cooperation with the infrastructure service provider Destia. In addition, another test project is to be launched in the US state of Utah in the summer.
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Feb 24, 2022 - 03:52 pm
Finland to get 81 of Volvo’s 7900 Electric bus
Volvo Buses has received three orders from Finland for a total of 82 electric buses. Of these, 61 are destined for the capital Helsinki and represent the largest single order for Volvo Buses in Finland to date.
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Nov 24, 2021 - 04:22 pm
Nobina orders 70 electric buses from BYD
BYD reports another large electric bus order from Finland. The local transport operator Nobina has ordered a further 70 e-buses, 42 of which are 13 metres long and 28 of which are 15 metres long.
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Oct 8, 2021 - 01:27 pm
Renault signs nickel supply deal with Terrafame
The Finnish state-owned mining company Terrafame is to supply Renault with fully traceable nickel sulphate for electric vehicle batteries in future. This is provided for in a memorandum of understanding now concluded between the two companies.
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Sep 14, 2021 - 12:53 pm
Finland: Valmet Automotive opens new plant for EV batteries
Valmet Automotive has completed expanding its car plant in Uusikaupunki, Finland, into a battery factory. The grand opening today makes Uusikaupunki the second plant, besides Salo, in the Valmet cluster to mass-produce battery systems for electric vehicles.
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Sep 3, 2021 - 01:10 pm
Valmet announces a new battery order
Valmet Automotive has received a second order to produce batteries for the battery plant in Salo, Finland. The new order will expand production at the Salo plant to include high-voltage batteries.
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Aug 19, 2021 - 02:56 pm
Google Maps show micromobility from Voi, Bird & Spin
Micromobility providers Voi, Bird and Spin have entered into a cooperation with Google. In scores of cities, electric scooters, and, in the base of Bird, also e-bike sharing services are now integrated into Google Maps.
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Aug 12, 2021 - 02:02 pm
Freyr considers building battery plant in Finland
The Norwegian company Freyr is taking the first steps towards constructing another battery cell factory – this time in Finland. For this, Freyr has signed two non-binding letters of intent with the Finnish Minerals Group and the Finnish city of Vaasa.
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