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Volta Trucks appoints prior Volvo Trucks exec. Claes Nilsson to BoD

Nilsson joins the Volta Trucks Board following a career as president of Volvo Trucks and member of its executive board.

David Sickels is the Editor of The Buzz. He has a history of working in the media, marketing and automotive industries in both print and online.

Published: January 29, 2023

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Volta Trucks has appointed Claes Nilsson to its board of directors. Nilsson joins the Volta Trucks board following a career in commercial vehicles with AB Volvo, where he held the position of president of Volvo Trucks and member of its executive board. Prior to this, he was responsible for Volvo Trucks regions in Europe, South America, Asia, and Africa, as well as previously being responsible for strategy, business development and product planning, both regionally and globally.

He’s also held board positions for Volvo Financial Services, Volvo Venture Capital and several market companies across AB Volvo.

Green Li-ion launches recycled lithium-ion battery materials plant

The North American plant will produce battery-grade cathode and anode materials.

By Christian Hinton

Published: April 20, 2024

Green Li-ion, a lithium-ion battery recycling technology company, launched its first commercial-scale installation to produce sustainable, battery-grade materials, the first of its kind in North America, it said. The plant, located within an existing recycling facility, will produce battery-grade cathode and anode materials from concentrated components of spent batteries using Green Li-ion’s patented multi-cathode-producing "Green-hydrorejuvenation" technology, the company said.