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The first experimental steam-powered cars were built in the 18th and 19th centuries, but it was not until after Richard Trevithick had developed the use of high-pressure steam around 1800 that mobile steam engines became a practical proposition. By the 1850s there was a flurry of new steam car manufacturers.
In 2009 Ford sold Volvo Cars to Chinese Zhejiang Geely Holding Group. Volvo Cars is the first western automotive manufacturer owned by a Chinese company. [14] In 2008 General Motors (GM) decided to either sell or, if no suitable buyer turned up, kill off Saab Automobile. First prospective buyer was Swedish supercar manufacturer Koenigsegg.
Steam-powered showman's engine from England. The history of steam road vehicles comprises the development of vehicles powered by a steam engine for use on land and independent of rails, whether for conventional road use, such as the steam car and steam waggon, or for agricultural or heavy haulage work, such as the traction engine.
Collaboration between Volvo Cars and its parent company Geely: Polestar (2017–present) Geely through Volvo Cars in 2015 (1996–2017) as tuner and racing team Scania AB (1911–present) Traton of Volkswagen Group: Volvo Group (1927–present) [1] Volvo Cars (1927–present) Geely (2010–present) Acquired by Ford from Volvo Group in 1999 ...
Y6 was a series of diesel railcars operated by Statens Järnvägar (SJ) of Sweden. 378 motor cars and 321 trailers were delivered between 1953-61 by Hägglund & Söner, Svenska Järnvägsverkstäderna, Kalmar Mekaniska Verkstad and Eksjöverken. They were used throughout the unelectrified Swedish rail network during the 1950s
Simone Luna Louise Söderlund Giertz (/ ˈ j ɛ t ʃ / YETSH; Swedish: [ˈjæʈːʂ]; born 1 November 1990) [1] is a Swedish inventor, maker, robotics enthusiast, TV host, and professional YouTuber. [3] She has also previously worked in mixed martial arts sports journalism and was an editor for Sweden's official website Sweden.se. [4]
The Prins August is a preserved Swedish steam locomotive, built in 1856 by Beyer, Peacock and Company in England. [1] It is the world's oldest operating standard gauge steam locomotive, and one of the world's oldest operating steam locomotives overall, currently in the collection of the Swedish Railway Museum.
The Ljungström turbine (Ljungströmturbinen) is a steam turbine. It is also known as the STAL turbine, from the company name STAL ( Swedish : Svenska Turbinfabriks Aktiebolaget Ljungström ). The technology has had numerous uses since its conception, from power plants to vehicles as large as the supertanker Seawise Giant .