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Volvo Cars all-electric sales climb to 19% of all sales in February

Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2023

Volvo Cars reported global sales of 51,286 cars in February, up 22% compared to the same month last year and a record for the month of February. The sales growth was led by the company’s Recharge line up of fully electric and plug-in hybrid cars. In February 2022, the share of all-electrics was only 8% (3,338 units out of 42,067).

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Volvo Cars Q1 sales up 10% to 162,938 units; all-electric vehicles took 18% share

Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2023

Volvo Cars reported sales of 162,938 cars for Q1 2023, up 10% compared to the same period last year. The sales growth was mainly led by the company’s fully electric cars. For the month of March, Volvo Cars sold 63,132 cars globally, up 8% compared with the same month last year.

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Volvo Cars launches all-electric Volvo C40 Recharge; all cars to be pure electric by 2030

Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2021

Volvo Cars launched the battery-electric Volvo C40 Recharge; based on the CMA vehicle platform it is the first Volvo model designed as pure electric only. Following the introduction of the XC40 Recharge and now the C40 Recharge, Volvo Cars will roll out several additional electric models in coming years.

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Volvo Recharge All-Electric Cars

Volvo Trucks and Bucher collaborate to electrify sewer cleaner trucks

Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2022

Volvo Trucks and Bucher Municipal have now entered into a collaboration to electrify sewer cleaner trucks. By the end of 2023, Bucher Municipal expects to deliver up to 80 fully electric sewer cleaner trucks to cities in Europe. Volvo Trucks goal is that electric models will account for half of its truck sales in 2030.

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Volvo Group launches electric truck safety app with AR technology for first responders

Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2023

Volvo Group is the first truck manufacturer to launch an Augmented Reality (AR) safety app for electric trucks, designed specifically to support first responders in an emergency. For Mack electric trucks, the AR features will be added during June 2023.

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Volvo Trucks testing hydrogen-powered electric trucks on public roads above the Arctic Circle

Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2023

Volvo Trucks is now testing hydrogen-powered electric trucks on public roads above the Arctic Circle in northern Sweden; ice, wind and lots of snow make an ideal testing environment. Trucks are operating seven days a week and in all types of weather. Tests with hauliers will start a few years before the commercial launch.

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Volvo Hydrogen Power Powered

Volvo Makes Longest Ever All-Electric Truck Journey In Australia

CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

continued] The post Volvo Makes Longest Ever All-Electric Truck Journey In Australia appeared first on CleanTechnica. As previously reported on CleanTechnica, Australian states and territories are reviewing trucking regulations around the width and weight of prime.

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Volvo delivers 20 electric trucks to DFDS in Gothenburg; part of 125-unit order

Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2023

Volvo Trucks is delivering 20 fully electric heavy trucks to the logistics company DFDS in Gothenburg, Sweden. The delivery is part of a total order for 125 electric trucks that DFDS has placed with Volvo. Volvo Trucks’ global target is that in 2030, 50% of all new trucks it sells will be electric.

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Volvo and Danfoss introduce first 24-hour e-truck fleet

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Volvo has delivered three heavy-duty line-haul electric trucks to Danfoss. The delivery of the three e-trucks is part of a larger partnership between Volvo Trucks and Danfoss, focusing on pioneering sustainable electric transport operations. Nine fully electric Volvo trucks are set to be in operation before 2024.

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Volvo introducing fossil-free steel in its trucks

Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2022

The world’s first truck manufacturer to do so, Volvo is now introducing fossil-free steel in its trucks. The steel is produced by the Swedish steel company SSAB ( earlier post ) and the heavy-duty electric Volvo trucks will be the first to include it. Volvo Group is collaborating with SSAB on fossil-free steel since 2021.

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Volvo Hydrogen Climate All-Electric

Volvo Trucks deploys first pilot all-electric VNR Truck at TEC Equipment in Southern California

Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2020

The first pilot Volvo VNR Electric truck will operate at the Volvo Trucks North America TEC Equipment dealership in Fontana, California. This experience in designing, planning, and installing high-power chargers for electric trucks has taught us how critical it is to engage a variety of stakeholders early on.

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Volvo California All-Electric North America

Volvo delivers first heavy electric truck to Africa; Volvo FE Electric for refuse collection in Rabat, Morocco

Green Car Congress

MARCH 17, 2023

Volvo Trucks has delivered its first heavy electric truck to Rabat, Morocco. The customer is the refuse collection company Arma, and this is the first heavy battery-electric truck from a global manufacturer to be in commercial operation in Africa.

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Morocco Volvo Africa Electric

Deutsche Post DHL Group orders up to 44 Volvo electric trucks; cooperation agreement

Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2022

Volvo Trucks and Deutsche Post DHL Group have signed a cooperation agreement to accelerate the shift to zero-exhaust-emission vehicles. DHL intends to intensify its transition to heavy electric trucks by deploying a total of 44 new electric Volvo trucks on routes in Europe.

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Volvo will supply 20 heavy-duty electric trucks to Amazon in Germany

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Volvo Trucks will deliver fully electric heavy-duty trucks to Amazon in Germany by year end. The 20 Volvo FH Electric are expected to drive more than one million road kilometers annually. The Volvo FH Electric offers battery capacity of 540 kWh and 490 kW of continuous power.

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Volvo Trucks had 42% market share of heavy-duty electric trucks in Europe in 2021

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

New statistics show that Volvo Trucks was the market leader for heavy all-electric trucks in Europe 2021 with a market share of 42%. In 2021 the company took orders, including letters of intent to buy, for more than 1,100 electric trucks worldwide. Volvo Trucks has the largest market share at 42%. Data: IHS Markit.

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Volvo Cars introduces new single-motor C40 Recharge variant

Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2022

Volvo Cars is introducing a range of updates to its entire car line-up, the most prominent of which is an exterior refresh of its fully electric XC40 Recharge. The company also unveiled a single electric motor variant of the pure electric C40 Recharge. C40 Recharge.

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All-new fully electric Volvo EX90 priced from $76,695 in the US

Electric Cars Report

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Volvo Car USA announced today introductory configurations and pricing for the Swedish car manufacturer’s new fully electric flagship SUV. When it goes on sale next year the 2025 Volvo EX90 will start at $76,695 in the Twin Motor Plus configuration.

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Fully Electric Volvo All-Electric Price

Volvo Trucks opens its first battery plant; cells and modules from Samsung SDI

Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2022

Volvo Trucks is opening its first battery assembly plant. Located in Ghent, Belgium, the plant will supply ready-to-install batteries for Volvo Trucks’ full electric heavy-duty trucks. By 2030, at least 50 percent of all trucks we sell globally will be electric and by 2040, we will be a carbon-neutral company.

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Norwegian Post orders 29 Volvo electric trucks

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

The Norwegian Postal Service has ordered 29 electric trucks from Volvo, making the order one of the largest ever for Volvo Trucks in Europe. All the trucks have the same driveline but will come in different configurations of the Volvo FL and FE models, with two and three axles respectively.

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All-new electric Volvo EX90 unveiled: the start of a new era for Volvo Cars

Electric Cars Report

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

A true seven-seater, all-electric SUV that further raises standards in safety and a more sustainable lifestyle: the new Volvo EX90 represents the start of a new era for Volvo Cars. Starting with the Volvo EX90, the Swedish automaker will reveal one new fully electric car each year.

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Volvo delivers 74-tonne electric truck for HCT testing

Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2023

Volvo Trucks has delivered an electric truck for heavy transport to a haulier in Gothenburg, Sweden. More hauliers are now starting to invest in electric trucks, also for heavy transport. Mattsson Åkeri in Gothenburg, Sweden is one of them, and the company has now bought three heavy electric Volvo FH trucks from Volvo.

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Volvo Sweden Electric Electrical

Two Volvo Trucks carriers, Producers Dairy order VNR electric trucks

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Volvo Trucks North America’s customers and carrier partners, Watsontown Trucking Company and Camrett Logistics, have placed orders for their first Volvo VNR Electric trucks. The Volvo VNR Electric model entered serial production at NRV earlier this year.

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Volvo is finally phasing out diesel cars next year in favor of an all-electric future

Electrek

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Volvo’s last diesel-powered car will roll out next year as the Swedish automaker looks toward an all-electric future. As one of the first legacy automakers to do so, Volvo is rapidly transitioning its lineup with a full slate of EVs.

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Volvo All-Electric Diesel Future

Volvo, Renault and CMA CGM join forces for all-new generation of electric van

Electric Cars Report

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Renault Group and Volvo Group are joining forces to address the growing needs of decarbonized and efficient logistics by creating a new company managing the development of an all-new generation of electric vans. The two groups look forward to CMA CGM joining the new company.

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Volvo All-Electric Electric Electrical

Performance Team orders 16 Volvo VNR Electric Class 8 trucks

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Performance Team – A Maersk Company, a warehousing and distribution company, has placed an order for 16 Volvo VNR Electric Class 8 trucks ( earlier post )—the largest commercial order of the North American zero-tailpipe emission model to date. Customers are looking for more truck power to meet high volume delivery demands.

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Volvo North America Electric Electrical

Renault forms joint venture with Volvo Group to develop lineup of all-electric 800V delivery vans

Electrek

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Renault Group and Volvo Group have announced the forming of a new company together to help decarbonize the logistics industry. The new joint venture will specialize in developing a lineup of all-electric vans built atop a new LCV skateboard platform.

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Volvo All-Electric Electric Electrical

Volvo delivers electric trucks with fossil-free steel frame rails to customers

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

As the world’s first truck manufacturer to do so, Volvo has begun using fossil-free steel in its trucks. The first electric trucks with fossil-free steel are now being delivered to customers. Some of the electric trucks will also be the first trucks in the world that are built with fossil-free steel. Earlier post.)

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Volvo Group’s Nova Bus ending bus production in the US in 2025; focus on Canada

Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2023

Volvo Group’s Nova Bus is ending bus production in the US market; the company has decided to close its Plattsburgh manufacturing and delivery facility by 2025. Nova Bus manufactures the LFS line of buses, including diesel, hybrid, natural gas and all-electric powertrains. A restructuring provision of SEK 1.3

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Volvo Cars inaugurates new battery assembly line at Ghent manufacturing plant

Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2020

Volvo Cars formally inaugurated a new battery assembly line at its Belgian manufacturing plant in Ghent, where it will start building its first fully electric car, the XC40 Recharge P8, later this year. Volvo XC40 Recharge powertrain. The XC40 Recharge P8 is the first of a family of fully electric Volvos.

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Volvo Cars global sales up 31% in May; fully electric cars up 196%

Green Car Congress

JUNE 6, 2023

Volvo Cars reported global sales of 60,398 cars in May, up 31% compared with the same month last year. The company’s fully electric cars were the main contributor to the growth, rising 196% during the period to 10,826 units (). The share of fully electric cars stood at 18%. US sales grew by 14% in May to 10,723 cars.

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Volvo Buses launches new BZL Electric chassis; single- and double-decker applications

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Volvo Buses has launched the new Volvo BZL Electric chassis, designed for both single- and double-decker applications with multiple options for bodybuilders. The new Volvo BZL Electric has been developed to be more than 90% recyclable. —Dan Pettersson, Head of International at Volvo Buses. Length (mm).

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Volvo Trucks constructing electrified charging corridor in California for medium- and heavy-duty EVs

Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2022

Volvo Trucks North America, Volvo Financial Services, Volvo Technology of America, Shell Recharge Solutions, TEC Equipment, Affinity Truck Center, and Western Truck Center are partnering to develop a publicly accessible medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicle (MHD EV) charging network that connects several of California’s largest metropolitan areas.

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Maersk purchases 25 Volvo FH Electric trucks for container transports in Germany

Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2023

Maersk has purchased 25 Volvo FH Electric trucks in Germany. This strategic investment highlights the company’s commitment to decarbonizing global logistics and to becoming a net-zero company by 2040 across all business areas and all modes of transport.

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Volvo Trucks starts series production of heavy-duty electric trucks

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Volvo Trucks is beginning series production of the electric versions of the company’s most important product range, its heavy-duty trucks: Volvo FH, Volvo FM and Volvo FMX. Volvo Electric heavy-duty range. —Roger Alm, President Volvo Trucks. —Roger Alm.

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Volvo Trucks launches unique safety features for its electric trucks: Active Grip Control

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2022

Volvo Trucks has introduced a new, patented safety feature for electric trucks: Active Grip Control. Due to the fast response of the electric motors, the force generated between the wheels and the road can be controlled in an instant to prevent wheel spin proactively.

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Volvo North America Electric Electrical

Volvo Cars raises €500M for electrification through second green bond issue

Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2022

Volvo Cars successfully placed its second green bond to raise €500 million from a diverse set of global investors. All proceeds are earmarked for funding and accelerating the company’s transformation towards becoming a fully electric carmaker by 2030 and becoming climate-neutral and circular by 2040.

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Volvo Green Luxembourg Cars

Volvo Trucks to begin selling all-electric trucks in North America in 2020

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

million to SCAQMD for the Volvo LIGHTS (Low Impact Green Heavy Transport Solutions) project. The Volvo LIGHTS project will involve 16 partners, and transform freight operations at the facilities of two of the United States’ top trucking fleets. . —Claes Nilsson, President of Volvo Trucks.

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Size matters: TGE, Volvo roll out Australia’s largest all-electric logistics fleet

Electrek

MARCH 25, 2024

Since taking delivery of sixty all-electric delivery trucks, Team Global Express now has the largest all-electric logistics fleet in service in Australia.

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All-Electric Fleet Volvo Australia

1st Electric-Only Volvo Truck

CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Volvo Trucks introduces its eighth all-electric truck model, the Volvo FM Low Entry, as its first electric-only model, enhancing the. continued] The post 1st Electric-Only Volvo Truck appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Volvo Trucks North America demonstrates pilot electric VNR models; Volvo LIGHTS

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Volvo Trucks North America offered a first look at its Class 8 battery-electric project trucks during an exclusive event at TEC Equipment dealership in Fontana, California. Guests experienced the fully electric trucks firsthand for the first time, and learned more about electromobility and its role in freight movement solutions.

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Volvo CE investing $6.3M in Arvika factory for production of electric wheel loaders

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2023

Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) will invest SEK 65 million ($6.3 million) into the production of electric wheel loaders from its plant in Arvika, Sweden. News of the investment came soon after an announcement to invest in electric haulers from the company’s production facility in Braås, Sweden.

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Volvo Cars successfully places first green bond, raises €500M

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Volvo Cars successfully placed its first green bond, raising €500 million from a diverse group of institutional investors and further increasing the company’s financial flexibility. The €500-million bond was issued under Volvo Cars’ Euro Medium Term Note program. —Carla de Geyseleer, Chief Financial Officer.

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Volvo EX60 set to arrive as new Tesla Model Y, Porsche Macan luxury electric SUV rival

Electrek

MAY 14, 2024

A new all-electric luxury SUV is set to hit the market next year to compete with Tesla’s best-selling Model Y. Volvo is joining the luxury electric SUV market with its new EX60 launching next year. The new EX60 will rival premium models from Tesla, Porsche, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz.

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Volvo Penta launches the D17, its most powerful genset engine

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Volvo Penta has expanded its genset range and launched its most powerful engine to date with the introduction of the D17. Like all Volvo Penta genset engines, the new unit therefore complies with the most-stringent ISO8528 G3 standard for load acceptance, a measure of how quickly it can meet power demand in response to a blackout.

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Volvo Engine Power Powered

Volvo Cars all-electric sales climb to 19% of all sales in February

Volvo Cars Q1 sales up 10% to 162,938 units; all-electric vehicles took 18% share

Volvo Cars launches all-electric Volvo C40 Recharge; all cars to be pure electric by 2030

Volvo Trucks and Bucher collaborate to electrify sewer cleaner trucks

Volvo Group launches electric truck safety app with AR technology for first responders

Volvo Trucks testing hydrogen-powered electric trucks on public roads above the Arctic Circle

Volvo Makes Longest Ever All-Electric Truck Journey In Australia

Volvo delivers 20 electric trucks to DFDS in Gothenburg; part of 125-unit order

Volvo and Danfoss introduce first 24-hour e-truck fleet

Volvo introducing fossil-free steel in its trucks

Volvo Trucks deploys first pilot all-electric VNR Truck at TEC Equipment in Southern California

Volvo delivers first heavy electric truck to Africa; Volvo FE Electric for refuse collection in Rabat, Morocco

Deutsche Post DHL Group orders up to 44 Volvo electric trucks; cooperation agreement

Volvo will supply 20 heavy-duty electric trucks to Amazon in Germany

Volvo Trucks had 42% market share of heavy-duty electric trucks in Europe in 2021

Volvo Cars introduces new single-motor C40 Recharge variant

All-new fully electric Volvo EX90 priced from $76,695 in the US

Volvo Trucks opens its first battery plant; cells and modules from Samsung SDI

Norwegian Post orders 29 Volvo electric trucks

All-new electric Volvo EX90 unveiled: the start of a new era for Volvo Cars

Volvo delivers 74-tonne electric truck for HCT testing

Two Volvo Trucks carriers, Producers Dairy order VNR electric trucks

Volvo is finally phasing out diesel cars next year in favor of an all-electric future

Volvo, Renault and CMA CGM join forces for all-new generation of electric van

Performance Team orders 16 Volvo VNR Electric Class 8 trucks

Renault forms joint venture with Volvo Group to develop lineup of all-electric 800V delivery vans

Volvo delivers electric trucks with fossil-free steel frame rails to customers

Volvo Group’s Nova Bus ending bus production in the US in 2025; focus on Canada

Volvo Cars inaugurates new battery assembly line at Ghent manufacturing plant

Volvo Cars global sales up 31% in May; fully electric cars up 196%

Volvo Buses launches new BZL Electric chassis; single- and double-decker applications

Volvo Trucks constructing electrified charging corridor in California for medium- and heavy-duty EVs

Maersk purchases 25 Volvo FH Electric trucks for container transports in Germany

Volvo Trucks starts series production of heavy-duty electric trucks

Volvo Trucks launches unique safety features for its electric trucks: Active Grip Control

Volvo Cars raises €500M for electrification through second green bond issue

Volvo Trucks to begin selling all-electric trucks in North America in 2020

Size matters: TGE, Volvo roll out Australia’s largest all-electric logistics fleet

1st Electric-Only Volvo Truck

Volvo Trucks North America demonstrates pilot electric VNR models; Volvo LIGHTS

Volvo CE investing $6.3M in Arvika factory for production of electric wheel loaders

Volvo Cars successfully places first green bond, raises €500M

Volvo EX60 set to arrive as new Tesla Model Y, Porsche Macan luxury electric SUV rival

Volvo Penta launches the D17, its most powerful genset engine

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