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Volvo Cars could go fully electric in India by around 2025, says company official

Electric Vehicles India

Swedish luxury carmaker Volvo Cars could go fully electric in India by around 2025, much ahead of its global target of becoming a full electric car company by 2030, a senior company official said on Tuesday. “As the market develops, we will accelerate the move to BEV.

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Volvo clocks over 30% increase in sales in 2023, XC60 remains its best-seller

Baua Electric

By: HT Auto Desk | Updated on: 05 Jan 2024, 16:47 PM Volvo launched the C40 Recharge electric SUV as its second fully-electric model in India last year. Volvo Cars in India offers two fully electric models in C40 Recharge and XC40 Recharge. The XC60 SUV comes powered by a 2.0-litre

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles safer than gas-powered cars?

Drive Electric

Issues like thermal runaway, electrocution, and reports of inextinguishable fires plagued the pioneering electric vehicles. Useful terms: Internal Combustion Engine Vehicle (ICEV) and Electric Vehicle (EV). Petrol and diesel vehicles both use internal combustion engines (ICEs). EV MYTH ONE: EVs catch fire more than petrol cars.

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Hybrid hype: types, tech, and the road ahead

Baua Electric

Mild hybrids, which are typically found in 48 volt electric systems, do not require a plug to operate. Instead, the batteries are recharged using a combination of gasoline engine power and energy collected during braking (also known as regenerative braking).

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Volvo To Go All Electric By 2030 – EV Week in Review: Feb 23-Mar 1

EV Adoption

Volvo to go all electric by 2030 – Volvo announced that its entire car line-up will be fully electric by 2030 and joins GM, JLR, Ford Europe, and other automakers in stating their goals or “aspirations” (in the case of GM) – to end production of gas-powered vehicles by 2030 or 2035 depending on the OEM.

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The #1 working mum’s guide to buying the perfect electric car

My Energi

Not yet an owner of such a vehicle, I decided to interview none other than ‘self-confessed Tesla fan girl’ Jordan Brompton; a hardworking mum, successful businesswoman, founder of myenergi and owner of a Tesla Model X SUV. Tesla Model X Plaid SUV. Which was the last petrol / fossil fuel car you owned?

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Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV – Long-termer welcome

EV Central

Enter Mitsubishi’s Outlander PHEV, and a chance to establish, at least from my personal point of view, whether a Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle really is the bridge many Australians need to get over before adopting a fully EV lifestyle (which might, for some people, only arrive when an electric SUV with a 1000km battery eventuates).