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

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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.

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

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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%.

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

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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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Volkswagen presents all-electric ID. XTREME off-road concept car

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XTREME off-road concept car. The fully electric concept car with all-wheel drive system is based on the ID.4 A high-performance drive on the rear axle and software adaptations in the drive control unit increase the system power of the concept car by 65 kW to 285 kW compared with the ID.4 4 GTX—i.e.,

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Line 144 in Munich all-electric with 8 new Ebusco buses; first fully electric line

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From now on, line 144 will be driven entirely electrically with these buses—his is the first fully electric line in Munich. The second line is already on its way; line 100 will also run entirely electrically by the end of the year. Our goal is to run our entire timetable on electric buses.

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Rolls-Royce unveils Spectre, the brand’s first fully-electric car

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Rolls-Royce Motor Cars unveiled Spectre, its “Ultra-Luxury Electric Super Coupé” that is the successor to the Phantom Coupé. Spectre possesses all the qualities that have secured the Rolls-Royce legend. Spectre possesses all the qualities that have secured the Rolls-Royce legend.

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

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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.