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Volvo South Africa Opens Orders For The New Volvo EX30 Compact SUV

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The Volvo EX30 was launched recently by Volvo and will be available in several markets around the world. There is a lot of excitement around Volvo’s new compact SUV, and rightfully so given its impressive specs. You can have a look at these two articles from Kyle Field and Chris Boylan here on CleanTechnica for […]

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Volvo Trucks starts production of electric semis

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Volvo Trucks has announced that they have begun production of their all-electric semi-trucks. According to a press release from the company, Volvo Trucks is beginning production of their all-electric heavy trucks that they will sell in Europe. Credit: Volvo Trucks. Volvo is early in the all-electric heavy truck segment.

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Junkyard Find: 1983 Volvo DL Sedan With 327k Miles

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Since then, we've seen plenty of discarded Volvos here, but no Volvo 200 Series four-door sedans! That's not quite as bad as it sounds, because I wrote about 13 Volvo 240s all residing in the same car graveyard in 2011's Northern California Volvo 240pocalypse article. Half of those cars were 244s.

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Volvo EX90 electric SUV: a first look

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The upcoming Volvo EX90 electric SUV has been shown in detail via a new video posted on Youtube today. Volvo is one of a select few legacy brands dedicated to quickly electrifying its lineup. The newest inclusion to this lineup is the Volvo EX90 full-size SUV, which will take the place of the outgoing Volvo XC90 SUV.

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Volvo's Financial Renaissance: 2023 Sees Highest Profit Rise in Nearly a Century

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Photo credit: Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.com Volvo Cars experienced a robust financial year in 2023, marked by a substantial increase in annual revenue and a notable rise in the sale of fully electric cars. This growth could be a part of Volvo's expansion into EVs, even if that has come in fits and starts. billion, up from SEK 330.1

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Kia EV9 and Volvo EX30: Are they 2024’s most important EVs?

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Still, the 2025 Kia EV9 and 2025 Volvo EX30 stand out as particularly important EVs for 2024. Volvo EX30: small and inexpensive, but is it premium? At the other end of the scale from the large 3-row Kia EV9 is the Volvo EX30. It’s Volvo’s smallest-ever SUV, and also the fastest-accelerating car the company has sold.

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Volvo enters autonomous driving market via company acquisition

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Volvo has acquired Zenseact, an autonomous driving hardware and software supplier. Now Volvo hopes to try its hand, buying out autonomous driving software and hardware supplier Zenseact. Details regarding how much Volvo paid for the shares have not been disclosed. Zenseact is now a 100% subsidiary of Volvo Cars.

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