CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Volvo is charging into the electrified vehicle space as part of its quest to achieve a sales target of 50% battery electric vehicles by 2025 and 100% of total vehicle sales being fully electric by 2030.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2020

The Volvo Cars manufacturing plant in Chengdu, the company’s largest in China, is now powered by 100% renewable electricity, taking the company’s global renewable electricity mix in its manufacturing network to 80%. By 2040, Volvo Cars aims to be a climate-neutral company. Hydropower station dam in Chengdu.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2021

The Volvo C40 Recharge pure electric will start at an MSRP of $58,750 in the United States before tax credits. This newest addition to the Volvo electric line-up has all the benefits of an SUV but with a lower and sleeker design. This will enable drivers to charge at discounted rates of $0.31/min,

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2021

The all-electric Volvo C40 Recharge is available online via volvocars.com in select markets across Europe as of this week. The propulsion system consists of twin electric motors, one on the front and one on the rear axle, powered by a 78 kWh battery that can be fast-charged to 80% in about 40 minutes.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 10, 2024

Volvo is set to recall all 71,956 EX30 models made to date as it works through a software bug. Volvo EX30 recall: What you should know After launching EX30 production late last year, Volvo’s most affordable EV is already having a significant impact. The Volvo EX30 is a “cornerstone” of the automaker’s EV plans.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Polestar, the electric performance car brand jointly owned by Volvo Car Group and Zhejiang Geely Holding, unveiled the Polestar 2 electric fastback in an online reveal from Polestar’s headquarters in Gothenburg, Sweden. In the future, Polestar 3 will join the portfolio as a fully electric performance SUV.

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Charged EVs

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

You might not know it to look at them, but these two cars—one Swedish, one Chinese—share underpinnings and a parent company. Volvo and its Chinese parent Geely are very serious about selling cars that plug in. In 2019, Volvo launched the XC40 compact crossover, a boxy but stylish compact SUV with a 2.0-liter

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Baua Electric

JUNE 17, 2024

With new tariffs introduced on EVs made in China, Volvo is criticizing the EU’s decision, saying it will only hurt buyers. Meanwhile, Volvo suggested the US-bound EX30 could come from Belgium as it looks to avoid newly introduced tariffs. Volvo began building its new low-cost EV, the EX30, in Zhangjiakou, China, last fall.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 4, 2024

A new Polestar electric car is destined to replace the Polestar 2 , the EV that started it all. Unveiled in 2019, the Polestar 2 put the brand on a new path toward becoming an all-electric automaker. The Polestar 2 is the brand’s first fully electric vehicle after the Polestar 1, a hybrid with up to 78 miles of electric range.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2019

Volvo Car Group has signed long-term agreements with leading battery makers CATL and LG Chem to ensure the multi-billion dollar supply of lithium-ion batteries over the coming decade for next generation Volvo and Polestar models. In 2017 Volvo Cars committed that all new Volvo cars launched from 2019 would be electrified.

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