EV Specifications

JUNE 5, 2024

Volvo's factory outside Charleston, South Carolina has now started building the brand's new electric flagship SUV – the Volvo EX90. The first customer deliveries are scheduled for the second half of this year and the first EX90 that rolled off the Charleston line was a striking model painted in Denim Blue.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Volvo Cars will introduce the fully electric XC40 SUV to the public on 16 October. The company says that, in true Volvo tradition, it is also introducing one of the safest cars on the road, despite a fresh set of challenges presented by the absence of an internal combustion engine.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 10, 2024

Volvo is reportedly shifting EV production to Belgium ahead of schedule. Production of the new Volvo EX30 and EX90 is moving to Belgium to avoid expected tariffs on electric vehicles made in China. Volvo announced it planned to build its new low-cost EX30 at its Ghent plant in Belgium last October.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 30, 2024

The Volvo EX30 promises to be one of the most affordable new EVs on the market, but it’s not quite ready for primetime. Volvo recently announced that it was delaying European deliveries of the SUV to fix software issues. is the problem, with Volvo saying, “important progress has been made, but the software version 1.2

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 16, 2021

Polestar has announced that its first all-electric SUV, called Polestar 3, is due in 2022 and will be built in the U.S. The company won’t be building a new factory, however; it plans to build the Polestar 3 for U.S. customers alongside Volvo Cars vehicles at Ridgeville, South Carolina.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 20, 2020

Volvo revealed in October, amid the preview of the upcoming XC40 Recharge electric crossover, that an electric version of its next-generation XC90 SUV will be built at Volvo’s plant in Ridgeville, South Carolina, near Charleston.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 2, 2023

Volvo Cars is suspending sedan sales in the United Kingdom and it looks like North America could be next if we consider the brand’s rationale. The company has said its sales volume has skewed so heavily toward SUVs and crossovers that it doesn’t make good sense to offer anything else. is now absent the S60, V60, and V90.

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Electrek

MAY 24, 2023

Two weeks before the public gets its official debut of the upcoming EX30 small SUV, Volvo continues to trickle new tidbits of information to us to build anticipation. more… The post EX30 SUV will not only offer smaller dimensions but also Volvo’s lowest carbon footprint appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2014

Powertrain of the Volvo XC90 Twin Engine PHEV. Volvo Cars’ all-new XC90 SUV, to be launched later this year, will offer up to 400 horsepower (298 kW) but with CO 2 emissions as low as around 60 g/km (NEDC driving cycle). —Peter Mertens, Senior Vice President Research and Development of Volvo Car Group.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 4, 2024

Volvo is getting a massive €420 million ($460M) loan as the automaker moves to a fully electric future by 2030. The funds are for Volvo to develop a new EV platform for its next-gen models. The funding will be used for building a new EV platform, including the necessary research and development that comes with it.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2018

Volvo Cars aims for fully electric cars to make up 50% of its sales by 2025, the company announced in Beijing. The announcement builds on Volvo Cars’ 2017 announcement that all new models released from 2019 will be available as either a mild-hybrid, plug-in hybrid or battery-electric vehicle. New Volvo XC40 T5 plug-in hybrid.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The third bespoke model, which is also Polestar’s first electric SUV, has a lot riding on its success in multiple markets. The Polestar 3 is a new SUV from the Geely-owned EV brand, initially announced in October 2022. It will be the first SUV from Polestar ($PSNY) and its first model built on US soil – South Carolina, to be exact.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2014

Volvo Cars’ new XC90 T8 plug-in 7-seater hybrid SUV delivers total system output of 400 hp (298 kW) and 640 N·m (472 lb-ft) of torque combined with ultra-low emissions (59 g/km) and high fuel efficiency (2.5 Volvo earlier this year had suggested the fuel economy rating on the US drive cycle would be around 60 MPGe.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Polestar announced today that it would unveil its first all-electric SUV, labeled the Polestar 3, at an event in Copenhagen, Denmark, on October 12. Polestar is owned by Volvo and Geely Motors from China and has released several electric vehicle designs in the past several years. Credit: Polestar.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 24, 2024

Should Volvo take EV maker Polestar (PSNY) private? Polestar built high-performance vehicles alongside Volvo for over two decades. After Geely bought out Volvo, Polestar was established as an independent electric vehicle brand in 2017. Polestar 3 (left) Polestar 4 (right) (Source: Polestar) Should Volvo take Polestar private?

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Uber is expanding its self-driving pilot to San Francisco, California, using specially-converted self-driving Volvo XC90 premium SUVs. Volvo Cars and Uber are contributing a combined US$300 million to the project. Both Uber and Volvo will use the same base vehicle for the next stage of their own autonomous car strategies.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Luminar Technologies shares tumbled about 10% on Wednesday after the self-driving sensor maker’s fourth-quarter results missed estimates on delayed production schedule for Volvo Cars’ new EX90 electric SUVs. Volvo is targeting customer deliveries of the EX90 in late 2024,” said Jaime Perez, analyst at R.F.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2021

Volvo Cars, Zoox and SAIC are among the growing number of leading transportation companies using the newest NVIDIA DRIVE solutions to power their next-generation AI-based autonomous vehicles. Volvo Cars. The first car featuring DRIVE Orin technology, the next-generation Volvo XC90, is planned to be revealed next year.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 4, 2024

Ford electric Explorer SUV (Source: Ford) After EV sales picked up in the first quarter, Ford is scaling back as it delays plans to launch its new three-row electric SUV. Mustang Mach-E sales climbed 77% YOY, reaching 9,589, making it the second-best-selling electric SUV behind Tesla’s Model Y.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2015

With the 2016 XC90 ( earlier post ) heading to dealerships across the US, Volvo Cars gave media an opportunity to experience the next generation of its full-size luxury SUV—in both its conventional T6 and plug-in hybrid T8 Drive-E Twin Engine forms—in and around Los Angeles. Luxury plug-in hybrid SUVs coming to US market.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2015

Volvo Cars will extend its range of compact cars into new segments based on its new Compact Modular Architecture (CMA)—a smaller version of Volvo’s Scalable Product Architecture (SPA) ( earlier post ). Volvo Cars will also develop an entirely new range of electrified smaller cars and build a fully electric car for sale by 2019.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2023

The Mustang Mach-E, Volvo XC40 EV, and RAV4 EV are all roughly 33% heavier. If US residents who switched to SUVs over the past 20 years had stuck with smaller cars, more than 1,000 pedestrian deaths might have been averted, according to one study. The battery pack alone weighs over 2,900 pounds—about the weight of a Honda Civic.

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 6, 2023

Peter Horbury, the man credited with pushing Volvo from the brick-making OEM to one building flowing, curvy vehicles, has died. He had stints at Ford, Volvo, Chrysler, Rolls-Royce, and others. Later, he headed design for Ford when it owned Aston Martin, Volvo, and Jaguar. Horbury’s resume is the stuff of legend.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2015

Volvo Cars reports that its XC90 T8 Twin Engine plug-in hybrid is now rated with fuel consumption of 2.1 Further tuning of the 7-seat luxury SUV resulted in the drop of 10 g/km from the initial prognosis, bringing fuel consumption down to 2.1 —Dr.Peter Mertens, Senior Vice President Research & Development at Volvo Car Group.

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EV Adoption

MARCH 3, 2021

This past week was certainly quite a whirlwind of EV news and developments from Volvo’s plans to end production of ICE vehicles by 2030, yet another proposal to reform the federal EV tax credit, chip shortages, Washington state’s plans to ban ICE vehicles by 2030, Lucid Air delay, Fisker to partner with Foxconn, and much, much more.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Tesla, Ford, General Motors, and most luxury brands offer broad product lines in the country, and that includes Volvo and Polestar, both owned by Chinese auto giant Geely. It has developed a new smartphone that it plans to sell with its debut SUV in the country, the Polestar 4.&

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 21, 2023

The 15,000-square-meter building, located in Trollhattan, is said to be focusing on the brand’s powertrain development. Despite technically being a Swedish automotive brand tied to Volvo Cars, both companies are presently subsidiaries of China’s Geely and Polestar production takes place in Asia.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 5, 2024

The decision enables automakers to continue building gas-powered vehicles without the planned upgrades. However, it will likely build a limited number of models in the first year. The company also plans to release an SUV version that will arrive the following year. VW unveiled the affordable ID 2all EV concept last March.

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EV Central

MAY 10, 2024

“When we look at the luxury landscape, and this is where we’ve really been operating and playing, you have BMW, Mercedes, Audi, Volvo, Lexus, land Rover, and Porsche, who are the main competitors that we see globally,” Dias says. “Obviously the foundation of that is the Ultium platform.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 15, 2022

The company also plans to build one of its signature battery swap stations at its U.S. website , NIO lists six current models, mainly consisting of crossovers and SUVs. The company has already established a U.S. headquarters for testing purposes. On their U.S. The company has many specifications for the models shown.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The timing of the listing comes right after Volvo stopped funding struggling luxury EV maker Polestar and handed full responsibility for the brand over to Geely, which is based in China. In 2026, the company also plans to release an electric SUV mysteriously dubbed Type 134 to rival the Porsche Macan.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 30, 2024

Polestar’s first electric SUV, the Polestar 3 , is expected to begin rolling out in the US in the next few months. Ahead of its debut, Polestar is already offering a massive $7,500 purchase incentive on the new electric SUV. Polestar calls the new EV an “SUV for the electric age.” Both are powered by dual electric motors.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Swedish electric car startup Polestar is already backed by countrymate Volvo, but the automaker is now planning to merge with SPAC Gores Guggenheim to list shares on Nasdaq and raise around $1 billion to expand manufacturing lines. Polestar 2 receives top marks in crash safety tests, living up to its Volvo roots.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Kia’s new three-row electric SUV is gaining momentum in the US. A big reason behind Kia’s success is the launch of its first three-row electric SUV, the EV9. Kia’s electric SUV even outsold Toyota’s sole EV, the bZ4X, in its first sales month. Kia’s electric SUV comes in five trims. long but is about the same height.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

billion loan from parent company Volvo Cars and significant shareholder PSD Investment ($800 million each). As previously announced, the Scandinavian brand will use a pre-existing Volvo Cars manufacturing facility in South Carolina to build their upcoming Polestar 3. To do so, Polestar has acquired a massive $1.6

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Teslarati

JANUARY 19, 2023

The transformation at Modesto is in direct support of our PepsiCo Positive (pep+) commitment to building a circular and inclusive value chain and achieving net zero emissions by 2040.” If the standard 4-person compact SUV drives on average 15,000 miles per year with an average MPG of 25.5, 12 Crown Li-ion forklifts.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 15, 2024

Rivian’s electric SUV continues attracting new buyers in the US. Rivian sold 24,783 electric SUVs in 2023, topping the Ford Lightning (24,165) and Tesla Model X (23,015). According to Kelley Blue Book data , the company’s electric SUV accounted for the majority of sales. Rivian family. What are your thoughts?

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