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Fiber-reinforced composite leaf spring used in Volvo XC90 SUV; Henkel Loctite MAX 2 resin

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A fiber-reinforced composite leaf spring based on the polyurethane matrix resin Loctite MAX 2 from Henkel is being used in the chassis of the new Volvo XC90, a premium crossover SUV of which the innovative rear axle concept is to serve as a platform for other model series.

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Polestar hits 2021 sales target of 29,000 vehicles, up 185% y-o-y

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Polestar, the Swedish premium electric car company founded by Volvo Cars and Geely Holding, delivered on its global sales target of 29,000 vehicles in 2021, representing year-on-year growth exceeding 185%. Polestar 3, a premium electric performance SUV, is set to launch in 2022 and will be the first Polestar to be built in the US.

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2024 Toyota Tacoma, 2025 Volvo EX30, 2023 Toyota Sequoia: The Date In Opposite

Baua Electric

Toyota unveiled the 2024 Tacoma, the 2025 Volvo EX30 beggarly defend, and we drove the 2023 Toyota Sequoia. The Cobra options an iconic unfashionable situation, but it surely’s a completely trendy roadster with a unused chassis, a carbon-fiber frame, automated state keep an eye on, and a ten.3-inch

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Volvo Cars, Geely investing US$756M to develop Polestar electrified vehicles; Polestar 1 performance PHEV revealed

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Volvo Cars and its owner, China-based Geely Holding, will jointly invest RMB 5 billion (US756 million) to support the initial phase of Polestar’s product, brand and industrial development. The Polestar 1 exemplifies the inherent synergies between the Volvo and Polestar brands. Earlier post.).

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Electric performance brand Polestar opens first production facility

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Polestar, the electric performance brand jointly owned by Volvo Car Group and Zhejiang Geely Holding, opened its first production facility. The new Polestar Production Center in Chengdu, China will produce the Polestar 1—a carbon fiber-bodied Electric Performance Hybrid. dB compared to a traditional chassis.

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Polestar releases downloadable performance software upgrade for Polestar 2

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Founded by Volvo Cars and Geely Holding, Polestar enjoys specific technological and engineering synergies with Volvo Cars and benefits from significant economies of scale as a result. Polestar 4 is expected to follow in 2023, a smaller electric performance SUV coupé. Accelerating from 80 to 120 km/h takes just 2.2

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Final Drive: 2021 Polestar 1 PHEV

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The Polestar 1, launched in 2019, was the first car released from what once was the performance division of Volvo. This limited production luxury sedan (1,500 units worldwide) ceased production in November 2021, and ushers-in a new era for the Polestar brand seeing only all-electric cars and SUVs going forward. Carbon Fiber Exterior.

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