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

Green Car Congress

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

Green Car Congress

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars unveiled Spectre, its “Ultra-Luxury Electric Super Coupé” that is the successor to the Phantom Coupé. This incredible motor car, conceived from the very beginning as our first fully-electric model, is silent, powerful and demonstrates how perfectly Rolls-Royce is suited to electrification.

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Volvo Car USA fully electric vehicle sales reach 7.2% of total in 2022

Green Car Congress

Volvo Car USA reported sales of 102,038 cars for the full year 2022, down 16.5% The share of fully electric Volvo cars reached 7.2% In the month of December, Volvo Car USA sold 11,111 cars, up 6.4%compared As a whole, the Americas Region sold 38,538 Recharge cars last year, a 9.5% year-on-year.

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Nearly one third of new car buyers in next year looking for fully electric model

The Driven EV News

Survey finds 30 per cent of drivers who plan to buy a new car in the next 12 months intend to get an electric model. The post Nearly one third of new car buyers in next year looking for fully electric model appeared first on The Driven.

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Volvo EX30 has lowest carbon footprint of any fully electric Volvo car to date

Electric Cars Report

The Volvo EX30 possesses the smallest carbon footprint of any fully electric Volvo car to date. The carbon footprint report […] The post Volvo EX30 has lowest carbon footprint of any fully electric Volvo car to date appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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Volvo EX30 LCA Shows Lowest Carbon Footprint of Any Fully Electric Volvo Car to Date

CleanTechnica EVs

The Volvo EX30 possesses the smallest carbon footprint of any fully electric Volvo car to date1. continued] The post Volvo EX30 LCA Shows Lowest Carbon Footprint of Any Fully Electric Volvo Car to Date appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Volvo Cars sales up 12% in November y-o-y; fully electric account for 19.7% of total sales

Green Car Congress

Volvo Cars reported global sales of 59,154 cars in November, up 12.0% Overall underlying demand for the company’s cars continues to remain robust, especially for its Recharge range of pure electric and plug-in hybrid cars. Sales of fully electric vehicles for the period were down 16% to 121,365 units.