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 Reports

MARCH 8, 2022

Volvo Cars has announced that it will be testing electric taxis equipped with wireless charging, in “a live city environment” to evaluate the potential of the technology.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2021

Rapidly moving towards becoming a fully electric car company, Volvo Cars is bringing battery cell technology development and production closer to home and aims to tailor its future batteries to the needs of its customers: a longer range and faster charging times. —Henrik Green, chief technology officer.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 16, 2022

Mercedes-Benz will be getting US-made battery cells for its US-made electric SUVs. And Volvo is choosing Starbucks for a test network of fast-charging stations. Volvo’s plan for a pilot EV charging network will have a Starbucks at every stop. Tesla prices are up again. The program will add up to 60.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 11, 2024

Big-box retailers could be doing more to support EV charging. According to a study released last week from Consumer Reports, Many retailers aren’t doing much to support EV charging. Senators push the idea of new tariffs to keep out Chinese EVs. We revisit the XC90 plug-in hybrid. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 20, 2020

The Porsche Taycan gets a series of minor updates for 2021—including easier fast-charging and the potential of over-the-air feature subscriptions. Volvo plug-in hybrids cost less for 2021 than for 2020. And Lucid's electric SUV, due in 2023, has been spotted. Volvo plug-in hybrid models get a big.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 15, 2023

Road Test: 2023 Volvo XC60 Recharge Ultimate Surprising Performance in a Compact Plug-In Hybrid SUV Okay, a show of hands if “quick or fast” come to mind when Volvo SUV is mentioned. On Road Experience As noted earlier, the XC60 Recharge is quick, probably quicker than would be expected for a compact SUV.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Ford is pooling credits in Europe, to the benefit of Volvo. Mitsubishi is investing in wireless charging. And GM shows off the potential of an eCrate package for one of its classic SUVs. Nissan notes that its Ariya electric crossover is heading to Europe, although the U.S. is part of the plan first.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 18, 2019

We dive into what the technical differences are between the Volvo XC40 Recharge and the Polestar 2. And Ford details how its upcoming fully electric SUV will be able to find charging at home or on the go. Tesla talks safety and gives a rare look at its testing. This and more at Green Car Reports.

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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. This includes faster charging and reducing vehicle weight. Volvo EX30 reveal (Source: Volvo) The automaker’s early commitment is paying off.

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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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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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EV Central

MARCH 14, 2023

A luxurious new electric seven-seat SUV to sit above the soon-to-be-EV Cayenne SUV has been confirmed by Porsche as part of its increasingly electrified future model mix. Blume said the SUV would have significant sales growth potential in the China and the USA.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2019

Volvo Cars is releasing upgraded and newly-developed electrified powertrain options to be made available across its entire model range going forward. Refreshed Volvo XC90 Inscription T8 Twin Engine. Refreshed Volvo XC90 Inscription T8 Twin Engine. The B5 gasoline model will be available with front wheel drive or all-wheel drive.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 27, 2024

Swedish automaker Volvo has rolled out its last diesel-powered vehicle, after a 45-year relationship with the powertrain and cranking out millions of diesel cars. Since 1991, Volvo made more than 9 million vehicles with diesel engines. Well, not exactly of yore , but at least it’s la fin for Volvo’s contribution.

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Electrek

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Volvo Cars continues to offer fresh tidbits pertaining to its upcoming all-electric flagship SUV – the EX90. The post The EX90 will arrive as Volvo’s first EV with bi-directional charging and the ability to power your home appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

A certain charging cord included in a small number of 2019 Volvo XC60 crossover SUVs may overheat and shock owners, or start a fire, the automaker said this month. Volvo announced a recall for 35 Volvo XC60 T8 crossover SUVs earlier this month to replace the charging cords.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 20, 2024

Following Ford’s announcement in late February that F-150 Lightning and Mustang Mach-E owners can charge at Tesla’s network, EV startup Rivian unlocked access for EV owners this week. Tesla updated its website with a new “Charging for All” page that lists Rivian, General Motors, Volvo, and Polestar.

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Discover EV

JANUARY 31, 2023

Volvo rolls out updates for its C40 and XC40 Recharge electric SUVs

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InsideEVs

OCTOBER 6, 2022

That’s another way of saying it has vehicle-to-load charging capability.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 1, 2021

Volvo has been talking about going electric a lot lately. The company plans to do it with a mixture of all-electric vehicles, like the new XC40 Recharge, and plug-in hybrid versions of its SUVs and sedans. The XC90, as Volvo’s largest SUV, is currently its most popular model in the United States. It also adds 111 lb.-ft

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EV Obssesion

JULY 1, 2021

Rapidly moving towards becoming a fully electric car company, Volvo Cars is bringing battery cell technology development and production closer to home and aims to tailor its future batteries to the needs of its customers: a longer range and faster charging times.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 30, 2024

In tandem with the handsome growth of the e-two-wheeler and e-three-wheeler segment, the electric passenger vehicle segment, which comprises cars, SUV and MPVs, has also registered record retail sales. Just 54 units behind Hyundai is BYD India , which sells the Atto 3 SUV, e6 MPV and launched the Seal sedan on March 5.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2017

Volvo Cars plans to set up a new joint venture technology company with Geely Holding, the Chinese car group, to share existing and future technology, to deepen industrial synergies and to provide the economies of scale that will allow them to develop next generation electrified vehicle technology more rapidly.

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InsideEVs

MARCH 10, 2022

A small fleet of electric XC40 SUVs will be used by taxi operator Cabonline and charged wirelessly at stations in Gothenburg.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 2, 2024

The rise in sales of electric passenger vehicles is now quite apparent as in the growing number of green-number-plated cars, SUVs and MPVs seen on Indian roads. As per Vahan data as of March 3, 2024, a total of 79,443 electric cars, SUVs and MPVs (LMVs and LPVs) have been sold in the past 11 months (April 2023-February 2024).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2022

Members of the Corporate Electric Vehicle Alliance presented top vehicle manufacturers, including Volvo, GM, Daimler and Toyota, with a roadmap for developing the types of electric vehicles that companies plan to acquire in the US over the next five years. Charging Location Flexibility. Source: Ceres. Source: Ceres.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 4, 2024

The company has begun production of its third model, the Polestar 3 SUV, in Chengdu, China. Polestar has benefited from international roots—Swedish design from Volvo Cars, and manufacturing expertise and financial backing from China’s Geely. Parent Volvo recently sold most of its stake in Polestar to step-parent Geely.

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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

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

In Stockholm, Volvo Cars unveiled its new fully electric flagship SUV, the 7-seat EX90. Starting with the Volvo EX90, Volvo Cars will reveal one new fully electric car each year. The Volvo EX90 will be built in the US starting next year and later also in China.

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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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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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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Volvo unveiled its new Volvo V90 wagon in Stockholm, Sweden. The V90 is the latest in the premium car maker’s top-of-the-line 90 series sitting alongside the award winning XC90 SUV ( earlier post ) and the recently-launched S90 premium sedan. Peter Mertens, Senior Vice President Research & Development at Volvo Cars.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Ford’s leader added, “Especially with our upcoming digitally advanced EVs and access to Tesla’s charging network beginning this quarter.” Ford hopes that expanding charging access and its next-gen EVs, including a full-size electric pickup and three-row SUV, will help spark demand.

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EV Central

MARCH 18, 2024

The compact Jeep Avenger electric SUV has been priced from $53,990 plus on-road costs in Australia. Concept is an off-road EV beast READ MORE: Jeep EV journey begins with images of 2023 electric SUV That pricing places the Avenger up against the Hyundai Kona Electric and Peugeot e-2008 compact SUVs. READ MORE: 4xFloor it!

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Charged EVs

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

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 In 2019, Volvo launched the XC40 compact crossover, a boxy but stylish compact SUV with a 2.0-liter Volvo’s first EV.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 21, 2015

The 2016 Volvo XC90 T8 "Twin Engine" is the world's first seven-seat plug-in hybrid SUV, and when it goes on sale this fall it will apparently claim another distinctive first. So far, no production plug-in hybrid has been offered with 240-volt Level 2 charging as standard equipment.

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