Remove tag
Remove Connect Remove Connected Remove Recharge Remove Volvo
article thumbnail

2022 Volvo C40 Recharge Twin Ultimate – Not Quite Fully Charged

The Truth About Cars

On paper, the 2022 Volvo C40 Recharge Twin Ultimate seems like a fine compact EV. Quirky” is an adjective that’s been applied to Volvos in the past, in ways both good and bad, and it certainly applies here, though the quirks are more confounding than fun. Props to Volvo for that. And it looks cool. Just not quite enough.

article thumbnail

The Volvo Recharge

Plug In Partners

This time, it's Volvo. Volvo Cars is introducing the Volvo ReCharge Concept , a plug-in hybrid with individual electric wheel motors and batteries that can be recharged via a regular electrical outlet for maximum environmental benefit. The Volvo Recharge, like the Volt , is a series platform car.

Recharge 100
article thumbnail

This Volvo and Harris Poll Study investigates the state of EVs in America

Current EV

Volvo Car USA has teamed up with The Harris Poll to deepen insights into the American opinion across four core themes: design, safety, technology and environment. These insights are distilled into “Volvo Reports” and will feature a different topic each month. Methodology.

Volvo 52
article thumbnail

SAE taskforce J2954 on wireless charging and positioning standards looking to have final draft of guideline this year; significant industry involvement

Green Car Congress

Wireless Charging enables the customer the ability to have “transparent” recharging of plug-in electric vehicle—EV, combustion engine (IC) PHEV, fuel cell (FC) PHEV—through a seamless connection to the EVSE charger and automated charging process. Bus manufacturers Volvo and Proterra are also participating.

article thumbnail

Road Test: 2021 Cadillac XT5 Premium Luxury FWD

Clean Fleet Report

Competing in the premium midsize SUV category, the 2021 Cadillac XT5 is right in the middle of stiff competition, including models from Acura, Audi, BMW, Genesis, Infiniti, Land Rover, Lexus, Lincoln, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Tesla and Volvo. Road Test: 2021 Volvo XC90 Recharge Plug-in Hybrid. Story by John Faulkner.

article thumbnail

Do plug-in hybrids have a future? The Green Piece

Green Cars News

With the cost of recharging batteries much less than petrol, and electricity, even when taken from non-renewable sources, having far less impact on the environment, plug-ins could present a more immediate solution to global warming concerns. Tags: Hybrid cars The Green Piece Toyota Volvo hybrid plug-in. Faye Sunderland.

Plug-in 39
article thumbnail

Australia’s best-selling EVs: Are they worth it?

EV Central

You can use your phone as a key, monitor the vehicle remotely using some of its eight exterior cameras and update software using its onboard connectivity. Polestar 2 Polestar 2 Long Range Single Motor There’s plenty of Volvo beneath the skin of the Polestar 2 , the first EV from a company planning to muscle in on the turf occupied by Tesla.