The Fully Electric Volvo EX30 Officially Revealed
Electric Cars Report
JUNE 7, 2023
As a small SUV that does big Volvo things, the new fully electric Volvo EX30 is designed to be as safe as you’d expect from Volvo.
Volvo Cars introduces new single-motor C40 Recharge variant
Green Car Congress
MARCH 5, 2022
Volvo Cars is introducing a range of updates to its entire car line-up, the most prominent of which is an exterior refresh of its fully electric XC40 Recharge. The company also unveiled a single electric motor variant of the pure electric C40 Recharge. C40 Recharge.
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Volvo Cars invests in designing and developing electric motors in-house
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 3, 2020
Volvo Cars says that it is making significant investments that allow for the in-house design and development of electric motors for the next generation of Volvo models, as the company continues to move towards becoming a fully electric car maker. —Henrik Green, Chief Technology Officer at Volvo Cars.
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Volvo and Danfoss introduce first 24-hour e-truck fleet
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
Volvo has delivered three heavy-duty line-haul electric trucks to Danfoss. The delivery of the three e-trucks is part of a larger partnership between Volvo Trucks and Danfoss, focusing on pioneering sustainable electric transport operations. Nine fully electric Volvo trucks are set to be in operation before 2024.
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Volvo Cars testing Momentum Dynamics wireless charging in Gothenburg
Green Car Congress
MARCH 4, 2022
Volvo Cars is integrating and testing wireless charging technology in a live city environment together with selected partners, evaluating its potential for future electric cars. The charging stations used in the test are delivered by Momentum Dynamics, a leading provider of wireless electric charging systems.
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Volvo Cars launches all-electric Volvo C40 Recharge; all cars to be pure electric by 2030
Green Car Congress
MARCH 3, 2021
Volvo Cars launched the battery-electric Volvo C40 Recharge; based on the CMA vehicle platform it is the first Volvo model designed as pure electric only. Following the introduction of the XC40 Recharge and now the C40 Recharge, Volvo Cars will roll out several additional electric models in coming years.
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All-new fully-electric Volvo EX90 teased ahead of next week’s debut
Electric Cars Report
NOVEMBER 1, 2022
The new Volvo EX90 flagship SUV is designed to fulfil a purpose: to be an elegant, efficient fully electric family car, with a higher standard of safety than any Volvo car before it.
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Volvo Embraces The Fully Electric Future With The Reveal Of The 7-Seater EX90
CleanTechnica EVs
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
Swedish automaker Volvo has long been known for its high-quality vehicles, with a focus on safety-first designs. More recently, the automaker embraced the fully electric future with a commitment to sell only full electric vehicles by 2030.
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Volvo will supply 20 heavy-duty electric trucks to Amazon in Germany
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 7, 2022
Volvo Trucks will deliver fully electric heavy-duty trucks to Amazon in Germany by year end. The 20 Volvo FH Electric are expected to drive more than one million road kilometers annually. The Volvo FH Electric offers battery capacity of 540 kWh and 490 kW of continuous power.
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Volvo Cars to triple electric car production capacity in Ghent after strong year of electrified car sales
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 8, 2021
Volvo Cars is tripling electric car manufacturing capacity at its plant in Ghent, Belgium as it prepares to meet fast growing demand for its Recharge line-up of chargeable cars. Ghent is currently preparing to take a second fully electric Volvo model, based on the CMA modular vehicle architecture, into production later this year.
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Next generation electric Volvo flagship SUV to come standard with Luminar LiDAR and NVIDIA DRIVE Orin
Green Car Congress
JUNE 25, 2021
Volvo Cars’ forthcoming fully electric flagship SUV will have industry-leading safety technology as standard. Volvo Cars is and always has been a leader in safety. A Care package, standard on all fully electric Volvo cars, includes insurance coverage where available.
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Volvo Cars successfully places first green bond, raises €500M
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 1, 2020
Volvo Cars successfully placed its first green bond, raising €500 million from a diverse group of institutional investors and further increasing the company’s financial flexibility. The €500-million bond was issued under Volvo Cars’ Euro Medium Term Note program. I am very pleased that we successfully placed our first green bond.
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Volvo Car Group exceeds 600,000 vehicles sold on the CMA platform
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 5, 2020
Volvo Car Group, including its strategic affiliates Lynk & Co and Polestar, produce vehicles based on the Compact Modular Architecture (CMA) platform, introduced in 2017. The platform made its debut in 2017 with the popular Volvo XC40. To the end of July more than 600,000 group vehicles based on the platform have been sold.
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Volvo Cars opens new Tech Hub in Singapore
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
Volvo Cars is opening a new Tech Hub in Singapore, a global hotspot for advanced technology and manufacturing excellence. The new Tech Hub will be a key center for data and analytics, software and advanced manufacturing development in line with Volvo Cars’ ambition to be a leader in new technology and a fully electric car maker by 2030.
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Volvo Trucks North America demonstrates pilot electric VNR models; Volvo LIGHTS
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 12, 2020
Volvo Trucks North America offered a first look at its Class 8 battery-electric project trucks during an exclusive event at TEC Equipment dealership in Fontana, California. Guests experienced the fully electric trucks firsthand for the first time, and learned more about electromobility and its role in freight movement solutions.
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Volvo Cars building €1.2B EV manufacturing plant in Slovakia; third in Europe
Green Car Congress
JULY 2, 2022
Volvo Cars will build a third manufacturing plant in Europe, positioning the company well to meet the continued demand from its customers for electric cars and capture future growth potential. billion; Volvo expects around 20% to be funded by governmental support. Volvo Cars has an ambition to move towards annual sales of 1.2
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Volvo C40 Recharge EV coming to US with $58,750 MSRP
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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Volvo Cars opens order books for new electric C40 Recharge
Green Car Congress
JUNE 3, 2021
The all-electric Volvo C40 Recharge is available online via volvocars.com in select markets across Europe as of this week. The propulsion system consists of twin electric motors, one on the front and one on the rear axle, powered by a 78 kWh battery that can be fast-charged to 80% in about 40 minutes.
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Volvo EM90 electric minivan will help reshape EV lineup for China
Green Car Reports
AUGUST 24, 2023
Volvo on Thursday announced its first minivan—in fully electric form—and confirmed the model for China. The Swedish automaker says that the upcoming model, called EM90, is designed to make the most of time spent in the car, “like a Scandinavian living room on the move.”
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The new Volvo EM90 luxury MPV revealed in full
Electric Cars Report
NOVEMBER 12, 2023
The all-new fully electric luxury MPV, the Volvo EM90, is not just designed to be a comfortable living room on the move, and a car that provides you with room for life with your loved ones. It is also a car that broadens the appeal of Volvo Cars and meets even more customer needs.
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Volvo EX30 is designed to have the lowest carbon footprint of any Volvo car to date
EV Specifications
MAY 23, 2023
The new Volvo EX30 is a distillation of all the great things about Volvo Cars: a small, fully electric SUV for the modern era, designed to be safe and have a smaller CO2 footprint than any Volvo car ever before.
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Volvo EX30 Makes North American Debut in New York City
Electric Cars Report
JULY 26, 2023
Volvo Cars continues its aggressive shift toward becoming a fully electric automaker by showing the all-new, fully electric Volvo EX30 for the first time in North America at a gala event in New York City.
Volvo will slide a skateboard under its electric XC90 SUV
Green Car Reports
MARCH 3, 2021
Volvo’s first few fully electric models, the Polestar 2, the Volvo XC40 Recharge, and the 2022 Volvo C40 Recharge that was revealed Tuesday, were all developed on the same platform—one that was originally designed for internal combustion engines and fuel tanks, but adapted for the fully electric models.
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Volvo Trucks to demonstrate Volvo VNR electric trucks in California in 2019; commercialize in NA in 2020
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 12, 2018
Volvo Trucks will introduce all-electric Volvo VNR regional-haul demonstrators in California next year, operating in distribution, regional-haul and drayage operations. Sales of the VNR Electric in North America will begin in 2020. Sister company Volvo Buses has sold more than 4,000 electrified buses since 2010.
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Volvo Cars to work with Northvolt to boost energy density in battery cells up to 50% compared to today in near-term; seeking 1000 Wh/l this decade
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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Volvo EX90 is designed to be elegant, safe, and efficient
EV Specifications
NOVEMBER 1, 2022
In every Volvo car, form, function, and technical innovation are in perfect harmony. This is especially true for the upcoming fully electric Volvo EX90. The brand gives a closer look at the design and features prior to the official launch of the model. Its Scandinavian design approach is straightforward.
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GMC electric pickup, Volvo C40 Recharge price, Lightyear One solar car production: Today’s Car News
Green Car Reports
JULY 20, 2021
There’s a second, more affordable electric truck coming to the GMC brand after the Hummer EV models. Volvo’s first EV-exclusive design has a price tag. GMC has confirmed that a full-size, fully electric. And the Lightyear One solar car is coming from the factory that built the Fisker Karma.
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Volvo EX90 electric SUV: a first look
Teslarati
JANUARY 6, 2023
The upcoming Volvo EX90 electric SUV has been shown in detail via a new video posted on Youtube today. Volvo is one of a select few legacy brands dedicated to quickly electrifying its lineup. It started with hybridization a few years back, and now the brand has begun introducing its lineup of fully electric vehicles.
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Volvo to start making electric trucks at Australia’s biggest vehicle factory in 2027
The Driven EV News
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
Volvo says that it will start making fully electric trucks in Australia from 2027, although numbers will be influenced by a change in design rules to allow wider vehicles. The post Volvo to start making electric trucks at Australia’s biggest vehicle factory in 2027 appeared first on The Driven.
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Volvo Cars partners with Breathe for next-gen fast charging | Autocar Professional
Baua Electric
MARCH 11, 2024
Volvo Cars has partnered up with Breathe Battery Technologies (Breathe), becoming the first car company to get access to the latest version of its patented, algorithm-enabled charging software for use on its new-generation fully electric cars. As is known, Volvo Cars has targeted becoming a fully electric car maker by 2030.
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Volvo the Latest to Adopt NACS
The Truth About Cars
JUNE 28, 2023
The exodus from CCS charging ports to NACS plugs continues apace with Volvo announcing its plan to incorporate the Tesla-designed tech starting in 2025. This change will permit current and future electric Volvo car drivers access to Tesla’s vast Supercharger network across North America.
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New Sanlorenzo superyacht first to use Volvo Penta electric ready powertrain
Baua Electric
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Superyacht builder Sanlorenzo will become the first ship-builder to integrate the new Volvo Penta “electric-ready” marine powertrain system into two new upcoming customer yachts. The flexibility to “mix and match” drive solutions will enable yacht makers to quickly electrify their offerings without the need to fully redesign the hull.
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Volvo’s path to all-electric by 2030 relies on these clever platform solutions
Green Car Reports
MARCH 3, 2021
Volvo’s first few fully electric models, the Polestar 2, the Volvo XC40 Recharge, and the 2022 Volvo C40 Recharge that was revealed Tuesday, were all developed on the same platform—one that was originally designed for internal combustion engines and fuel tanks, but adapted for the fully electric models.
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Every Volvo car launched from 2019 to have an electrified powertrain; “the end of the solely combustion engine-powered car”
Green Car Congress
JULY 5, 2017
Volvo Cars announced that every Volvo it launches from 2019 on will have an electric motor, marking the historic end of cars that only have an internal combustion engine (ICE) and placing electrification at the core of its future business. You can now pick and choose whichever electrified Volvo you wish.
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Mack LR Electric refuse truck to enter production in 2021
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 17, 2020
Volvo Group’s American subsidiary Mack Trucks announced plans to commercialize the Mack LR Electric, its refuse model equipped with a fully electric integrated Mack drivetrain. Orders for the Mack LR Electric will open in Q4 2020, with deliveries beginning in 2021.
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Bcomp closes US$35M Series B with mobility and impact venture capital
Green Car Congress
APRIL 6, 2022
The strategic group of investors consists of automotive venture capital from BMW i Ventures, Volvo Cars Tech Fund and Porsche Ventures—alongside Airbus Ventures, Generali, and existing investors—collectively adding new competencies to help fuel Bcomp’s growth.
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Mercedes-Benz Trucks presents the eActros LongHaul for long-distance transport at IAA Transportation
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
With clear contours and an LED light strip in the front area, the vehicle provides a preview of the design language of the series-production vehicle. This will offer customers numerous other possible use cases in fully electric transport. In the coming year, near-series prototypes will be sent to various customers for testing.
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Mack Trucks unveils battery-electric Mack LR Refuse demonstration model
Green Car Congress
MAY 8, 2019
Mack Trucks unveiled the Mack LR battery electric vehicle (BEV) at WasteExpo 2019. Combining the refuse industry-leading design of the Mack LR model with a fully electric Mack drivetrain, the demonstration model will begin real-world testing in 2020 in the demanding operations of the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY).
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Electric performance brand Polestar opens first production facility
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 29, 2019
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. Polestar Chengdu; the marriage point.
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Volvo Cars introduces new compact architecture; expects electrified vehicles to be 10% of total sales by 2020
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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Volvo XC40 Recharge and Polestar 2: EV cousins offer different takes on “premium”
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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Mack Trucks delivers Mack LR Electric model to Republic Services to begin real-world trials
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 8, 2020
Volvo Group’s subsidiary Mack Trucks has delivered a pre-production Mack LR Electric model ( earlier post ) to Republic Services to begin in-service trials in the demanding refuse segment. Republic will test the LR Electric model in Hickory, North Carolina on one of its residential recycling collection routes.
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Volvo To Go All Electric By 2030 – EV Week in Review: Feb 23-Mar 1
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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Polestar unveils Polestar 2 electric fastback; targeting Tesla Model 3
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 28, 2019
Polestar, the electric performance car brand jointly owned by Volvo Car Group and Zhejiang Geely Holding, unveiled the Polestar 2 electric fastback in an online reveal from Polestar’s headquarters in Gothenburg, Sweden. In the future, Polestar 3 will join the portfolio as a fully electric performance SUV.
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