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Volvo Cars Q1 sales up 10% to 162,938 units; all-electric vehicles took 18% share

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The sales growth was mainly led by the company’s fully electric cars. For the month of March, Volvo Cars sold 63,132 cars globally, up 8% compared with the same month last year. The share of fully electric cars (12,621 units) during the period ended up at 18%.

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Tech: How do Hybrid & Plug-in Hybrid Batteries Recharge? Do I Need to Plug a Hybrid In?

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When the first gasoline-electric hybrids vehicles began arriving in 1999 and 2000, early adopters did their research and were quite knowledgeable about the then-new and revolutionary transportation mode. But the mass market was confused; these new cars had an additional battery to provide electricity to an electric motor.

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

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In the month of December, Volvo Car USA sold 11,111 cars, up 6.4%compared The share of overall Recharge cars—those with pure electric and plug-in hybrid powertrains—reached 27.4% Fully electric cars accounted for 10% of sales and grew 50%, making it the best month ever for BEVs.

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Volvo Cars Reports January Sales, 36% Market Share Of Plug-in Vehicles

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Volvo Cars starts the year on a solid note as the company reports its 17th month of consecutive growth. Global sales in January reached 53,402 cars, an increase of 10 per cent compared to the same month last year.

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Volvo Cars Reports October Sales, 36% Market Share Of Plug-in Vehicles

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Volvo Cars reported its 14th consecutive month of growth as global sales reached 59,861 cars in October, up 10 per cent compared to the same period last year. The sales increase was primarily driven by the company’s fully electric cars.

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Volvo Cars inaugurates new battery assembly line at Ghent manufacturing plant

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Volvo Cars formally inaugurated a new battery assembly line at its Belgian manufacturing plant in Ghent, where it will start building its first fully electric car, the XC40 Recharge P8, later this year. Volvo XC40 Recharge powertrain. The XC40 Recharge P8 is the first of a family of fully electric Volvos.

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Volvo Cars Reports November Sales, 36% Market Share Of Plug-in Vehicles

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Volvo Cars’ global sales continued to grow in November and reached a total of 63,682 cars, up 8 per cent compared to the same month last year. During the January-November period, Volvo Cars sold 632,701 cars globally which is a 17 per cent increase compared to the same period in 2022.

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