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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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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. That’s according to the life cycle assessment (LCA) of the Volvo EX30, which concludes that it has a total carbon footprint of 23 tonnes per 200,000 km – approximately 60 per cent less than the XC40 ICE (petrol).

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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. That’s according to the life cycle assessment (LCA) of the Volvo EX30, available here, which concludes that it has a total carbon footprint of 23 tonnes per 200,000 km — approximately 60 per cent less than the.

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

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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 Fully electric cars accounted for 10% of sales and grew 50%, making it the best month ever for BEVs.

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The Fully Electric Volvo EX30 Officially Revealed

Electric Cars Report

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.

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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. year-on-year.

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All-new fully electric Volvo EX90 priced from $76,695 in the US

Electric Cars Report

Volvo Car USA announced today introductory configurations and pricing for the Swedish car manufacturer’s new fully electric flagship SUV. When it goes on sale next year the 2025 Volvo EX90 will start at $76,695 in the Twin Motor Plus configuration.