Electrek

MARCH 15, 2022

Volvo flew us out to sunny Palm Springs to test the relatively new C40 BEV. But the Gothenburg, Sweden-based company couldn’t help but give us a quick drive in the bigger XC60 Recharge plug-in hybrid while we waited. The mid-sized SUV got a nice upgrade this year to 35 miles of all-electric driving in its ‘Pure’ mode.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Recently-published EPA range and efficiency ratings for the 2022 Volvo XC40 Recharge electric crossover show increases over the 2021 model. Volvo hasn't confirmed any changes to range or efficiency for the 2022 XC40 Recharge, which largely carries over from its 2021 debut.

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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. Power and Range The XC60 Recharge PHEV combines a turbocharged and supercharged inline 4-cylinder engine with 312 horsepower (hp) and an 18.8-kilowatt

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Baua Electric

MARCH 11, 2024

Just before Volvo continues its all-electric shift with the XC90-sized EX90 EV , it’s smoothed out its popular plug-in hybrid powertrain in the XC90. 2024 Volvo XC90 Recharge Pro: Volvo XC90 Recharge gets more electric range, more power, and smoother transitions Thanks to a new battery pack with 14.8

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 15, 2022

Volvo is giving its plug-in hybrids a powertrain overhaul for the 2022 model year, yielding more electric range. Plug-in hybrid versions of the Volvo XC60 and XC90 SUVs, S60 and S90 sedans, and V60 station wagon (most wearing Recharge badging) get a larger battery pack, more powerful rear-axle electric motor, and changes to their.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2023

Volvo Trucks is now introducing new, more powerful batteries for its medium-duty electric truck range (the Volvo FL and Volvo FE Electric). The new batteries offer 42% extra energy capacity and can as a result deliver up to 450 km (280 miles) total range from one charge.

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Teslarati

MARCH 15, 2022

Volvo Car USA and Starbucks are partnering to establish the first public electric vehicle charging network at numerous U.S. The charging stations, powered by ChargePoint, will be installed at up to 15 stores along a 1,350-miles corridor from Seattle to Denver. Starbucks Static Map (Credit: Volvo).

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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 Recharge is an example of the second group. As they’re Volvo seats, they’re supremely supportive and comfortable.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 8, 2020

In terms of size and versatility, as well as pricing and features, the 2021 Volvo XC40 Recharge might be the closest rival yet to the Tesla Model Y. On Wednesday evening the EPA again updated some of its fuel economy ratings for vehicles, including an official range rating of 208 miles for the XC40.

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Recharge Volvo Range Fuel Economy 81

Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2023

miles per kilowatt (mi/kWh) hour, the 300 million cars expected to be on the road in 2050 would add 1.2 As an example, ACEEE cites the Volvo XC40 Recharge, an SUV weighing 5,000 pounds and achieving an efficiency of only 2.5 Over the vehicle’s lifetime, the XC40 Recharge could cause as much as 27.2 metric tons, keeping 4.5

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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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InsideEVs

MAY 2, 2023

Almost 300 miles of EPA range will be achieved in the all-new rear-wheel drive versions.

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Recharge Volvo EPA Miles 98

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Volvo Cars has acquired a stake in mobile EV rapid charging company FreeWire Technologies ( earlier post ) via the Volvo Cars Tech Fund. The L2 models recharge from a wall outlet; each unit is equipped with dual J1772 plugs and can charge 2 vehicles at once. —Zaki Fasihuddin, CEO of the Volvo Cars Tech Fund.

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Baua Electric

MAY 14, 2024

Volvo is joining the luxury electric SUV market with its new EX60 launching next year. As one of the first legacy automakers to commit to an all-electric future , Volvo is seeing the results. After launching its most affordable EV, the EX30, last year, Volvo’s compact electric SUV is already making a significant impact on the company.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 16, 2019

The first all-electric Volvo is also the first Volvo that will continue to improve, the automaker said Wednesday.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Volvo Cars is starting 2024 with its 17th straight month of growth. Volvo’s all-electric model lead the growth, with global EV sales up 17% in January. Volvo EV sales lead January growth Volvo sold a total of 53,402 vehicles last month, up 10%, marking its 17th straight month of growth.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) will start using 30 electric trucks to make “last mile” deliveries to local customers in Belgium. Each truck has an on-site charging station to recharge the battery fully overnight. Renault Trucks is part of the Volvo Group. The first five vehicles will go out today in the Antwerp area.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2014

Volvo Car Group (Volvo Cars) will reveal the Volvo S60L PPHEV (Petrol Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle) Concept Car at the 2014 Beijing International Auto Show. The S60L PPHEV Concept Car features the same electrification technology as the Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid, the first diesel plug-in hybrid, on sale in Europe.

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Plug-in Volvo Concept Plug 246

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Volvo 7900 Electric Hybrid with overhead conductive charging station and pantograph extended. As previously announced ( earlier post ), Volvo Buses will officially launch the new plug-in 7900 Electric Hybrid bus at the International IAA Commercial Vehicles show in September. Recharging takes approximately 6 minutes at end stations.

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Volvo Plug-in Hybrid Plug 268

Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2011

The Volvo Car Corporation has begun production of the C30 Electric ( earlier post ); initial deliveries to leasing customers, mainly companies, authorities and governmental bodies, will take place immediately after the summer. Volvo says it will build about 250 cars by the end of 2012, possibly more if market interest takes off.

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Baua Electric

MAY 24, 2024

Fortunately, the Volvo Group quickly snapped up the company’s battery business, and it appears that business as usual will continue. As we recharge our mission in 2024, partnership is key to help power the shift to electrification. Thomas and FCCC are both Daimler subsidiaries and existing Proterra customers. “We

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North America Batteries Battery Charging 52

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Volvo Cars China and Shanghai International Automobile City Group—a local government supervision authority— will undertake a demonstration program with two Volvo C30 Electric cars in the community of Jiading outside Shanghai. In June 2011, Volvo Car Corporation started the production of the Volvo C30 Electric.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Volvo has received an order for 11 electric hybrid buses and 2 ABB automated electric bus fast-chargers to the city of Namur in Belgium with public transport authority and operator TEC. Volvo’s 7900 Electric Hybrid ( earlier post ) features an all-electric range of approximately seven kilometers (4.35 ABB bus chargers.

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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

JANUARY 4, 2012

At the 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Volvo Car Corporation will unveil the Volvo XC60 gasoline-electric Plug-in Hybrid Concept. In February 2011 at the Geneva Motor Show, Volvo introduced the diesel-electric V60 Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) to go on sale in Europe later this year. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2015

Volvo Cars has unveiled a D5 Twin Engine Special Edition of its V60 Twin Engine plug-in hybrid, which went on sale in 2012. Volvo V60 Twin Engine Special Edition. Thomas Müller, Vice President Electrical and Electronics Systems Engineering at Volvo Car Group. The range is up to 50 kilometers (31 miles). Earlier post.)

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Volvo Diesel Engine PHEV 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2010

Volvo Cars and energy company Göteborg Energi signed a letter of intent regarding cooperation in the area of electrical vehicles and recharge infrastructure. Under the agreement, Volvo will provide 10 Volvo C30 Electric cars ( earlier post ), with delivery starting during this autumn. Ener1’s US battery subsidiary.

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Road Test: 2023 Volvo C40 Recharge Twin AWD Ultimate The First Volvo Compact SUV Coupe EV The 2023 Volvo C40 Recharge was the first electric-only and the smallest SUV from Volvo, falling in-line with the EX90 and XC40 Recharge. kWh per 100 miles. miles per kWh of battery.

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Recharge Volvo SUV Google 80

Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2023

The fully electric Volvo C40 Recharge and XC40 Recharge models have been updated for the 2024 model year to offer increased range ( earlier post ). Range improvements come thanks to two new powertrains offered on both the C40 Recharge and XC40 Recharge. Exterior updates also help contribute to the efficiency gains.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2011

Volvo is taking the next step in its electrification strategy by producing test electric vehicles with range extenders. Two of the solutions are based on the Volvo C30 Electric. —Derek Crabb, Vice President Powertrain Engineering at the Volvo Car Corporation. Earlier post.) Technical concept I. Click to enlarge.

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Extended Range Volvo Concept Range 231

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2011

Volvo Cars, A-hus and Vattenfall recently launched the six-month One Tonne Life project—an attempt by a family (the Lindells) to cut their carbon dioxide yearly emissions from seven tonnes per person to a more sustainable one tonne. Volvo has provided a C30 Electric ( earlier post ) for use in the project.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2011

Volvo Buses is currently developing a plug-in hybrid bus that can drive long distances silently and exhaust-free on only electricity. In April, a collaboration between the companies Hybricon AB, Opbrid SL, e-Traction BV, Umeå Energi AB and the Umeå City Corporation began testing a fast rechargeable hybrid bus. Earlier post.).

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Charged EVs

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Fleets tested Volvo VNR Electric Class 8 tractors for three years: Here’s what they learned. The far higher volumes of carbon dioxide per mile from heavy trucks make them an obvious target for zero-emission powertrains. The group’s final presentation lists 18 insights Volvo and its partners gained from the project.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Volvo C30 DRIVe Electric. Backed by research support from the Swedish Energy Agency, Volvo Cars is initiating development of a fuel cell system that can extend an electric car’s operating range. The aim is to have two prototype chassis based on the Volvo C30 DRIVe Electric ready for testing in everyday traffic in 2012.

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Volvo Fuel Range Sweden 253

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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Plug-in Volvo SUV Plug 231

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2020

Volvo Cars has opened order books for the XC40 Recharge P8 AWD ( earlier post ), the company’s first fully electric car which is based on the best-selling SUV, in selected markets. Production and the first customer deliveries of the XC40 Recharge P8 are scheduled to begin later this year.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2014

New Volvo Bus 7900 Electric Hybrid (plug-in hybrid) buses ( earlier post ) began scheduled operation in Hamburg on 18 December, coinciding with the opening of the Innovation Route 109. Volvo 7900 Electric Bus in service in Hamburg, parked at a terminal with charging pantograph. With a length of about 10 kilometers (6.2

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