Volvo - 2021

In a press release from today, Volvo Car said that it is pondering on combining its business with Geely Automobile as this will "accelerate financial and technological synergies between the two companies. The considered combination would have the scale, knowledge and resources to be a leader in the ongoing transformation of the automotive industry. The combination would preserve the distinct identity of each of the...

10 February 2020

The Post and Courier reports that Volvo will expand its Ridgeville, SC campus with a battery plant for the electric XC90. This contains two news, actually. The first is for the battery plant, obviously. And the second - that there will be an electric XC90 SUV. This is the first confirmation of a second Volvo-branded all-electric model, after the Vovlo XC40 Recharged got unveiled three months ago and will debut in...

15 January 2020

Europe's largest order for electric buses to date is a fact. Transdev Sweden has ordered 157 electric buses from Volvo which will serve various routes in Gothenburg, including sensitive areas or zones with special restrictions. It is expected that this will significantly reduce emissions and noise. All units will be the latest 7900 Volvo Electric Articulated model. Each can carry up to 150 passengers with an energy...

5 November 2019

Volvo has just announced the Volvo XC40 Recharge - the brand's first all-electric vehicle. The company promised it will launch one BEV per year as of now and 10-20% of its lineup will be PHEVs starting from next year. All Volvo BEVs and PHEVs will be part of the all-new sub-brand launched with the XC 40 Recharge - Recharge. Back to the Volvo XC40 Recharge P8 AWD. The SUV features Volvo's high-end safety features...

16 October 2019

For the upcoming Volvo XC40 Electric, Volvo plans on creating a totally new infotainment system that will arrive with Google services embedded and will be based on Android. Volvo and Google have been partnering for the past several years and in the EV field their latest collaboration is the infotainment system on the Polestar 2, which arrives with Google's Android Human Machine Interface. The latter integrates...

9 October 2019

A week ago, Volvo announced that it will unveil the fully electric XC40 SUV on October 16th. Today, the company teased the model again. If the former press-release was focused on the vehicle's safety features, the second one focuses on the design. It evolves around the "less is more" notion reminding everyone that when you take out the ICE proprietary parts, there's generous room for passengers and cargo, including...

2 October 2019