Volvo EX30 LCA Shows Lowest Carbon Footprint of Any Fully Electric Volvo Car to Date

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2024 17:02:42 +0000

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 … [continued]

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Volvo Cars Partners with & Invests in Breathe for Next-Generation Fast Charging

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2024 16:00:45 +0000

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 our new generation fully electric cars. By integrating Breathe’s software in Volvo Cars in-house developed battery management platform to … [continued]

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Volvo Cars Reports Sales of 50,315 Cars in February & Highest-Ever Share of Electrified Models

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2024 04:00:26 +0000

Volvo Cars reports sales of 50,315 cars in February, a decline by 2 per cent compared with the same month … [continued]

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42% Of New Cars In Netherlands Now Plugin Cars!

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2023 23:13:39 +0000

In the Netherlands, 42% of new car sales were plugin car sales in October. Furthermore, 29% were full electrics! The … [continued]

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Volvo Launches $114,000 Electric Minivan

Credit to Author: Jo Borras| Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2023 17:35:09 +0000

Volvo launched its first-ever minivan earlier this week. Dubbed the EM90, this is an electric (“E”) minivan (or “MPV,” for … [continued]

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Volvo Launches $114,000 Electric Minivan

Credit to Author: Jo Borras| Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2023 17:35:09 +0000

Volvo launched its first-ever minivan earlier this week. Dubbed the EM90, this is an electric (“E”) minivan (or “MPV,” for … [continued]

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46% Of New Cars Sold In Netherlands Now Plugin Cars!

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2023 16:05:54 +0000

May saw an increase in plugin registrations to 15,115 units in the Netherlands, with the Dutch plugin vehicle (PEV) market reaching 46% last month. That’s mostly thanks to pure electrics (33% of new vehicle sales), which jumped 119% year over year (YoY). The overall market is also rising. It got up to 33,135 units, although […]

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40% Of New Cars Sold In Netherlands Now Plugin Cars!

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Fri, 26 May 2023 15:50:12 +0000

After a good first quarter, April increased plugin registrations by 53% YoY, to 11,919 units, with the Dutch plugin vehicle (PEV) market reaching 40% last month. That’s mostly thanks to pure electrics (28% of new vehicle sales), which jumped 73% year over year (YoY). The overall market is also rising, to 29,669 units, although at […]

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Volvo UK Increases Range & Efficiency For C40 & XC40 Recharge Models

Credit to Author: Tim Tyler| Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2023 04:04:40 +0000

Volvo XC40 RechargeVolvo UK recently announced some upgrades on two of its popular models in the UK. The driving range and energy efficiency of the fully electric Volvo C40 and XC40 Recharge models have increased above early expectations thanks to technical updates. The distance that can be covered on a full charge has increased by up to […]

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