Volvo launches XC40 Recharge Pure Electric, Single Motor SUV. We reviewed the hybrid version of this HERE. The new single engine XC40 Recharge Pure Electric has: a single electric motor on the front axle, a range of around 380km, 170kw/300Nm worth of power. XC40 Recharge Pure Electric single motor comes months after the XC40 Recharge Pure Electric which was [...]
Australia’s Auto Safety rater, ANCAP, has issued 5 star ANCAP safety ratings for the Hyundai IONIQ 5 electric vehicle, as well as the Volvo XC40 T5 Recharge PHEV and T8 Recharge EV. The fossil fuel powered Hyundai Tucson has also been awarded a 5 star rating.
Volvo will be taking full control over the sales and marketing too, making Volvo the first major non-Chinese auto maker to do so. Volvo had a 50% share in Daqing Volvo Car Manufacturing Co., Ltd and Shanghai Volvo Car Research and Development Co., Ltd, and it is the remaining 50% share that will be acquired.
Volvo’s flagship saloon, the S90, has won the Used Executive Car of the Year title in the 2020 Car Dealer Used Car Awards. Its success confirms the model’s individual appeal and lasting quality.
Volvo Cars is tripling electric car manufacturing capacity at its plant in Ghent, Belgium as it prepares to meet fast growing demand for its Recharge line-up of chargeable cars.
It is the most extreme crash test ever executed by Volvo Cars, and a crucial one. Extrication specialists often use cars crashed at the Volvo Cars Safety Center to hone their life-saving skills.
At Volvo Cars, they are known as the company’s in-house detectives. Yet they could also be called the Swedish car maker’s own CSI team, with a little twist on the acronym of TV fame. The crash scene investigators of the Volvo Car Accident Research Team, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, are ready around the clock to make sure that Volvo Cars learns from real-life accidents and constantly improves its cars.
The rise of smartphones and touch screens inside cars has sparked a growing debate around the dangers of distraction behind the wheel. But Volvo Cars safety experts say that distraction is a fact of life, and that technology should be used to support people in their daily commute.
The XC40 Recharge Pure Electric P8 is the first of several fully electric Volvos to come, and today’s production start represents a significant step towards Volvo Cars’ ambition to reduce its CO2 footprint per car by 40 per cent by 2025. That same year, it expects 50 per cent of its global sales to consist of fully electric cars, with the rest hybrids.
Volvo Cars has recently welcomed two exciting new additions to its global design team, with Claudia Braun and Thomas Stovicek joining the company’s design operations.
