Volvo News
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As the auto industry intensifies its embrace of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, announcements of "all-electrified" product lines continue to roll in. First, Volvo made a splash with its announcement saying that all models launched from 2019 onwards would be electrified in some manner. The Sino-Swedish maker was followed by Jaguar Land Rover, which announced its intentions to electrify every one of its new vehicle in some way after the year 2020. DON'T MISS: Hey, media, get it straight: "electrified" is NOT "electric," and the difference matters Now, Ford has gotten in on the electrified...
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Small 2019 Volvo XC40 crossover teased before launch, will offer plug-in hybrid
Volvo has never tackled the small crossover segment in the United States, but it's ready to change that with the new XC40. The Volvo XC40 will join the larger XC60 and XC90 as its smallest crossover option in the United States, though a previous generation of the model has found success in Europe...
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Hey, media, get it straight: "electrified" is NOT "electric," and the difference matters
OK, reporters of the world, it's time for a little chat. We know—believe me, we know—that you are cranking out a whole lot of copy, with much less support than you used to have, on far tighter deadlines, to feed a voracious, anonymous online audience whose clicks get you paid. But it's...
John Voelcker -
Volvo to electrify all cars from 2019: 'end of internal-combustion engine alone'
Volvo has announced a major leap forward in an effort to embrace an electrified portfolio of vehicles. The Swedish automaker will go all-electrified come 2019; every single vehicle it launches will feature an electric motor in some usage. To be clear, this is not the immediate end of the...
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Volvo's current diesels may be its last: CEO
Diesel has had an increasing rough ride during the current decade—scandals, emission crackdowns, a push for electric vehicles—and it's becoming clear that some automakers are reaching their limits. That includes Volvo, whose chief executive officer has declared its newest generation of...
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Volvo plans a long-range electric car for 2019, details to come (updated)
The electric car that Volvo has long planned for 2019 could join a growing group of long-range, mass-market models like the Chevrolet Bolt EV, the upcoming Tesla Model 3, and the second-generation Nissan Leaf. The Swedish automaker has concentrated on plug-in hybrids for the most part thus far, but...
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Volvo currently offers plug-in hybrid powertrains in its top models—the XC90 SUV, S90 sedan, and V90. As the Swedish automaker redesigns its lower-level models, it will add plug-in hybrid options to them as well. But whereas the current T8 "Twin Engine" powertrain uses a 4-cylinder engine and all-wheel drive, other models will use a downsized setup. CHECK OUT: Volvo will build compact electric car in 2019, along with larger model (May 2016) Volvo's next "Twin Engine" plug-in hybrid powertrain will be based around a 3-cylinder engine, with front-wheel drive, reports Green Car Congress...
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Volvo concept truck uses hybrid power to cut fuel use, emissions
Because they cover significantly more mileage than the average passenger car, with much worse fuel economy, large commercial trucks are a major source of emissions. Last year, Volvo Trucks aimed to address this issue with a concept truck that demonstrated ways to improve fuel efficiency through...
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BMW still leads U.S. plug-in sales percentages; X5 plug-in hybrid SUV helps
Twenty months ago, in November 2014, the BMW i3 electric car had only been on sale in the U.S. for six months. But the numbers sold just in the first half-year had, surprisingly, catapulted BMW to the highest percentage of plug-in vehicles sold—2.3 percent—for any carmaker in the U.S...
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Six electric cars that are less efficient than a Toyota Prius
These six plug-in hybrids are less efficient than the 2016 Toyota Prius Eco.
Stephen Edelstein -
Most powerful Volvo ever is a plug-in hybrid SUV. Really.
The Volvo XC90 T8 "Twin Engine" plug-in hybrid gets some upgrades from Volvo in-house tuner Polestar.
Stephen Edelstein -
Volvo electric buses: quiet enough for classic-music concerts
Volvo electric buses are serving as mobile concert halls in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Stephen Edelstein -
Volvo Trucks' concept is lighter and more aerodynamic than a conventional semi.
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Volvo CEO says hybrids will supplant diesels, even in Europe
Volvo CEO Hakan Samuelsson believes hybrids will eventually end diesel's dominance in Europe.
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Volvo will build compact electric car in 2019, along with larger model
Volvo will build electric cars based on its two main vehicle platforms.
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New Volvo concepts tease upcoming V40, XC40 compacts
Ahead of their formal unveiling possibly next week, Volvo has teased one of the show cars that is set to preview a far more high-tech range of compact models based on an all-new architecture. The teaser appears to show a small crossover and the image was released on social media with the taglines...
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2016 Volvo XC60 T6 AWD Drive-E: gas mileage review
Volvo is in the process of reinventing itself as a luxury brand with a practical focus, but such transitions don't happen overnight. While many reviewers and owners have fawned over the new XC90 seven-seat luxury SUV, legacy models from the Swedish automaker are still being modestly updated as they...
Joel Feder -
Volvo's ambitious sales plans: 1 million electric & plug-in hybrid cars by 2025
Volvo plans to offer two hybrid versions of every model, and at least one all-electric car.
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Every electric car sold in the U.S. except Tesla uses the same 240-Volt charging socket for overnight or public charging that takes a few hours. But three different and incompatible standards exist for DC fast charging, making the installation of pricier high-powered charging stations more complicated. Now Swedish carmaker Volvo, which is making an aggressive push into plug-in hybrids, has chosen sides. DON'T MISS: West Coast Electric Highway To Fill In California Fast-Charging Stations The three different DC quick-charging standards are the Tesla Supercharger system, limited to that brand's...
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2016 Volvo XC90 T8 Plug-In Hybrid: An Owner's First 21 Days
The 2016 Volvo XC90 T8 'Twin Engine' that went on sale last August was only the second plug-in hybrid SUV to be sold in the U.S., after the Porsche Cayenne S E-Hybrid. Since then it has been joined by the BMW X5 xDrive 40e, and coming up are the Mercedes-Benz GLE 550e, the Mitsubishi Outlander...
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2017 Volvo S90 Plug-In Hybrid Luxury Sedan To Join XC90 T8 'Twin Engine'
The 2017 Volvo S90 will get the T8 "Twin Engine" plug-in hybrid powertrain from the XC90.
Stephen Edelstein -
Volvo To Sell Electric Car By 2019, More Plug-In Hybrids Before That
Volvo says it will put an electric car on sale by 2019.
Stephen Edelstein -
2016 Volvo XC90: Gas Mileage Review Of Luxury Seven-Seat SUV
For green-car fans, the all-new Volvo XC90 seven-seat luxury crossover is most notable for its upcoming plug-in hybrid model. But that version will be just a small part of its sales, of which a majority in North America will have the company's supercharged and turbocharged Drive-E engine. The...
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Volvo Leads Plug-In Hybrid Sales In Europe, Higher-Power Polestar Plug-Ins Coming
Volvo will buy its performance partner Polestar, and set it to work building hot-rod plug-in hybrids.
Stephen Edelstein