Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Beneath the recalibrated timeline, Volvo made clear in a series of roundtables with the press last week, that this doesn’t mean it will keep building gasoline models as long as regulators allow them to be sold. And it’s still ready to go 100% plug-in by then if the market demands it. “We Volvo currently has about 1.5%

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2018

The new Volvo S60 sedan to be launched later this spring will be the first Volvo to be produced without a diesel engine option. All new Volvo models launched from 2019 will be available as either a mild gasoline hybrid, plug-in gasoline hybrid or battery electric vehicle. Earlier post.).

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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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Electric Cars Report

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

As Volvo transitions to a fully electric future, gasoline-powered models will continue to play a significant role in its lineup. The refreshed Volvo XC90 showcases the direction these models will take, demonstrating that even as the EX90 takes the lead, the XC90 won’t be left behind.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2015

Volvo Cars will publicly unveil its new S90 premium sedan at the upcoming North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit in January. The new Volvo S90 comes equipped with an advanced semi-autonomous drive feature, Pilot Assist. Pilot Assist is another step towards full autonomous drive—a key innovation area for Volvo.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Volvo Cars launched its new three-cylinder Drive-E powertrain in the XC40, the company’s first entry into the compact SUV segment. The new three-cylinder powertrain has been deliberately designed for integration into Twin Engine plug-in hybrid cars. —Alexander Petrofski, senior director cluster 40 at Volvo Cars.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2018

Volvo Cars revealed the new S60 mid-size premium sports sedan at the company’s new—and first—US manufacturing plant in Charleston, South Carolina. The combined car launch and factory opening reinforce Volvo Cars’ commitment to the US, an important market for the company and its new premium sports sedan.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2018

Volvo Cars aims for fully electric cars to make up 50% of its sales by 2025, the company announced in Beijing. The announcement builds on Volvo Cars’ 2017 announcement that all new models released from 2019 will be available as either a mild-hybrid, plug-in hybrid or battery-electric vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Daimler AG and Geely Holding, the respective parent companies of Mercedes-Benz AG and Volvo Cars, plan to collaborate on developing highly efficient powertrain systems for next-generation hybrid vehicle applications. To this end, the export of the engine from China is considered to be an option.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2012

The XC60 Plug-in Hybrid Concept was introduced at the Detroit Auto Show. The direction for the US was underscored by the unveiling of the XC60 gasoline-electric Plug-in Hybrid Concept at the show. The engine in the XC60 Plug-in Hybrid Concept has no conventional starter motor or alternator.

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Downsizing Volvo Engine Hybrid 240

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 29, 2013

Volvo unveiled the new Volvo Concept Coupé, the first of a series of three concept cars that reveal the design possibilities created by the company’s new Scalable Product Architecture (SPA). The concept car features a two-liter high-performance Drive-E gasoline engine ( earlier post ) with a supercharger and turbo.

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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. kilowatt electric motor good for 143 hp, producing a total of 455 hp and 523 pound-feet of torque.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 21, 2024

A hybrid vehicle is powered by at least one electric motor and a gasoline engine, and its system recovers energy through regenerative braking. Sometimes the electric motor does all of the work, other times the combustion engine does, and sometimes both work together.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2018

Volvo Cars has introduced a new Polestar-developed software upgrade that increases torque distribution to the rear wheels of Volvo cars equipped with all-wheel drive (AWD) for more dynamic driving. We are always fine-tuning the driving experience of Volvo cars and this upgrade makes the all-wheel drive both smoother and more dynamic.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 7, 2017

Series-production plug-in hybrid electric vehicles equipped with diesel engines are already available in the market or planned for the future (e.g., Volvo V60, Audi Q7 e-tron quattro, Peugeot 508 RXH Hybrid4, Range Rover SDV6 Hybrid Diesel). A variation of the approach could be used for gasoline PHEVs.)

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2014

Powertrain of the Volvo XC90 Twin Engine PHEV. A two-liter, four-cylinder supercharged and turbocharged Drive-E gasoline engine powers the front wheels and an 80 hp (60 kW) electric motor drives the rear wheels. Normal driving is conducted in the default hybrid mode. The range also offers two gasoline engine options.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 19, 2024

It’s been nearly a decade since Volvo first started rolling out plug-in hybrids in the U.S., One of them is that Volvo’s made the batteries larger every few years, leading to more plug-in electric range, improved hybrid drivability, and overall a better mix of attributes. That’s up from 11.6

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Volvo Cars will introduce a front-wheel drive (FWD), 3-cylinder engine variant of its Twin Engine plug-in hybrid electric vehicle system in 2018, followed by its first production battery-electric vehicles and a new 48V mild hybrid system in 2019, according to Mats Anderson, Senior Director of Electric Propulsion Systems.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 5, 2017

Volvo Cars announced that every Volvo it launches from 2019 on will have an electric motor, marking the historic end of cars that only have an internal combustion engine (ICE) and placing electrification at the core of its future business. You can now pick and choose whichever electrified Volvo you wish.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2015

With the 2016 XC90 ( earlier post ) heading to dealerships across the US, Volvo Cars gave media an opportunity to experience the next generation of its full-size luxury SUV—in both its conventional T6 and plug-in hybrid T8 Drive-E Twin Engine forms—in and around Los Angeles. Volvo XC90 T8 Twin Engine.

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

The rise of battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) have fans professing its technological wonders, while looking down at plug-in hybrid EVs (PHEVs). While BEVs use a battery-powered motor to power the vehicle, PHEVs have both a battery/electric motor and a gas engine to power them. Plugging in is key. But not to worry!

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2010

The V70 plug-in hybrid demonstrator highlights Volvo’s current PHEV architecture: front-wheel drive combustion engine, electric motor on the rear axle. Volvo concept of a range-extended architecture. a purely electric drive vehicle with a small range-extending ICE. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Plug-in electric vehicles sales surged to a record in the third quarter, largely driven by strong demand in China, according to a new report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF). China accounted for more than half of global sales as its market for electric cars doubled amid government efforts to curb pollution.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 1, 2021

Local Electric Driving, No Range Anxiety. 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.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2014

Volvo Car’s 3-cylinder gasoline engine. Volvo Cars confirmed its production program to develop a lightweight 3-cylinder Drive-E gasoline engine. Volvo has a long history of developing its own unique 6-, 5- and 4-cylinder engines and in-house expertise. Volvo Cars’ new three-cylinder engine. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 27, 2014

Volvo Cars revealed the XC90, its new 7-seat SUV, at an event in Sweden. The two launch engines are the D5 twin turbo diesel and the T6 supercharged and turbocharged gasoline unit. Power and torque charts for the T6 gasoline unit (left) and the D5 diesel (right). Powertrain of the Volvo XC90 Twin Engine PHEV.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2015

Volvo Cars will introduce the production version of the S60L T6 Twin Engine plug-in hybrid sedan at the 2015 Shanghai Motor Show; the plug-in sedan first made its appearance as a concept car at the Beijing auto show in 2014. The new S60L Twin Engine is manufactured in Volvo Cars’ Chengdu Plant. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

JATO Dynamic’s data for 27 markets in Europe shows that the total number of electrified cars registered in September (encompassing pure electric, plug-in hybrids, full hybrids and mild hybrids) was higher than the number of registrations for diesel cars. in September, to almost 1.3 in September.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Today, two new investigations related to the Volkswagen diesel scandal open in Europe, the 2017 Volvo S90 is slated to get a plug-in hybrid powertrain option, and we reveal the first nominee for our 2016 Best Car To Buy award. Find out why electric cars make sense--even when gasoline is $2.00

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Volvo unveiled its new Volvo V90 wagon in Stockholm, Sweden. The V90, like the XC90 and the S90, offers the T8 Twin Engine plug-in hybrid powertrain, delivering up to around 410 hp. The Twin Engine technology supports three modes of operation: Pure, in which the car runs on electric power alone. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2009

A V70 plug-in hybrid demonstrator. Swedish energy company Vattenfall and the Volvo Car Corporation are launching an industrial joint venture partnership to introduce plug-in hybrids on the market by 2012. Stephen Odell, President and CEO of the Volvo Car Corporation. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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Charged EVs

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Volvo and its Chinese parent Geely are very serious about selling cars that plug in. Starting in 2016, the Swedish brand has included plug-in hybrid versions of pretty much every new vehicle it sells in the US. . In 2019, Volvo launched the XC40 compact crossover, a boxy but stylish compact SUV with a 2.0-liter

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 2, 2024

liter turbocharged inline 6-cylinder mild hybrid. Mild hybrid engine technology uses an electric motor in conjunction with a gasoline engine, but unlike a traditional hybrid it cannot run solely on electricity. There is no plug on the Range Rover to recharge the battery. second range.

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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. The concepts all use three-cylinder flex fuel (gasoline and E85) engines to complement the front-wheel electric drive. Two of the solutions are based on the Volvo C30 Electric.

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Consumer Reports has concluded its annual car reliability survey and the resulting data for 2023 has not been kind to all-electric vehicles. Plug-in hybrids were even worse with 146 percent more issues. The biggest issues for EVs were reportedly failing electric drive motors, unreliable charging, and trouble with battery packs.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

Today on Green Car Reports, we have a zombie electric supercar: It turns out that the Audi R8 e-tron may not be completely dead after all. Also, Volvo is prepping more efficient gasoline engines instead of jumping right into the plug-in hybrid pool.

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Clean Fleet Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

Top-Selling Lexus Hybrid Sedan Adds Sporty Styling. Lexus adds a sporty touch to its hybrid hero. But on two separate occasions we got a true sense of the plug-in hybrid system’s efficiency. When combined with the electric motor, there is a total system 215 horsepower. Super-efficient Cruising.

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