Volvo

First it was Ford. Then it was GM. Then it was Rivian. This week, another automaker has announced its adoption of the Tesla connector starting in 2025. “As part of our journey to becoming fully electric by 2030, we want to make life with an electric car as easy as possible,” said Jim Rowan, CEO […]

Volvo has pulled the covers off of its smallest SUV yet. Called the EX30, it’s an all-electric crossover that sits at the bottom of the band’s lineup below the XC40 Recharge and C40. “The fully electric EX30 might be our smallest ever SUV, but it’s a big deal for our customers and a big deal […]

Volvo’s newest EV is about to be shown to the universe, and we know what it is going to be called. The EX30 will be the company’s smallest SUV to date, and also its smallest EV. Teased in a video you can see below, the EX30 has some design cues from the much larger EX90. […]

Volvo has announced an update to its C40 and XC40 Recharge models that add rear-wheel-drive variants, the first time in 25 years the Swedish automaker has offered a rear-wheel-drive vehicle. Joining the lineup will also be an updated all-wheel-drive performance model. More importantly, the second-generation permanent magnet electric motors that will be powering the updated […]

Debuting in Sweden this morning, the Volvo EX90 is the new flagship, all-electric version of the company’s XC90. It also starts a new era for the company, which will debut a new electric car each year. By 2030, Volvo Cars expects to only sell electric cars. The EX90 is the flagship in that lineup. It’s […]

When the 2022 Volvo C40 Recharge popped up on our EV Pulse vehicle schedule I didn’t think much of it. That’s not to say I have low expectations for Volvo products, not at all, but how good could a jauntier looking electrified version of the several-years-old XC40 actually be? As it turns out, far better […]

For 2022, Volvo updated its plug-in hybrids with new battery technology and better range while driving only on electricity. We had a chance to sample the powertrain early on in Belgium last year, but now we are driving a U.S.-spec on our home turf. The advantage of a plug-in hybrid, or PHEV, is that for […]

Every year, the Midwest Automotive Media Association (yep, that’s MAMA for short) hosts its popular Spring Rally at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. The annual event gives automotive journalists a chance to get seat time in a wide range of vehicles from a host of automakers. This year, nearly 20 brands brought around 70 […]

Volvo Trucks is on a mission to make electrification the norm. Although it’s not owned by the same conglomerate as Volvo Car Group, Volvo Trucks is just as Swedish when it comes to its philosophy, meaning it’s human-centric. Sustainability isn’t a fad, it’s part of its heritage because the company has been involved in climate […]

Volvo announced it has teamed with Epic Games to bring the latter’s Unreal Engine into upcoming vehicles and provide the best graphics for its interfaces. Known for games like Fortnite, Epic Games is also famous for developing one of the most advanced real-time 3D creation tools and it will now find its way into the […]