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Volvo’s upcoming range of battery-electric vehicles will be the first to use the brand’s own operating system. Dubbed VolvoCars.OS, this suite has been developed with faster, more flexible development in mind. This will also allow Volvo to send out more frequent over-the-air updates to vehicles already on the road, enabling cars to get improvements more […]

Volvo and Google will continue working together to create a seamless and simple infotainment experience in the former’s upcoming range of battery-electric vehicles. The Swedish brand was one of the first carmakers to use the Android Automotive OS, which is currently found in the XC40 Recharge and Polestar 2, and will roll out across Volvo’s […]

The Volvo Concept Recharge is a preview of how the company’s design language will evolve as its lineup goes all-electric. Think of this show car as an evolution of the existing Volvo ethos only this time it’s been tailored for battery-electric vehicles. As a result, the less is more philosophy becomes more apparent, you find […]

Volvo has announced that it’s focusing on range and charging speeds during the development of its next-generation battery-electric vehicles. It will improve lithium-ion battery technology for its upcoming range of EVs, which includes the next-generation XC90 that will be underpinned by a new architecture specifically tailored for battery-electric applications. By the middle of the decade, […]

Volvo’s next-generation vehicles will be its safest. The company will use real-time data from its vehicles together with software and hardware to further improve safety. This builds on Volvo’s approach, which has always been data-centric and takes knowledge based on real-life incidents. Now, Volvo aims to use customer vehicles to make cars even safer, provided […]

Now that the Ford Bronco is on its way to dealerships, Ford has a new problem. In order to stay competitive with the crosstown rival — Jeep — the company will need to move on new powertrains. Jeep has the absolutely excellent Wrangler 4xe, so it’d make sense Ford is working on a hybrid. As […]

Long Beach and the neighborhood of Wilmington in Los Angeles have been announced as the second “Green City” investment for Electrify America. This is part of a larger $200 million investment in growing California’s zero-emissions vehicle infrastructure and education programs over the next 30 months. The Green City investment focuses on projects that have a […]

The third vehicle on Hyundai Motor Group’s E-GMP architecture has been caught testing looking quite close to production. Expected to slot below the GV70, the Genesis GV60, code-named JW, will be the brand’s first dedicated battery-electric vehicle. It’s closely related to the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Kia EV6 but in typical Genesis fashion, it will […]

Up until now, the United States government hasn’t appeared to be too proactive when it comes to investigating crashes of vehicles with advanced driver assist systems. That officially changed with a new order from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The government agency is requiring automakers to submit detailed crash reports to the company, upon […]

Volvo has confirmed that the next generation of its XC90 flagship crossover will be all-electric. In addition, it will get a range of sensors, radar, LIDAR, and an autonomous driving computer powered by NVIDIA Drive system-on-a-chip. As the Swedish brand doubles down on electrification, it also intends to cement its safety leadership in the age […]