Production of the Polestar 2, Polestar’s first fully electric car with the same powertrain as the new Volvo XC40 Recharge, begins in China. Just as car production grinds to a halt in the UK and Europe as Covid-19 restrictions bite hard on our way of life, China, where this all began, is starting to wake […]
ELECTRIC Volvo XC40 Recharge costs £53k – £12k MORE than the XC40 Recharge Plug-in
The Volvo XC40 Recharge P8 AWD – Volvo’s BEV take on the XC40 – costs from £53,155 in the UK, £12k more than the XC40 Recharge Plug-in Hybrid. It’s five months since Volvo finally revealed the electric XC40 as its first BEV, and it looks very promising. Fundamentally still the very good XC40, Volvo has […]
Electric Volvo XC40 Recharge will NOT suffer production delays from battery shortages Volvo declares
The electric Volvo XC40 Recharge, due to go in to production in a few months, will not suffer production delays due to battery supply issues, say Volvo. Battery supply issues are a big problem for car makers trying to satisfy demand for EVs, and we’ve seen Hyundai Kia unable to get anywhere close to fulfilling […]
Polestar Precept REVEALED – it’s not an electric ‘Volvo’ SUV, but it’s probably the Polestar 4
The Polestar Precept has been revealed as an electric four-door GT previewing the future direction of Polestar and perhaps previewing a Polestar 4. When we had the tease for the Polestar Precept a few days ago, we mused on whether it would be a look at the Polestar 3 SUV, or something else. It’s something […]
Polestar Precept TEASED – is this the Polestar 3 ELECTRIC Volvo SUV?
The Polestar Precept is teased ahead of a reveal later this month, either previewing the electric Polestar 3 based on a Volvo SUV, or future design direction. It’s almost exactly a year since the Polestar 2 was revealed – with the range-topping Polestar 2 Launch Edition EV costing £49,900 – adding to the range-topping Polestar […]
Volvo S90 and V90 get a MAKEOVER you’ll struggle to see, and mild HYBRID powertrains too
Volvo has given the S90, V90 and V90 Cross Country a bit of a makeover for 2020, including a new range of mild hybrid powertrains. If you get a car right from the start, do you need to change how it looks half way through its lifespan to make sure it continues to sell? Not […]
Volvo and Geely planning to merge in to a single business
Geely and Volvo are panning to merge their separate businesses in to one entity to create a stronger global group whilst keeping individual identities. It’s a decade since Geely bought Volvo from Ford, and in that time it has turned Volvo from an ‘Almost’ premium car maker to a proper force in the ‘Premium’ market. […]
Volvo plug-in hybrid sales UP by three-quarters – top sellers XC40, XC60 and XC90
Volvo’s UK sales grew in January, in a declining market, and plug-in hybrid sales rose by three-quarters, on the back of strong business sales. Just last month we reported that Volvo plans to increase sales of plug-in hybrid cars in 2020 to avoid hefty fines for high average emissions, and it looks like they’re making […]
Volvo needs to TRIPLE sales of plug-in hybrids this year to avoid huge fines
As new EU emission average limits start to bite on car makers’ profitability, Volvo needs to triple its level of plug-in hybrid sales in 2020 to avoid fines. By any measure, Volvo’s renaissance under Geely ownership has been remarkable, with a range of cars from SUVs to saloons a proper antidote the the Germanic take […]
Electric Volvo XC40 Recharge goes on sale (but not in the UK yet) – Electric Volvo XC90 on the way
The electric Volvo XC40 Recharge has gone on sale in selected markets in Europe (although not in the UK yet) and an electric XC90 is on the way. It’s three months since the electric Volvo XC40 Recharge arrived as Volvo underpinned their very successful XC40 with an electric powertrain, and it looks very appealing. Retaining […]