Care by Volvo, Volvo’s new car subscription plan, has had a good first year in the UK, accounting for 15% of Volvo’s UK new car retail business. It’s exactly a year ago today that Volvo launched ‘Care by Volvo’ UK-wide as a new ‘sales’ channel for new cars – and it’s done quite well. Of […]
Volvo to NAME their new cars – but will it be the IKEA route or Norse Gods?
Volvo boss Hakan Samuelsson says that Volvo’s new generation of EVs will get “a name, like a child”, but what names will Volvo choose. Carmakers tend to use number and letter monikers for their cars because it’s much easier to sell them around the world without linguistic clashes. Like Mitsubishi discovering their Pajero means ‘Wanker’ […]
New Electric Volvo XC40 Recharge with single electric motor at lower prices
Volvo is extending the electric XC40 Recharge range once more, with a single motor version on the way at lower prices. The electric Volvo XC40 Recharge is an appealing EV, but it’s not exactly cheap, with prices starting at £50k even after lower-spec XC40 Recharge models were added recently – but there is going to […]
Experimental Polestar 2: Volvo’s Polestar takes tweaked ‘2’ to Goodwood Hillclimb
The Experimental Polestar 2, a Polestar 2 fettled for the Goodwood Hillclimb, heads for the Festival of Speed with more power and improved handling. Polestar may be a ‘Volvo’ car business, but it’s a step aside from the corporate constraints of Volvo, and that leaves it with the freedom to play. That freedom to play […]
Volvo Concept Recharge – a first look at the new electric Volvo XC90?
The Volvo Concept Recharge is delivered as a first look at Volvo’s EV-specific design and appears to preview the new electric Volvo XC90. The Volvo XC90 has been a mainstay of Volvo’s range for two decades, and although the current XC90 is very different to the original XC90, it is clearly an evolution of all […]
New electric Volvo XC90 CONFIRMED for 2022 – with advanced LiDAR as standard
Volvo confirms the arrival of a new electric Volvo XC90 in 2022, which will get advanced LiDAR and driver-assist functions as standard. It’s no secret that Volvo is planning to replace the range-topping XC90 next year, and no secret it’ll be an electric XC90. But now that’s been officially confirmed by Volvo as they start […]
New Electric Volvo XC40 Recharge range arrives and starts at a still considerable £49,950
Volvo has dropped the R-Design model from its electric XC40 Recharge and replaces it with Twin, Twin Plus and Twin Pro. Costs from £49,950. It’s more than a year since the electric Volvo XC40 went on sale in the UK, but it was Hobson’s choice offering. Not only was the only powertrain on offer the […]
Electric Volvo XC60 in 2024, and batteries from new Volvo and Nothvolt Gigafactory
Volvo is partnering with Swedish battery maker Northvolt to build a Gigafactory to supply Volvo EVs, the first an electric XC60. Volvo has had a remarkable decade since it was acquired by Geely, but it clearly has no intention of sitting on its laurels and letting the future take care of itself, with aggressive plans […]
New Polestar 3 – an electric SUV with Next-Gen Volvo XC90 underpinnings – teased
The next model for Polestar – Volvo’s EV sibling – is the Polestar 3, a large electric SUV, teased ahead of an arrival in 2022. Polestar’s life as a standalone Volvo brand saw the arrival of the bold and interesting Polestar 1, an odd start for a company devoted to EVs (the Polestar 1 is […]
Volvo make charging your electric Recharge Volvo at Ionity more affordable – for a year
Volvo is delivering preferential rates for charging its EV Recharge models at Ionity’s rapid chargers in conjunction with Plugsurfing. Perhaps the biggest obstacle to mass uptake of EVs – apart from the still too high prices – is the availability of proper rapid charging facilities being readily available and at sensible prices. And without having […]