According to Chinese media, Volvo is planning to debut an electric MPV in 2023 as well as the new compact EX30 electric SUV. Volvo, just like every other car maker, is pushing down the EV road, although Volvo’s rate of EV delivery is a bit behind the curve from most of its competition with just […]
Electric Volvo XC40 and C40 Recharge – RWD and range BOOST confirmed
Volvo has confirmed that the electric XC40 and C40 Recharge models get improved electric motors, rear-wheel drive and improved range. Back in November, we reported Volvo was planning something we’ve rarely seen in the past by changing the drivetrain in the electric XC40 and C40 Recharge models from front to rear-wheel dive. And now Volvo […]
New Volvo EX30 electric SUV CONFIRMED for 2023 by Volvo boss
Volvo’s new compact SUV to sit under the ’40’ range is confirmed by Volvo boss to be the electric Volvo XC30, arriving in 2023. Last month Volvo revealed the new Volvo EX90 as an electric replacement for the XC90, although we’re expecting the XC90 to carry on for a few years yet – with a […]
Electric Volvo XC40 and C40 Recharge going REAR-Wheel Drive with bigger battery too – Polestar 2 to follow?
Reports from Europe say Volvo is changing the electric XC40 and C40 Recharge to rear-wheel drive, and installing a bigger battery. Petrolheads always think of rear-wheel drive cars as the proper solution to getting power on the road, although four-wheel drive performance cars are now commonplace as cars become ever more powerful. But more prosaic […]
Electric Polestar 2 hits 100,000 – and the UK has 10,000 of them
The electric Polestar 2, the first full EV from Volvo’s offshoot, passes the 100k mark, with 10 per cent of those in the UK. It’s five years since Polestar revealed its first car after morphing from a Volvo performance badge to a fully-fledged brand, with the Polestar 1 a performance PHEV Coupe with 592bhp, great […]
Volvo TEASES new electric SUVs at EX90 launch – Volvo EX30, EX40 or EX60?
At yesterday’s launch of the new Volvo EX90, Volvo teased a pair of new electric SUVs to come. Could they be the new Volvo EX60 and Volvo EX40? Yesterday was all about the launch of the new Volvo EX90, Volvo’s new electric XC90, the first electric car from Volvo built on a dedicated EV platform […]
Volvo EX90 OFFICIALLY revealed – but the new electric XC90 is still a year away
The electric Volvo XC90 – the Volvo EX90 – is finally revealed with over 500bhp and much technology and prices starting around £100k. Volvo has been busy teasing the XC90’s electric replacement for some time – and promising its arrival for even longer. But now the Volvo EX90 arrives, although it’ll be a year before […]
Volvo EX90 gets ANOTHER tease ahead of tomorrow’s debut as the new electric XC90
With the new Volvo EX90 due to arrive tomorrow as an electric XC90, Volvo U is back with another, not very revealing, tease. For all Volvo’s proclamations about an electric future, they’ve been quite slow to deliver electric cars with, so far, just the XC40 Recharge and C40 Recharge on the market as actual BEVs, […]
Volvo EX90 – Volvo’s new ELECTRIC XC90 – exterior teased
The new Volvo EX90 – the electric XC90 – arrives on 9 November, ahead of which Volvo is teasing the EX90’s exterior. The new electric Volvo XC90 has been ‘on the way’ for a long time, delayed by Covid and Chips but now due to be revealed on 9 November. Ahead of that reveal – […]
Volvo EX90 – Volvo’s electric XC90 – SHUNS ‘old school’ luxury interiors
The new Volvo EX90 – Volvo’s electric XC90 – debuts on 9 November, ahead of which Volvo teases its ‘New Luxury’ sustainable interior. Volvo’s electric XC90 has been a long time coming, delayed by ‘Covid and Chips’, but it’s now going to be revealed on 9 November, although it’s not going to replace the XC90 […]