Volvo Cars streamlines model names and upgrades its fully electric and hybrid cars On February 20, Volvo Cars announced that it is streamlining and standardising its model names for fully electric cars, in line with its ongoing transformation towards becoming a fully electric car maker by 2030. It is renaming the XC40 Recharge and C40 Recharge models to EX40 and EC40 respectively, fitting with its other electric models, the EX30, EX90, and EM90. ...

News  Updated at: 2024/02/20

Volvo EX90 launches at 2024 Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto On February 15, Volvo Cars announced that it will present its all-new, fully electric 2024 Volvo EX90 SUV for the first time to the Canadian public at the Canadian International Auto Show (CIAS) in Toronto from February 16-25, along with the Volvo C40 Recharge, XC40 Recharge, XC60 Recharge and XC90 Recharge.  The seven-passenger Volvo EX90 represents the start of a new era f...

News  Updated at: 2024/02/16

Volvo Cars India sales grew by 31% in 2023 On January 5, Volvo Car India announced that it delivered 2,423 cars in 2023 against 1,851 units in 2022 displaying a growth of 31% yoy. During the period, it sold 510 units of XC40 Recharge, and 180 units of C40 Recharge while 921 deliveries were made for XC60 in 2023. It also mentioned that Kerala and Tamil Nadu markets displayed encouraging BEV acceptance surpassing 100 deliveries each, while Delhi NC...

News  Updated at: 2024/01/08

ucks-branded DC fast chargers will be placed at 15 Starbucks locations along a 1,350-mile route between Denver, Colorado and Seattle, Washington. These chargers, placed about every 100 miles on average, can add up to 110 miles of charge in as little as 15 minutes on 2024 model year and newer Volvo XC40 and C40 Recharge models. While their vehicles are recharging outside, drivers and their passengers can relax comfortably inside with their favorit...

News  Updated at: 2023/12/12

Volvo Cars, Sweden to start production of EX30 SUV in Ghent, Belgium On October 26, Volvo Cars announced that it will start building the new fully electric Volvo EX30 SUV in its Ghent plant in Belgium in 2025. The EX30 is the third fully electric Volvo vehicle produced in Europe, joining the XC40 and C40 models on the Ghent manufacturing line. Production of the EX30 started earlier this fall in Zhangjiakou, China and the first cars are scheduled ...

News  Updated at: 2023/10/26

Volvo Cars, India discontinues XC40 ICE variant On October 12, Volvo Car India’s announced that its has decided to offer XC40 only in its all-electric variant i.e., discontinuation of the ICE variant. It also revised the price of C40 Recharge to INR 6.29 million with immediate effect. It received over 100 bookings of the car during the launch month. Based on Volvo Cars India press release...

News  Updated at: 2023/10/13

Volvo Cars India commences deliveries of C40 recharge electric SUV On September 13, Volvo Car India commenced the deliveries of its C40 Recharge electric SUV. The vehicle was launched for an introductory price of INR 6.13 million and claims a range of 530 kms as per WLTP and 683 kms as per ICAT testing conditions on single charge.The first two cars were delivered in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. The C40 Recharge is only sold online directly by the Compa...

News  Updated at: 2023/09/14

Volvo Cars India launches C40 recharge SUV for INR 6.1 million On September 6, Volvo Car India launched its C40 Recharge SUV at an introductory ex-showroom price of INR 6.1 million plus applicable taxes. This is the second EV model from Volvo in India to be assembled at its plant at Hosakote in Bengaluru, Karnataka and it comes with an 11-kW charger. The C40 comes with a Li-Ion 78-kWh battery pack (battery weight: 500kgs), with a power distributi...

News  Updated at: 2023/09/05

Volvo EX30 makes North American debut at New York City event Volvo showcased the new, fully electric Volvo EX30 subcompact SUV for the first time in North America at a gala event in New York City on July 24, 2023. The EX30 is the company’s smallest fully electric subcompact SUV and expands Volvo’s fully electric lineup to four models, joining the C40 Recharge, XC40 Recharge, and the EX90. The U.S. version of the EX30 will feature two powert...

News  Updated at: 2023/07/26

089 cars during the January to June 2023 period as compared to 818 units delivered in the corresponding period of last year, growing by 33%.  The growth was primarily driven by the XC60, which experienced a 35% increase resulting in 376 deliveries. Additionally, the locally assembled all-electric XC40 Recharge accounted for 27% of the total volume with 289 units being sold during this period. Volvo also mentioned that the C40 Recharge will also ...

News  Updated at: 2023/07/12

nts in Tesla’s Supercharger network across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.   • The Tesla charging points come in addition to Volvo drivers’ existing access to tens of thousands of fast-charge points in North America.   • Drivers of Volvo Cars’ current line-up of electric cars, from the XC40 and C40 Recharge to recently revealed EX30 and EX90, will be able to find charging locations through the Volvo Cars app and use the Supercharger n...

News  Updated at: 2023/06/28

Volvo Car India reveals C40 Recharge electric SUV On June 14, Volvo Car India revealed the C40 Recharge electric SUV. The car is built on the CMA platform (compact modular architecture) and can offer a range of up to 530 km per charge. The car comes with a 100% leather-free interior. Volvo Cars has announced that the official launch and price announcement will take place in August 2023, with deliveries to customers commencing in September. Based ...

News  Updated at: 2023/06/14

ve a smaller CO2 footprint than any Volvo car ever before. By tackling emissions across the entire production and lifecycle of the Volvo EX30, Volvo Cars managed to reduce its total carbon footprint from over 200,000 km of driving to below 30 tons. This is a 25% reduction compared to fully electric C40 and XC40 models.At its end of life, the EX30 is designed to be recovered to 95%, by recycling the materials and recovering energy from what can’...

News  Updated at: 2023/05/24

Volvo Cars, India grew by 38% in Q1 2023 On April 17, Volvo Car India announced that it sold 544 cars during the January to March period as compared to 393 units sold in the corresponding period of last year displaying a 38% growth in Q1 2023. The growth was led by the XC60 which registered a 27% growth. The locally assembled all-electric XC40 Recharge saw 138 units being delivered during this period thereby contributing 25% of the total volume. ...

News  Updated at: 2023/04/17

slated to ship its locally-made vehicles to Vietnam and the Philippines in 2023, along with its efforts to transform Malaysia into an EV hub in the ASEAN region.In 2022, VCM started sending cars to Indonesia, as well as Thailand, which has been on its export list for some time.At present, both the XC40 Recharge Pure Electric and C40 Recharge Pure Electric are locally assembled (CKD) by Volvo Car Manufacturing Malaysia in Shah Alam, with the forme...

News  Updated at: 2023/02/06

Volvo Cars upgrades C40 and XC40 models with more range and faster charging On January 16, Volvo Cars announced that it has improved both the range (WLTP) and charging for the XC40 Recharge and C40 Recharge. Besides, three new powertrains are offered on the C40 Recharge and XC40 Recharge. These include two rear-wheel-drive variants as well as a revised all-wheel-drive performance model. The second-generation permanent magnet electric motor drivin...

News  Updated at: 2023/01/16

in 2022, marking its 7th consecutive year of sales growth with a 43% increase from 2021, a record high for VCM. Its sales in the month of December 2022 alone surpassed 395 units, its most successful month in Malaysia. VCM attributed the achievement with the launch of its two locally-made BEVs, the XC40 Recharge Pure Electric and Volvo C40 Recharge Pure Electric. VCM, which is on track to becoming a fully electric vehicle company by 2030, expects...

News  Updated at: 2023/01/10

Volvo Philippines teases C40 Recharge BEV; to reportedly make local launch at 2023 MIAS Reported on January 4, 2023, Volvo Cars Philippines has recently posted a teaser photo of the all-electric C40 Recharge on its social media pages. Despite that the carmaker has yet to reveal the C40 Recharge’s full specifications for the local market, this BEV’s options are single- or twin-engine configurations in the global market. The launch of this u...

News  Updated at: 2023/01/05

Volvo launches locally-assembled C40 Recharge BEV in Malaysia Reported on December 14, 2022, Volvo Car Malaysia (VCM) has officially launched the C40 Recharge, its second BEV model after the XC40 Recharge Pure Electric. The C40, as a locally-assembled (CKD) model from Volvo’s plant in Shah Alam, will also enjoy the government’s incentives for CKD EVs until December 31, 2025. It is priced from MYR 288,888 OTR without insurance. Same as the XC4...

News  Updated at: 2022/12/19

P (Cell-To-Pack) integration technology uses new high-efficiency composite materials and new adhesives, resulting in a weight reduction of 10% and an energy density of 260Wh/kg; the large cylindrical sodium-ion battery, a product based on a laminated oxide cathode and a hard carbon anode and with a C40 aluminum shell as the carrier, has an energy density of 135Wh/Kg and can operate normally at minus 40 degrees Celsius, with a capacity retention r...

News  Updated at: 2022/12/15