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Volvo has announced that they have begun production of their new electric vehicle, the XC40 Recharge. This SUV represents the company’s first of several fully electric Volvos. In a previous life, the XC40 Recharge was a hybrid, but now, it’s being offered in what it should have always been...
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Volvo is partnering with tech firm Luminar to provide their industry-leading LiDAR and perception technology for Volvo’s next-generation cars. The partnership will deliver Volvo’s first fully self-driving technology for highways and paves the way for future active-safety developments. Starting production in 2022, Volvo’s next-generation SPA2 modular vehicle architecture will...
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The Volvo XC40 is the company’s first serious entry into the EV market after first showing off the C30 Electric way back in 2010. While I typically hate the idea of taking a car designed for a combustion engine and converting it to an EV, it actually looks really...
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Volvo’s performance brand, Polestar, has reached a significant milestone this week, with the Polestar 2 now entering production. Despite numerous setbacks, unforeseen circumstances, and the sheer logistical challenge of getting production of our first all-electric vehicle up and running, it has indeed begun. Designing and announcing an electric car...
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Volvo is a brand that’s going through a significant change in reputation. No longer is it your Grandpa’s Volvo, instead, the company is investing heavily in autonomous vehicles, namely trucks known as Volvo Vera. This platform is an all-electric vehicle with level 5 autonomy. Not only does it not...
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This week something important is happening in Adelaide. The first driverless car trials began on public roads in Australia, the first in the southern hemisphere. Volvo have turned up with their autonomous drive demonstration vehicle gives people a taste of things to come in the future. Internationally, there’s been...