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The Polestar 2 from Volvo & Geeley starts production in Luqiao, China
Production of Polestar 2 has officially begun in Luqiao, China. For initial delivery into Europe, followed by China and North America, the new electric performance fastback is the first electric vehicle to be produced by the facility. “The world is facing enormous upheaval in the face of the coronavirus pandemic,” comments Polestar CEO, Thomas Ingenlath.…
Read full article >>Strong demand for fully electric Volvo XC40 Recharge P8 AWD as order books open in Europe
Volvo Cars has now formally opened order books for the XC40 Recharge P8 AWD, the company’s first fully electric car based on the best-selling SUV, in selected markets. Tens of thousands of consumers have shown keen interest in the all-electric XC40 and the company already received several thousands of firm orders even before the formal…
Read full article >>Fully electric Volvo XC40 SUV heralds new electric future and does more with less
Sometimes less really is more: the forthcoming battery-powered Volvo XC40 SUV, Volvo Cars’ first fully electric car, proves that Volvo cars can be made better by taking certain things away. The advance of electric cars constitutes the biggest change in the history of the automobile. For the first time in over a century, cars move…
Read full article >>Polestar, Volvo & Geely’s performance EV brand, open their new manufacturing facility
The first customers for the Polestar 1 have started the process of confirming their cars final specification as the Electric Performance Hybrid takes the final steps towards production. This landmark moment comes as the bespoke new Polestar Production Centre in Chengdu, China, is currently producing tooling try-out cars (TT) which are the final prototype vehicles…
Read full article >>Volvo Car Group teams up with CATL and LG for next gen Volvo and Polestar EV batteries
Volvo Car Group has signed long-term agreements with leading battery makers CATL and LG Chem to ensure the multi-billion dollar supply of lithium ion batteries over the coming decade for next generation Volvo and Polestar models. The agreements cover the global supply of battery modules for all models on the upcoming SPA2 and the existing…
Read full article >>First Polestar 1 EV prototype cars from Volvo start production in Sweden
Momentum in the development of the Polestar 1 has increased with the production of the first series of road-going verification prototype (VP) cars in Sweden. Produced for a number of purposes including crash tests, weather testing and on-road assessment, the VP cars form the very first fleet of Polestar 1 cars on the road. Construction…
Read full article >>Volvo Cars aims for 50 per cent of vehicles sold to be fully electric by 2025
Volvo Cars, the premium car maker, aims for fully electric cars to make up 50 per cent of its sales by 2025, the company announced today. The announcement builds on Volvo Cars’ 2017 industry-first announcement that all new models released from 2019 will be available as either a mild hybrid, plug-in hybrid or battery electric…
Read full article >>Volvo’s performance brand Polestar have been testing their Polestar 1 EV prototype in the Arctic Circle
Volvo’s performance brand Polestar have received overwhelmingly positive feedback from test drivers and engineers, who recently spent two weeks north of the Article Circle for a rigorous shakedown with the first running Polestar 1 prototype – in temperatures as low as -28 degrees Celsius. The intense winter test drive is designed to examine and fine-tune…
Read full article >>Polestar, Volvo’s electric performance brand, introduces the Polestar 1 at the Geneva Motor Show
Polestar, Volvos new electric performance brand, has introduced the Polestar 1 to the public for the first time at the Geneva Motor Show. The European debut follows its global media reveal in Shanghai, China, in late 2017. “This is the public launch of the new Polestar 1, and our new electric performance brand. Electromobility is…
Read full article >>Polestar, Volvo’s performance brand, announce 600hp Polestar 1 to be sold online by monthly subscription
Polestar, Volvo Car Group’s performance brand, has set out its future as a new standalone electric performance brand. Polestar plans three models, a new purpose-built production facility in China and a customer-focussed route to market that will set a new industry benchmark for performance vehicles. The 600hp Polestar 1 is the company’s first car which…
Read full article >>The 2019 XC40 announced as Volvo’s first all electric car
Volvo has said it would only make fully electric or hybrid cars from 2019 onwards and it recently announced that the the XC40 will be the first full electric model to hit the showrooms. Details are limited at this stage but here is what we do know. Being a Volvo safety is first and foremost…
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