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Volvo C40 Recharge Pure Electric Twin
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Volvo C40 Recharge Pure Electric review

October 26, 2022February 28, 2023 Toby Hagon 8082 Views volvo

Volvo has some of the most aggressive goals when it comes to brand-wide electrification, and the new C40 Recharge is

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Volvo C40 Recharge
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Volvo C40 Recharge orders open with Tesla Model Y in its sights: All-electric SUV to start at $74,990

April 12, 2022May 16, 2022 EV Central team 5418 Views volvo

While Australia’s Tesla fans wait patiently – and increasingly impatiently – for Model Y orders to open, Volvo has confirmed

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Volvo XC40 Recharge LiDAR visualisation
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Volvo XC40 EV to be more affordable with arrival of single motor model

December 29, 2021December 30, 2021 Toby Hagon 5550 Views volvo

The Volvo XC40 Pure Electric will soon be more affordable with the imminent arrival of a single motor version of

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Volvo XC60 Recharge PHEV
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Volvo PHEV upgrade ahead of XC60, XC90 EV replacements

December 9, 2021December 17, 2021 John Carey 4651 Views volvo

Big increases in performance and electric-only driving range are on the way for Volvo’s larger PHEVs before each switches to

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2022 Volvo C40 Recharge Twin review

December 6, 2021December 17, 2021 John Carey 4720 Views volvo

There’s a lot that’s familiar about Volvo’s first-ever electric-only car, the new C40 Recharge. It’s simply a fastback version of

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Volvo Concept Recharge
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Volvo Concept Recharge showcases new SUV look, sustainable materials

November 23, 2021November 23, 2021 Toby Hagon 2815 Views volvo

Volvo has given a glimpse of its all-electric future by outlining the focus on sustainability for its future models as

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Volvo XC40 Recharge Pure Electric
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2021 Volvo XC40 Recharge Twin Pure Electric review

October 14, 2021December 29, 2021 Toby Hagon 9431 Views volvo

Volvo is on a mission to go electric – and the journey has begun with the Volvo XC40 Recharge Pure

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Car salesmen face extinction as ICE age ends

March 2, 2021March 6, 2021 John Carey 4191 Views ICE, online sales, salesman, volvo

Here’s another reason to welcome the switch to EVs… it’s likely they’ll consign old-fashioned car sales people to the rubbish

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Volvo XC40 Recharge Pure Electric
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Volvo XC40 Recharge EV locked in for August launch

February 19, 2021February 19, 2021 Stephen Corby 1979 Views Future, polestar, volvo, xc40 recharge

Volvo, the car company formerly known as Safety, is increasingly carving out a niche as an EV early adopter, and

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As well as the upcoming Evija electric hypercar (right) Lotus has confirmed it is working on three all-new sports cars, one of which is known as the Type 131 and is expected to get a V6 hybrid system
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Lotus Type 131 to usher in new sports car era and V6 hybrid

January 25, 2021February 2, 2021 Toby Hagon 2459 Views alpine, electric car, electric hypercar, evija, geely, lotus, type 131, volvo

Lotus has given a glimpse of its electrified future by confirming it will soon reveal an all-new sports car currently

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FCEV: Fuel cell hydrogen electric vehicle

January 10, 2021 EV Central team Comments Off on FCEV: Fuel cell hydrogen electric vehicle

Hydrogen electric vehicles, often called hydrogen fuel cells vehicles (FCEV), drive the same as regular EVs. They can have one

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PHEV: Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle

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Mad video: G-force overload as we ride with F1’s Liam Lawson in Ford’s 4000Nm electric SuperVan
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Mad video: G-force overload as we ride with F1’s Liam Lawson in Ford’s 4000Nm electric SuperVan

April 13, 2024 Iain Curry Comments Off on Mad video: G-force overload as we ride with F1’s Liam Lawson in Ford’s 4000Nm electric SuperVan

With acceleration to rip the skin from your cheekbones, Ford’s SuperVan 4.2 is an electric Transit with performance from another

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VIDEO: Kia EV6 GT-Line AWD review

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