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Tag: Volvo

More companies step back from EV promises

February 3, 2025 murrellp@bigpond.com Buying advice, Electric vehicles, Need to know

WE ALWAYS THOUGHT SOME OF the promises being made by car companies to go fully electric (in some cases as early as 2030) were ambitious, premature and, in some cases, potentially financially catastrophic. Well, it

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Volvo launches its smallest electric SUV, the EX30

June 13, 2023 murrellp@bigpond.com Electric vehicles, New releases

VOLVO HAS LAUNCHED THE new EX30, its smallest ever electric SUV which boasts the smallest carbon footprint of any Volvo produced to date. EX30 combines the best elements of Volvo’s distinctive Scandinavian ‘living room’ design

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Volvo XC40 and C40 Recharge now deliver more range

May 9, 2023 murrellp@bigpond.com Electric vehicles, New releases

THE CONSTANT CALL FOR greater range for EVs is being answered. Volvo Car Australia has announced its multi award-winning XC40 Recharge and the C40 Recharge fully electric SUVs have been upgraded with new powertrains and

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Toyota plans to be selling 50% electric by 2025 

February 8, 2023 murrellp@bigpond.com Buying advice, Electric vehicles, Need to know

TOYOTA AUSTRALIA TODAY REVEALED PLANS to launch at least three EVs in three years, starting with the bZ4X (a model name that sounds like the noise you hear when you put your finger in an

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Volvo to go all electric in Australia by 2026

November 8, 2022 murrellp@bigpond.com Electric vehicles, Need to know

IN A BOLD MOVE, Volvo Australia has announced its intention to go fully electric by 2026, four years earlier than its parent company’s global target “Globally, Volvo is firmly committed to becoming an electric-only carmaker

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Volvo XC60 B6 R-Design 2022 review

August 9, 2022 murrellp@bigpond.com New car reviews

Chris Riley tests the 2022 Volvo XC60 B6 R-Design with pricing, specs, ride and handling, safety, verdict and everything the over-50 driver needs to know.  Summary: Always just a little different than the usual European

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Volvo XC40 Recharge Pure Electric 2022 review

May 28, 2022 murrellp@bigpond.com New car reviews

Chris Riley tests the 2022 Volvo XC40 Recharge Pure Electric with pricing, specs, ride and handling, safety, verdict and everything the over-50 driver needs to know.  Summary: The Volvo XC40 Recharge Pure Electric shows that EVs

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Volvo V60 Cross Country B5 wagon 2022 review

May 12, 2022 murrellp@bigpond.com New car reviews

Chris Riley tests the 2022 Volvo V60 Cross Country B5 wagon with pricing, specs, ride and handling, safety, verdict and everything the over-50 driver needs to know.  Summary: Much easier to live with than a

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Volvo releases prices and specs for C40 Recharge

April 21, 2022 murrellp@bigpond.com Electric vehicles, New releases

LIKE MANY OTHER CAR COMPANIES, Volvo is committed to going electric. Pricing and specification for its second pure electric model, the C40 Recharge Volvo have now been released. Based on Volvo’s Compact Modular Architecture (CMA)

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Volvo responds to demand with XC40 Recharge Pure Electric

January 5, 2022 murrellp@bigpond.com Electric vehicles, New releases

YOU ONLY HAVE TO WALK through any car park to see how EV sales are surging. Volvo is responding to the growing demand for its electric cars in Australia by launching a new single-engine variant

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