Tag: Volvo

Lotus’ All-Electric Eletre SUV Has a Grill That ‘Breathes’

SUVs don’t often get called beautiful. Rugged, cool, maybe even stylish on occasion. Marketing departments like to pepper SUV launches with adjectives that tap into our primordial instincts to haul stuff or ram through forest roads, but the typical Range Rover, Toyota RAV4, or Volvo has long since left its utilitarian roots behind. Looks, as… Continue reading Lotus’ All-Electric Eletre SUV Has a Grill That ‘Breathes’

Håkan Samuelsson: outgoing Volvo boss and electric car pioneer

Håkan Samuelsson: outgoing Volvo boss and electric car pioneer Having ensured the Swedish firm led the switch away from fossil fuels, its former boss is full of praise for Tesla – but has no regrets about filling city streets with SUVs Håkan Samuelsson on the production line at Volvo’s Torslanda plant. Photograph: Kris Wood/Kris Wood/Volvo… Continue reading Håkan Samuelsson: outgoing Volvo boss and electric car pioneer

Volvo Cars’ New CEO Talked about Future of Mobility at China EV 100 for His First Public Appearance

Mr. Jim Rowan joined Volvo Cars on March 21st as CEO & President. Jim was previously CEO and Board member of Ember Technologies and formerly Group CEO of the Dyson Group. He has over three decades of global experience in the consumer and technology sectors, delivering strong growth and profitability through transformation strategies and consumer… Continue reading Volvo Cars’ New CEO Talked about Future of Mobility at China EV 100 for His First Public Appearance

Polestar’s most affordable EV is coming to the US

Swedish electric automaker Polestar is bringing its most affordable model to the US. The long-range, single-motor Polestar 2 may not have as much performance as the dual-motor variant, but it will certainly be more accessible. The single-motor was previously only available to pre-order in the US. Starting this week, deliveries of this variant are beginning.… Continue reading Polestar’s most affordable EV is coming to the US

Lucid Motors will use Nvidia’s auto-grade chips to power autonomous driving

Lucid Motors will use Nvidia’s auto-grade computer chips in its vehicles to enable advanced driver assistance and autonomous driving features, the companies announced Tuesday. The automaker’s current and future lineup will be built on Nvidia’s end-to-end Drive Hyperion platform. Hyperion is the latest iteration of Nvidia’s Drive platform that allows automakers to customize their own… Continue reading Lucid Motors will use Nvidia’s auto-grade chips to power autonomous driving

Volvo announces expansion of its R&D operations in India

Swedish automotive major Volvo Group on Thursday announced the expansion of its research and development operations in India, which has become its largest development site outside Sweden. As part of the expansion in the country, Volvo Group Deputy CEO Jan Gurander laid the foundation for the ‘Vehicle TechLab’ for Volvo Group’s research and development operations… Continue reading Volvo announces expansion of its R&D operations in India