Today's 244 to cleanse the timeline #rVolvo #Volvo #TootBot #Reddit #RedditBot https://reddit.com/r/Volvo/comments/1jioeyw/todays_244_to_cleanse_the_timeline/

After more than a decade of expansion that started with the acquisition of Sweden’s Volvo in 2010, Li Shufu is making cost-cutting the order of the day to stop the hemorrhaging at several of his carmakers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/17/tech/geely-cost-cutting-rivals/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #byd #china #europe #volvo #electricvehicles #carmakers #zeekr

Uw dosis #vintage #AutoVisie 1989 #Volvo 460

Well, fsck...

Motor Authority: Volvo CEO hints at future without wagons

https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1145946_volvo-ceo-hints-at-future-without-wagons

Is it just me or is $7K for a low-mile, one-owner, ridiculously clean manual 245 Turbo kind of a steal? Pre-intercooler, but still.
#WeirdCarMastodon #Volvo

https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/cto/d/mountain-view-1982-volvo-240-glt-hi/7825673772.html

Well good on ya #Volvo
#weirdcarmastodon

Die Unschärfe bei umweltfreundlichen Autos: https://www.aurianneor.org/die-unscharfe-bei-umweltfreundlichen-autos/

2018 #aluminiumautos #aurianneor #auswirkungen #Auto #benzin #co2 #diesel #elektrisch #Elektrizität #elektroautos #emission #Erneuerbare #erneuerbarerstrom #Fossiler #fossilerstrom #giftig #hybrid #hydrolyse #künstlerischerunscharf #leasing #Mazda #Nissan #nox #nuklear #ökologie #openscience #reifen #sozial #stahlautos #strom #Tesla #tonnenC02fürdieautoproduktion #Toyota #transport #Umwelt #volvo

Almost 32% of the EVs sold in Australia is 2024 had #V2L (Vehicle to Load) capability, i.e. provided a 230V AC outlet. These were mainly #BYD, #MG, #Kia, #Hyundai and #Genesis models.

They do this by having a small inverter in the car to convert the DC from the battery pack into usable AC power ranging from 2.2kW to 3.3kW, either inside the car and/or via an external adaptor plugged into the AC charge port. Here are the top 25 models from 2024 and whether they currently support V2L and some photos of various model V2L adaptors.

V2L is a useful capability to use your EV battery to run small appliances when away camping or during a power blackout like your fridge, freezer, phone chargers, internet routers and even dialysis machines.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/01/amazing-queensland-mum-uses-electric-car-to-save-sons-life-with-dialysis-during-power-outage

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-06/is-queensland-built-for-severe-weather-electric-vehicle-power/103287984

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-11/powering-home-with-electronic-vehicle-ev-storms-power-outage/104314934

Unfortunately many of the biggest selling EV brands don’t support V2L yet, e.g. #Tesla, #BMW, #Volvo, #Mercedes and #Polestar

Fortunately third parties are working on V2L devices as a retrofit option for Teslas, which don’t currently have V2L, using an external inverter.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/vortipower/vortipower-vp2-tesla-3-y-s-x-powershare-external-discharge

Using an external inverter to provide V2L, connects directly to the EV battery DC via the CCS2 plug, and is a more expensive solution than a V2L adaptor provided by the EV manufacturer, which uses an inverter inside the EV.

This technology is similar to how future #V2H and #V2G could work on existing EVs.

Every year I create a hearse picture, usually in October, and for 2024 I opted to go for the Volvo PV61. Various coachbuilders provided the rear body and trim, while Volvo would supply a commercial rolling chassis and front sheet metal that was shared with the PV60 car. Hints of Pontiac are present, showing the influence America had on so many manufacturers at the time.

Original art here:

Prints are available here: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/167010997

The Verge: Volvo and Polestar EVs are now getting Tesla Supercharger access

https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/29/24282667/volvo-polestar-tesla-supercharger-adapter-nacs

Swedish car maker Volvo has announced that it is reining back on its strategy to only produce electric vehicles by 2030, as demand for EVs slows in Europe. #electricvehicles #EVs #volvo #transport #sustainability

https://sustainabilityonline.net/?p=4305

#BBCNews - #Volvo gives up plan to sell only #EVs by 2030
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3ejye39434o
#Climate #ClimateChange #fossilFuels

Nicht nur Vollstromer: Volvo gibt eigenes Ziel für E-Autos auf

Statt im Jahr 2030 nur noch vollelektrische Autos zu verkaufen, will Volvo länger als ursprünglich geplant auch Hybridfahrzeuge anbieten. Grund dafür seien veränderte Marktbedingungen.

https://www.tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/technologie/volvo-elektroautos-100.html?at_medium=mastodon&at_campaign=tagesschau.de

Volvo komt met elektrische truck met 600 kilometer actieradius | @TransportOnline
https://www.transport-online.nl/57769/volvo-komt-met-elektrische-truck-met-600-kilometer-actieradius/

Het gaat om de trucks van 2025, maar ze doen er weer een schepje boven op:

'Tot 600 km op één acculading. Dit is hoe ver Volvo’s volgende generatie zware elektrische trucks kan rijden. De grotere actieradius betekent een doorbraak voor emissievrij langeafstandstransport.'

Yesterday, I explained how Polestar was spun out of Volvo and became a standalone electric brand. This hasn’t prevented Volvo itself from embarking on its own extensive programme of electrification - involving both hybrids and, as here in the case of this XC40, pure electric vehicles. I snapped this one at SMMT test day in Bedfordshire in 2021.

#Huh, jos #automyyjä suostuu tulemaan kustannuksissa vastaan, #Volvo kuittaa maks 30% kuluista.

Nyt sitten neuvottelemaan myyjän kanssa. "Onneksi" on myös volvoliike.

Jos homma menee vihkoon, lysti kustantaa 1850€. Sillä ajelis pari kertaa jo taksilla.

This is the sort of thing most people probably have in mind when they hear the words ‘Volvo estate’. This 1989 240 model from Volvo’s UK heritage collection was seen at the Southern Group of Motoring Writers heritage day in Hampshire in 2023.

Today, a 1990s Volvo 960 saloon/sedan (actually this is one of the very late cars which were badged as S90s). I believe this is the Executive version modified by the Swedish coach builder Nilsson, with a slightly stretched wheelbase and darkened rear quarter windows for privacy. Car from Volvo’s heritage fleet at the Southern Group of Motoring Writers heritage day in 2023.