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2024 Volvo XC40 & C40 Recharge EVs pricing: More range, faster charging, RWD

The Sino-Swedish luxury small electric SUVs have received hardware and software improvements for model-year 2024

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The best electric cars at Wheels Car of the Year 2023

Our favourite electric cars line up at Car of the Year. Here’s how they stack up

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Wheels Car of the Year 2023: ‘The moose test’ – swerve & avoid

We ran each contender through a challenging swerve & avoid test. The results were surprising…

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Wheels Car of the Year 2023 by the numbers: Acceleration and braking

What are the quickest and slowest cars in the 2023 field? And which contender took a staggering 51.7m to stop from 100kmh? The numbers don’t lie…

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Introducing Wheels Car of the Year 2023: The Contenders

Our top gong is back for ’23. Here’s who made the starting grid

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Australia’s best electric cars for 2023

We’ve tested nearly every EV below six figures in Australia to rank the best on sale today

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Interview: Volvo safety boss Thomas Broberg

Volvo’s acting head of the Safety Centre, Thomas Broberg, says a human-centred approach to safety is critical and unique to Volvo

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Volvo’s electric future: No going back

Volvo CCO says that Volvo is sticking to going all-electric globally by 2030

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Brainlifts are going to be more important than facelifts says Volvo chief

Volvo Chief Commercial Officer Bjorn Annwall maps out the Swedish carmaker’s electric and digital future

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An Offer they couldn’t refuse: Volvo poaches Arrival’s design boss

Volvo has poached a design head from embattled startup Arrival as it goes all-in on EVs

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Volvo EX30 set for June 15 reveal; will “talk to a completely different demographic”

Younger buyers are the target for Volvo’s fresh small SUV which will launch locally later this year

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Here’s how Volvo will make its electric cars lighter & cheaper

Worried that EVs are getting increasingly heavy? Volvo has a plan to cut some kegs

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VFACTS December 2022: Volvo Australia cracks 10,000 sales to set record

Swedish brand Volvo is giving Germany’s leading luxury carmakers something to think about as it registers another record year in Australia

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Volvo says it won’t lock features behind subscriptions

As the car industry moves towards subscription-based features, a Volvo executive has condemned it as unbeneficial for consumers

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Volvo CEO says electric cars will cost the same as petrol and diesel vehicles by 2025

Volvo Cars boss predicts the key upfront cost barrier to electric car adoption will be eliminated in around two-years’ time

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2022 Volvo XC60 and XC90 Recharge plug-in hybrid recalled

The brand has issued a recall for 925 examples of the plug-in hybrid XC60 and XC90 due to a software fault

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2024 Volvo EX90 electric SUV revealed

Volvo has revealed the EX90, an all-electric alternative to the flagship XC90 offering self-driving capability and powerful dual-motor all-wheel drive

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Volvo to go all-electric in Australia by 2026

Bold new plan will ditch ICE and increase prices but Volvo is confident it’ll boost sales and even steal customers from Tesla

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Volvo EX90’s aero credentials revealed ahead of next week’s release

It’s now just seven days until Volvo unveils its new all-electric large SUV, and there’s another teaser to talk about

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2023 Volvo C40 Recharge gains five stars in ANCAP tests

Newest Volvo EV gets top marks for safety

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This is every Electric Vehicle strategy, brand by brand

From Audi to Volvo: Here’s how the major manufacturers will transition into the electric age

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Towing: How much can my large SUV tow?

The ability to tow bigger loads is one of the primary ‘reasons for purchase’ of large SUVs, so we’ve compiled a handy guide just how much the most popular mainstream models can haul

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New Electric Volvo ‘EXC90’ revealed in patent images

Volvo’s next XC90 is gearing up to go electric, and it’ll have a new name when it does

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Volvo ‘one of Australia’s best places to work’ says 2022 survey

It was the only manufacturer to be recognised this year