Volvo introduced its new FL platform for 16-tonne applications last month and has now unveiled its electrified version of that design, the FL Electric. Engineered to be variable according to need, the FL Electric is suitable for urban distribution, refuse operations, and similar requirements.
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The all-new Volvo V60 follows the V90's styling and SPA-platformed construction closely, offering a smaller, more affordable Volvo estate with sleek lines and Thor's hammer eyes. It also benefits from Volvo's leadership in safety, technology and subscription-based purchasing.
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Uber recently announced it will be buying as estimated 24,000 premium SUVs from Volvo between 2019 and 2021. In a plan set to dramatically disrupt the world’s automotive market, Uber will fit the SUVs with its own autonomous driving technology and then send them out onto the road.
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Volvo has launched a special edition of its well-received V90 Cross Country that it hopes will aid the effort to clean up the monumental mess in the ocean. Built to celebrate the 2017-18 Volvo Ocean Race, the car features recycled ocean trash as part of its interior.
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With experience as Volvo's performance arm, Polestar is now transitioning toward becoming an independent badge with its own lineup of electrified performance cars. This week, the company showed the first model that will bear its name: the sporty, 600-hp Polestar 1.
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Volvo has rounded out its SUV lineup with the chunky, compact XC40 SUV. It might look like a scaled-down version of the XC60 and XC90, but Volvo's smallest four-wheel drive has some big ideas of its own, including a novel new way to spec, buy and pay for the car.
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In case you weren't aware, the US will be experiencing a solar eclipse next week. There are plenty of ways to check it out, including using special glasses or via a pinhole projection. Now reclining in a car can be added to the list courtesy of the Volvo XC60 Panoramic Moonroof Eclipse Viewer.
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Groups responsible for maintaining roads – local govts and private road operators – have a part to play in bringing autonomous vehicles to the masses. A trial in Melbourne is out to understand how things like road signs, lane markings and road works impact current semi-autonomous driver assists.
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Volvo Trucks unveiled the new VNL heavy truck for over-the-road operations by boxing it up like a toy and letting a three year old boy open it up for a Guinness World Record. The unboxing may have been a slick publicity stunt, but the tech under the hood of this big machine is no gimmick.
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Hybrid power used to be associated with boring eco-minded driving, but the technology is evolving. Having announced plans to electrify its entire range by 2019, Volvo has unveiled a hot hybrid XC60. With more than 400 hp on tap, it's a family SUV to make hot hatches look slow.
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