For all the EV drivers out there worried if the charge is just not enough for a long trip, this news is of particular importance to you. Volvo is in the works of solving your fear of losing juice on the road and getting stuck in the middle of nowhere. The automaker's newest prototype is an ingenious mobile charging system.
Known as "Pure Tension", the mobile system is in the form of a collapsible…
Performance, efficiency, comfort...these are all components we enjoy and expect from new Volvo models. Today's component, perhaps the most important, is safety. You can count on Volvo to deliver solid safety technology, and it's working diligently to do so through a new model refresh of the Volvo XC90.
Volvo will install three new cutting-edge safety technologies in the XC90, one of which is Pedestrian Detection in darkness. This technology does just as…
If you've ever driven any model from the Volvo lineup, you know that the brand is dedicated to efficiency. Imagine how much more efficient you'd feel driving one if it could take care of say, parking for you on its own while you resume your business? Volvo's put that exact idea to practice that's being demoed.
Volvo's worked on autonomous vehicles, as displayed by its SARTRE (Safe Road Trains for…
Many great ideas come from a pooling of great minds, and we at Volvo Marin are glad that Volvo took the initiative by encouraging customers to voice their ideas via social media. More specifically, Volvo's crowdsourced its Facebook fans asking them what they'd like to see on Volvo on Call (a mobile app that will explain in a moment), and the company's received a wave of responses.
First, Volvo on Call is…
Recently, we've witnessed a fusion of the independent soul. This need to break away from convention and define yourself and your path is eloquently manifested in a Volvo and musical collaboration with the worldwide-known DJ trio Swedish House Mafia. Together, they partnered to create a music video showcasing musical talent as well as the new Volvo XC60.
All Volvo's XC cars are designed around people's wish to get out and to leave…
Sure, there are plenty of new Volvo vehicles at Volvo Marin, but wouldn't a supermini be a blast to drive. What's that you say? We know it as a subcompact here in the US, but that's what they're known as in Europe. Anyway, Volvo is considering adding a supermini to their lineup for the US market.
According to Lex Kerssemakers, Volvo's product planning chief, the automaker will create a small…
Spotify has a firm grip on the music streaming business. Many of us listen to it all day at work. But, wouldn't it be great to have Spotify along for the ride in your new Volvo from Volvo Marin? Well now, you can.
The automaker has partnered with Spotify with a voice-activated version to the new Sense Connected Touch dashboard. If you literally want to touch the 7-inch display screen, you can do that…
If you've been following the new Volvo lineup lately, you know a lot's been changing. Volvo has been developing new face lifts for models like the S60 and XC60. Meanwhile, another rumor claimed that a new wagon model was in the works.
Today, we here at Volvo Marin we'd like to confirm these rumors.
What else? Aside from updated aesthetics for the V60, Volvo confirmed a new range of high end R-Design…
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