The Swedish manufacturer is stepping up its investments in the development of more efficient, sustainable and better recycled batteries.
Volvo is one of the fastest growing brands in the electric market and has great ambitions for this. The manufacturer intends to align a fully electric range from 2030. To achieve this, Volvo plans to invest in the development of batteries lithium-ion through its partnership with Northvolt, one of the leading Swedish battery manufacturers. The short-term goal is to increase the energy density of cells by 50%.
Then, by 2025, Volvo will introduce its third generation of electric cars which will inaugurate a new battery architecture integrated into the floor which will play a role in the structure of the chassis. ” Later in the decade, Volvo Cars also hopes to cross the 1000 Wh / l energy density mark, in order to achieve a real range of 1000 km. », Indicates the manufacturer in its press release.
Volvo Concept Recharge, successor to the XC90
It will also be a question of progressing on the charging times, Volvo hoping to manage to divide them by two around 2025. A big effort will also be made on the side of the sourcing of materials firsts including traceability will be guaranteed by a blockchain. Volvo also intends to appeal to renewable energy in the production of batteries and work on the recycling.
Finally, there is talk of introducing bidirectional charging in future models so that users can inject excess electricity from their car’s battery to the car. power grid when not in use. This will be the case in particular for the successor to the XC90, of which Volvo has unveiled a concept car called Volvo Concept Recharge.
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