Volvo will be fully electric by 2030

Wechat scan QR code to share with friends and circle of friends_ blank" href=" https://news.163.com/news/search?keyword=%E6%B2%83%E5%B0%94%E6%B2%83 "> Volvo < / a > < a target ="_ blank" href=" https://news.163.com/news/search?keyword=%E6%B1%BD%E8%BD%A6 "> auto < / a > will achieve full < a target =" by 2030_ blank" href=" https://news.163.com/news/search?keyword=%E7%94%B5%E5%8A%A8%E5%8C%96 "> electrification < / a >. related reading: Volvo and Geely announced the merger plan! On the evening of February 24, Geely announced that it had reached the best merger plan with Volvo. Geely said that while maintaining its existing independent company structure and achieving its strategic objectives, it will continue to expand cooperation areas, deepen cooperation in the new four modernizations of automobile (electrification, intelligence, networking and sharing), give full play to synergy effect, truly realize the maximum value of business integration, strengthen scientific and technological advantages, and continue to lead the industry change. the following is the full text of the announcement: Volvo and Geely announced that they have reached a merger plan the two sides will merge the powertrain business to establish a new company, focusing on the development of a new generation of dual motor hybrid system and efficient internal combustion engine the two sides will jointly develop and use the next generation of pure electric exclusive modular architecture based on their rich research and development experience Results and experience to jointly develop the world's leading height < a target = "_ blank" href=" https://news.163.com/news/search?keyword=%E8%87%AA%E5%8A%A8%E9%A9%BE%E9%A9%B6 "> auto driving < / a > solution both sides will expand the scope and scale of joint procurement and reduce costs link auto will make full use of Volvo's overseas channels and after-sales network to gradually serve global users both sides will maintain the existing independent company structure Volvo has a long history Ltd. and Geely Automobile Holding Co., Ltd. (hk.0175) jointly announced: the two sides reached the best merger plan. While maintaining their existing independent company structure and achieving their strategic objectives, we should continue to expand cooperation areas, deepen cooperation in the new four modernizations of automobile (electrification, intelligence, networking and sharing), give play to synergy effect, truly realize the maximum value of business integration, strengthen scientific and technological advantages, and continue to lead the industry change. according to the cooperation consensus, Geely Automobile and Volvo car will focus on the new four modernizations forward-looking technology of automobile, and carry out merger and cooperation in the business fields of powertrain, three electric technology and highly automatic driving, so as to continuously promote scientific and technological innovation. The two sides merged the powertrain business in the form of equity merger to form a new company, focusing on the development of a new generation of dual motor hybrid system and efficient internal combustion engine. In addition to continuing to supply goods to both parties, it also provides products and services to third-party automobile companies. The company plans to be operational by the end of the year. in the field of intelligent electric vehicles, on the basis of sharing the vast sea and spa2 electric vehicle architecture, the two sides have started the joint development of the next generation of pure electric exclusive modular architecture to realize the sharing of core technical achievements and large-scale advantages. Volvo, Geely and fast-growing brands like linker and polar star will all share the framework. The two sides will also share technology in the three power and intelligent networking, share battery packs and electric drive systems, and reduce costs through joint procurement. This will further enhance the R & D strength of Geely Automobile new energy, and provide strong support and guarantee for Geely Automobile to become a new four modernizations automobile company. in the field of advanced automatic driving technology, the two sides will, based on their own rich R & D achievements and experience, take the lead of zenseact, an automatic driving software technology development company of Volvo cars, to jointly develop the world's leading high automatic driving solutions. the two sides will continue to deepen the cooperation in the field of sales channels and after-sales service, so as to realize complementary resources. Lingke automobile, a new global high-end brand jointly built by the two sides, officially announced its entry into Europe at the end of last year. Lingke will make full use of Volvo's overseas channel resources to gradually serve global users. through this move, the existing stakeholders and potential investors of Volvo and Geely can respectively evaluate the strategy, performance, financial risk and return of the two companies, and make more flexible and effective investment decisions. Volvo has the opportunity to explore various options in the capital market in the future. An Conghui, CEO and President of Geely Automobile Group, said: Geely Automobile is looking forward to establishing a closer partnership with Volvo cars, accelerating the global layout of Geely Automobile and developing a new generation of intelligent electric vehicles and related travel services. We are looking forward to creating the ultimate experience for users through cooperation at strategic levels such as collaborative development, sharing of core technologies and frontier areas of autonomous driving. Hanken Samuelson, President and CEO of Volvo car group, said: I am very glad to have further in-depth cooperation with Geely. After extensive evaluation and detailed study of various schemes, we have reached a consensus that the current merger and cooperation scheme is the best way to strengthen cooperation, ensure sustainable growth, and achieve the maximum synergy effect in powertrain and other fields. Li Shufu, chairman of Geely Holding Group, expressed support for the merger plan and the consensus on Cooperation: at present, the global automobile industry is facing profound changes, and we must seek to open up and cooperate. This time, Geely and Volvo will further integrate their business and establish a closer strategic synergy, which will achieve the best merger effect. This will create two more powerful companies in the rapidly changing field of automotive technology and travel services, create a new development pattern, and continue to lead the development of the industry. Volvo cooperates with waymo to build an unmanned taxi On June 26, according to foreign media reports, on Thursday local time, Volvo and waymo, the auto driving technology company, announced that waymo will become Volvo's "global exclusive partner of L4 level automatic driving", and Volvo will use waymo's automatic driving technology to build an automatic electric taxi. it is reported that Volvo will also apply waymo automatic driving technology to its two sub brands, polestar and lynk.

Henrik chief technology officer Henrik Green (Henrik Green) said in a statement: "fully automatic driving vehicles are expected to raise road safety to hitherto unknown levels and radically change people's lives, work and travel patterns." "We're with waymo"Our global partnership brings exciting new business opportunities to Volvo, polar star and link." , L4 grade self driving vehicles can operate in driverless conditions, but are limited to specific geographical locations and specific weather conditions.

at present, Waymo's L4 class self driving cars operate in Phoenix suburb of Arizona. &Volvo is the fourth manufacturer dedicated to integrating waymo's autonomous driving technology into its own cars. Waymo also signed cooperation agreements with Nissan Renault, Fiat Chrysler and Jaguar Land Rover. Volvo plans to launch several electric vehicles in the next few years, including the plug-in SUV xc40 and the polestar 2 previously, Volvo had reached an agreement with Uber, a taxi Hailing service company, to deploy a number of self driving taxis before 2019, but the plan was cancelled because an auto driving test car of Uber crashed in Tempe, Arizona in 2017, resulting in the death of a pedestrian crossing the road. At present, Volvo is still working with Uber's automatic driving department. last year, the two companies jointly released the autonomous version of the Volvo SUV XC90. &In 2017, waymo sued Uber for stealing part of the company's automatic driving technology. The next year, the two companies reached a settlement. An independent survey found that Uber is still using some of waymo's designs. At present, Uber is weighing whether to reach a technology licensing agreement with Waymo or to modify the technology of self driving cars. "The cooperation agreement with waymo will not affect the vehicle supply agreement between Volvo and Uber," a Volvo spokesman said "We will continue to provide Uber with autonomous vehicles." &Volvo also plans to sell customers cars with some self driving features, equipped with lidar sensors from luminar, a US start-up. Volvo said the car will be able to drive automatically on highways without human intervention and will begin delivery in 2022. (Chenchen)

2023-03-22 10:04:29

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