Volvo has improved the Volvo on Call smartphone app to increase its functionality regarding plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and electric vehicles (EV). The enhancements are available in all Volvo on Call markets.
The app now allows drivers to see how much distance they have driven in fully electric model and view their electricity and fuel consumption, in addition to other metrics. Later this year the service will also give users the ability to see the impact of their driving on their CO2 footprint, as well as the estimated fuel costs saved by driving in fully electric mode.
The Volvo on Call app now has added functionality.Photo courtesy of Volvo Car USA
“We want the Volvo On Call app to make life easier for you as a user and create a more personal experience,” said Ödgärd Andersson, chief digital officer. “As the car becomes ever more connected, the potential of the app increases and we intend over time for the app to be as much a part of the Volvo as the car itself.”
For applicable Volvo Recharge models, bought during the offer period, the app will also inform drivers on the status of the electricity refund that launched last year (varies by market).
Volvo Recharge refers to all Volvo brand PHEV and EV vehicles.
All Volvo one Call functionalities are available for all Volvo PHEV models built and sold by the company after 2015 in the 47 countries where Volvo on call operates. In China, functionalities similar to the app’s capabilities will be added to the WeChat platform.
Volvo has launched the XC40 Recharge as its first mass market battery electric vehicle.
Photo courtesy of Volvo Car USA
< "Just like a step counter helps people exercise more, I believe that by giving people better insight into their driving patterns, it will help them to drive in a more sustainable way," said Björn Annwall, head of EMEA at Volvo Cars. "We see plug-in hybrids as 'part time electric cars' that encourage changes in people's behavior and help pave the way for a transition towards fully electric cars." Volvo is currently the leader in PHEV sales, which comprise nearly 25 percent of all sales in Europe. The automaker is planning to make 50 percent of its global sales EVs by 2025 with the rest hybrid models. Its first fully electric car, the XC40 Recharge P8, will go into production later this year in Ghent, Belgium.
