{"id":48980,"date":"2023-05-05T09:03:37","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T13:03:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=48980"},"modified":"2023-05-05T09:03:37","modified_gmt":"2023-05-05T13:03:37","slug":"electric-car-news-weekly-recap-ford-volvo-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=48980","title":{"rendered":"Ford&#8217;s Q1, Refreshed Volvo EVs &amp; CEOs Making News: EV News May 5, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week, we have news on a CEO Driving, a CEO Letter, Ford&#8217;s Q1, and a Refresh from Volvo: Our Top EV News for the week of May 5, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Check our free newsletter for more EV news for this week. You can find our most recent edition\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mobilityevo.com\/blogs\/ev-av-news-recap\/class-8-%F0%9F%9A%9A\" rel=\"\">here<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Bio:\u00a0<\/strong>John is the COO at <a href=\"https:\/\/elevationprovinggrounds.com\/\" rel=\"\">EPG<\/a>, a company focused on helping electric and autonomous vehicle companies hire the best talent. In addition to these services, EPG puts out an informative weekly newsletter dubbed Mobility EVo. You can sign up for the newsletter <a href=\"https:\/\/embeds.beehiiv.com\/3ebf9e48-ae19-43ec-b88b-238016323241?utm_source=mobilityevo.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=how-big\" rel=\"\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<section contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"true\" data-widget=\"video\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sizer\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAYAAAA7KqwyAAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAABpJREFUeNpi\/P\/\/PwMlgImBQjBqwLAwACDAAOVfAw9\/ZDvcAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC\" alt=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p><iframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"636\" title=\"Our CEO-Elect, Rob Barrosa\u2019s, Coast-To-Coast Road Trip\" width=\"1131\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h1c86Y4YBqk\" data-src-param=\"\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<h2><span class=\"arrow-holder\"><svg class=\"arrow-heading\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/design\/dist\/critical\/icons\/sprite-common-0-dc6b7de11d922cb73553899f27128303.svg#sqr-arrow\"\/><\/svg><\/span>A CEO Drives<\/h2>\n<p>Rob Barossa, the new CEO-Elect of Electrify America, <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/news\/665309\/electrify-america-ceo-elect-cross-country-charging-trip\/\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\" data-type-id=\"0\" data-params=\"%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22665309%22%2C%22section%22%3A%221%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22electrify-america-ceo-elect-cross-country-charging-trip%22%7D\">embarked on a road trip from Los Angeles, California to the company&#8217;s headquarters in Reston, Virginia, using only their chargers<\/a>. Barossa interacted with customers and experienced firsthand the typical <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/news\/category\/charging\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\">charging<\/a> experience on the Electrify America network. The trip covered over 2,700 miles, with visits to nearly 30 stations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<section contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"true\" data-widget=\"video\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sizer\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAYAAAA7KqwyAAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAABpJREFUeNpi\/P\/\/PwMlgImBQjBqwLAwACDAAOVfAw9\/ZDvcAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC\" alt=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p><iframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"636\" title=\"2022 Rivian R1S updated side IIHS crash test\" width=\"1131\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FDSCOw5MZr4\" data-src-param=\"\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<h2><span class=\"arrow-holder\"><svg class=\"arrow-heading\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/design\/dist\/critical\/icons\/sprite-common-0-dc6b7de11d922cb73553899f27128303.svg#sqr-arrow\"\/><\/svg><\/span>A CEO Writes<\/h2>\n<p>In the <a href=\"https:\/\/stories.rivian.com\/annual-shareholder-letter-2023\" rel=\"\">annual shareholder letter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/rivian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\">Rivian<\/a>&#8216;s CEO RJ Scaringe provided an overview of the company&#8217;s recent progress and highlighted key areas of focus across the business. RJ emphasized the importance of the ongoing production ramp, cost reduction efforts, and continued investment in scalable technology platforms, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/news\/661950\/rivian-r2-updates-profitability-edv\/\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\" data-type-id=\"0\" data-params=\"%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22661950%22%2C%22section%22%3A%221%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22rivian-r2-updates-profitability-edv%22%7D\">next-generation R2 platform<\/a>.<\/p>\n<section contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"true\" data-widget=\"video\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sizer\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAYAAAA7KqwyAAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAABpJREFUeNpi\/P\/\/PwMlgImBQjBqwLAwACDAAOVfAw9\/ZDvcAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC\" alt=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p><iframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"636\" title=\"Introducing the All-Electric Ford Explorer\" width=\"1131\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mwu5UjcyUXQ\" data-src-param=\"\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<h2><span class=\"arrow-holder\"><svg class=\"arrow-heading\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/design\/dist\/critical\/icons\/sprite-common-0-dc6b7de11d922cb73553899f27128303.svg#sqr-arrow\"\/><\/svg><\/span>Ford Q1<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/ford\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\">Ford<\/a>&#8216;s <a href=\"https:\/\/media.ford.com\/content\/fordmedia\/fna\/us\/en\/news\/2023\/05\/02\/first-quarter-2023-financial-results.html?utm_source=mobilityevo.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=class-8\" rel=\"\">Q1 report<\/a> highlights the growth of Ford Model e, which focuses on innovative electric vehicles and digital features. The company is investing in increasing the production of popular EVs and has introduced an all-electric Explorer crossover for the European market. Ford reaffirms its 2023 financial expectations and plans for EV production at various locations, including Tennessee, Michigan, and Ontario, Canada.<\/p>\n<section contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"true\" data-widget=\"image\" data-border=\"\" data-id=\"7251524\"> <span class=\"svg-search\"> <svg> <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/design\/dist\/critical\/icons\/sprite-common-4-743b3903bf836f418bcf69f192b6a86f.svg#search\"\/> <\/svg> <\/span> <picture class=\"lazyload\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\" https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/mgl\/BXQQjR\/s5\/2024-volvo-c40-recharge-and-xc40-recharge.webp 213w, https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/mgl\/BXQQjR\/s6\/2024-volvo-c40-recharge-and-xc40-recharge.webp 445w, https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/mgl\/BXQQjR\/s4\/2024-volvo-c40-recharge-and-xc40-recharge.webp 889w, https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/mgl\/BXQQjR\/s3\/2024-volvo-c40-recharge-and-xc40-recharge.webp 1280w, https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/mgl\/BXQQjR\/s2\/2024-volvo-c40-recharge-and-xc40-recharge.webp 1440w, https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/mgl\/BXQQjR\/s1\/2024-volvo-c40-recharge-and-xc40-recharge.webp 1920w \" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) calc(100vw - 30px), (max-width: 1023px) calc(100vw - 50px), 649px\"><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" data-srcset=\" https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/mgl\/BXQQjR\/s5\/2024-volvo-c40-recharge-and-xc40-recharge.jpg 213w, https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/mgl\/BXQQjR\/s6\/2024-volvo-c40-recharge-and-xc40-recharge.jpg 445w, https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/mgl\/BXQQjR\/s4\/2024-volvo-c40-recharge-and-xc40-recharge.jpg 889w, https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/mgl\/BXQQjR\/s3\/2024-volvo-c40-recharge-and-xc40-recharge.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/mgl\/BXQQjR\/s2\/2024-volvo-c40-recharge-and-xc40-recharge.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/mgl\/BXQQjR\/s1\/2024-volvo-c40-recharge-and-xc40-recharge.jpg 1920w \" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) calc(100vw - 30px), (max-width: 1023px) calc(100vw - 50px), 649px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/static\/16x9-tr.png\" alt=\"2024 Volvo C40 Recharge and XC40 Recharge\" width=\"16\" height=\"9\" loading=\"lazy\"\/> <\/source><\/source><\/picture> <\/section>\n<h2><span class=\"arrow-holder\"><svg class=\"arrow-heading\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/design\/dist\/critical\/icons\/sprite-common-0-dc6b7de11d922cb73553899f27128303.svg#sqr-arrow\"\/><\/svg><\/span>Volvo Recharge Refresh<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/volvo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\">Volvo<\/a> has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.media.volvocars.com\/us\/en-us\/media\/pressreleases\/310967\/volvo-car-usa-announces-2024-line-up-with-new-fully-electric-powertrains-and-increased-range\" rel=\"\">updated<\/a> its fully electric <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/volvo\/c40-recharge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\">C40 Recharge<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/volvo\/xc40-recharge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\">XC40 Recharge<\/a> EVs for the 2024 model year to offer more range. The updated models feature a more energy-dense battery and an efficient electric motor that allows the C40 Recharge and XC40 Recharge to achieve up to 297 and 293 miles of range, respectively.\u00a0<\/p>\n<section class=\"relatedContent-new\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"true\" data-widget=\"related-content\" data-widget-size=\"content\" data-params=\"%7B%22type_id%22%3A0%2C%22title_id%22%3A%22%22%2C%22items%22%3A%5B%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22665570%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Ford%20CEO%20Jim%20Farley%20Says%207-Seat%20Electric%20SUV%20Is%20Coming%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22ford-ceo-farley-3-row-7-seat-electric-suv-coming%22%2C%22section%22%3A%221%22%2C%22is_video%22%3A%220%22%2C%22images%22%3A%7B%22s5%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.motor1.com%2Fimages%2Fmgl%2FljEKN%2Fs5%2Fford-chef-jim-farley-bildquelle-ford.jpg%22%7D%7D%2C%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22665528%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22NIO%20Says%20It%20Won't%20Lose%20Market%20Share%20To%20Tesla%2C%20Will%20Rival%20VW%20In%20Europe%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22nio-says-not-losing-to-tesla-will-rival-volkswagen%22%2C%22section%22%3A%221%22%2C%22is_video%22%3A%220%22%2C%22images%22%3A%7B%22s5%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.motor1.com%2Fimages%2Fmgl%2FW894Bj%2Fs5%2Fnio-ec7.jpg%22%7D%7D%5D%7D\">   <\/section>\n<p>Want these stories and more directly in your inbox every Thursday? <a href=\"https:\/\/embeds.beehiiv.com\/3ebf9e48-ae19-43ec-b88b-238016323241?utm_source=mobilityevo.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=how-big\" rel=\"\">Sign up now!<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week, we have news on a CEO Driving, a CEO Letter, Ford&#8217;s Q1, and a Refresh from Volvo: Our Top EV News for the week of May 5, 2023. Check our free newsletter for more EV news for this week. You can find our most recent edition\u00a0here.\u00a0\u00a0 Bio:\u00a0John is the COO at EPG, a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8313,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48980","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-e-cars"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48980","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=48980"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48980\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=48980"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=48980"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=48980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}