Tag: Volvo

Volvo takes a step backwards with its 12 volt terminal

Volvo 12 V terminal

12 volt terminal We’ve assembling the information needed to create a jump start video for Volvo electric vehicle (EV) drivers and it turns out that to get in, access to what the company calls a 12 volt terminal is needed. Well it turns out Volvo’s 12 V terminal is a worse replica of what is …

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Volvo back-up open procedures updated through 2026

Volvo back-up open While rounding up information on Volvo electric vehicle (EV) jump-start procedures, we’ve found the need to update the Volvo back-up open procedures. Why? In effect, due to two of the very EVs we need to cover! As of 2025, the EX30 and EX90 ditch the key fob in use since 2017 in …

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Where does liability lie in a self-driving accident?

Self-driving accident Several days ago, InsideEVs mused over a $240+ million verdict against Tesla rendered by a jury in Florida and what it would mean to the automotive industry. Who is liable in a self-driving accident? Tesla, which intends to appeal the verdict, continues on the one hand to call its Advanced Driver Assist System …

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BYD follows Volvo in making a bold assertion on autonomous driving

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Autonomous driving According to InsideEVs, Chinese auto maker BYD has made a big time promise related to autonomous driving. Or at least its when cars is self parking. If a car damages another while using its intelligent parking feature, BYD will pay for the damages. InsideEVs adds “That’s pretty much the biggest corporate flex that …

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The two forms of auto brake hold

Brake hold We’ve now experienced two very different forms of Auto Brake Hold, and only recently adjusted the page to reflect it, 20 different images not withstanding. In any case, some manufacturers have the system active at all times. If the car is started, brake hold is ready to use by default. This was the …

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Our Volvo symbols page now features the new color treatment

Volvo symbols page We have begun gathering information to update the Jaguar symbols page and returned to our color re-ordering and added the Volvo symbols page to our color update list. That’s now 45 of our 49 symbols pages now re-set. Its so tempting to simply finish them all! We updated the page in August …

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Dog Mode is slowly spreading

Dog mode

Dog Mode I have a friend who has had some recent headaches with her Tesla and has threatened to move on to another vehicle. But, she wonders why no one else has Dog Mode, which she makes great us of. Dog Mode allows the temperature in the car to be set, keeping the vehicle interior …

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