Polestar to be repurposed, and electric mobility to feature strongly through the lineup.
Riding a wave of enormous success following the brand’s ‘reimagination’ of sorts, Swedish carmaker Volvo isn’t stopping now, with a report on the brand’s recently filed patents suggesting that there will be more Iron Mark-ed cars on the way.
Originally reported by Swedespeed, the patents that Volvo have filed (with one set in Europe and another set in the US) seem to imply an impending widening of the Volvo range. With their new Drive-E powertrains garnering critical acclaim around the world, it’s only natural that they move toward electric (EV) vehicles to power them into the future.
The European patents were for the nameplates ‘P5,’ P6,’ ‘P7,’ ‘P8,’ ‘P9,’ and ‘P10,’ and were filed under ‘electric vehicles.’ These are likely to operate as suffixes to model names; Like how the XC90 plug-in hybrid is called the ‘T8,’ a similarly-powered electric model could be called the ‘P8,’ for example. Volvo probably went for the ‘P’ suffix as part of its intentions to realign its performance arm Polestar, moving it from an outright-performance division to one focused more toward electric propulsion.
The US patents were probably for far more conventional products, but we can only speculate. ‘V20’ and ‘V30’ patents were filed, however they were filed in a manner that meant the usage of the patented monikers were very vague. However, it would not be a stretch to assume that, aligned with Volvo’s current naming convention, it suggests that there may be smaller Volvos on the way, joining the existing V40 in the marque’s compact lineup.
