Volvo Cars Tech Fund invests in electric car charging company FreeWire
Volvo Cars has acquired a stake in electric car charging company FreeWire Technologies via the Volvo Cars Tech Fund, deepening the company’s commitment to a fully electric future.
While Volvo Cars’ electrification strategy does not envision direct ownership of charging or service stations, the investment in FreeWire reinforces its overall commitment to supporting a widespread transition to electric mobility together with other partners.
FreeWire is a San Francisco based company that has been a pioneer in flexible fast charging technology for electric cars. It specialises in both stationary and mobile fast charging technology, allowing electric car charging to be deployed quickly and widely.
Installing traditional fixed fastcharging stations is usually a cost and labour intensive process that requires a lot of electrical upgrades to support the connection between charging stations and the main electrical grid. FreeWire’s charging stations remove that complication and use lowvoltage power, allowing operators to simply use existing power outlets. This means drivers can enjoy all the benefits of fast charging without operators needing to go through the hassle of establishing a highvoltage connection to the grid.
Zaki Fasihuddin, CEO of the Volvo Cars Tech Fund
Volvo Cars has one of the auto industry’s most ambitious electrification strategies. Every new Volvo car launched from 2019 will be electrified, and by 2025 the company aims for fully electric cars to make up 50 per cent of its overall global sales.
Volvo Cars’ future is electric, as reflected by our industry leading commitment to electrify our entire product range – said Zaki Fasihuddin, CEO of the Volvo Cars Tech Fund. To support wider consumer adoption of electric cars, society needs to make charging an electric car as simple as filling up your tank. Our investment in FreeWire is a firm endorsement of the company’s ambitions in this area.
Atif Rafiq, Senior Vice President Group IT & Chief Digital Officer
FreeWire’s fast charging technology holds great promise to simplify the experience for customers of electrified Volvos – said Atif Rafiq, Chief Digital Officer at Volvo Cars. With this move, we aim to make the future of sustainable, electric cars more practical and convenient.
We’re thrilled to partner with Volvo Cars to develop new markets and business models around our EV fastcharging and ultrafastcharging technology – said Arcady Sosinov, CEO of FreeWire. Having a car maker with both the legacy and future vision of Volvo is going to give us access to technology, testing and new strategies that will really accelerate the growth of the company.
The Volvo Cars Tech Fund was launched earlier this year and aims to invest in high potential technologystartups around the globe. It focuses its investments on strategic technology trends transforming the auto industry, such as artificial intelligence, electrification, autonomous drive and digital mobility services.
Earlier this year, the Volvo Cars Tech Fund announced its first investment in Luminar Technologies, a leading startup in the development of advanced sensor technology for use in autonomous vehicles, with whom Volvo Cars collaborates on the development and testing of its LiDAR sensing technology on Volvo cars.
Companies benefit from participation by the Volvo Cars Tech Fund because they may gain the ability to validate technologies, accelerate market introduction, as well as potentially access Volvo Cars’ global network and unique position in the Chinese car market.
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