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Volvo Bringing Its 48-Volt Mild-Hybrid Tech To 2022 U.S. Models

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A plethora of Volvo’s 2022 models will be offered with 48-volt mild-hybrid powertrains in the U.S.

These models will feature B5 and B6 badges and be used by the 2022 S60, S90, XC60 and V90 Cross Country and will replace the non-hybrid T5 and T6 powertrains. Data from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) confirms that the 2022 S60 B5, for example, returns 26 MPG city, 35 MPG highway, and 30 MPG combined, compared to the 23 city, 34 highway, and 27 combined of the outgoing 2021 model.

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Volvo already sells its B5 and B6 powertrains in other markets. Both use a 2.0-liter four-cylinder that is turbocharged in B5 guise while the B6 variant is both turbocharged and supercharged. The B6 powertrain will be available as an option on the XC60, Car and Driver reports, and standard in the S90 sedan and V90 Cross Country wagon.

Details for the U.S.-spec models haven’t yet been confirmed, but the B5 model sold in Europe has 247 hp, slightly less than the T5 powertrain with its 250 hp. Similarly, the B6 is rated at 295 hp in Europe compared to the 316 hp of the T6.

For the XC60, fuel consumption data reveals that the B5 model provides a 1 MPG increase over the city cycle compared to the T5. Similarly, the higher-powered B6 is 1 MPG better in the city and 1 MPG more efficient over the combined cycle compared to the 2021 XC60 T6.

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You Too Can Create Apps For Your Volvo Thanks To Innovation Hub

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Volvo is opening up its Application Programming Interface (API) to anyone who likes to tinker. Through a service called innovation hub, third party developers can create in-car apps and new services for their Volvo.

The hub is part of Volvo’s long history of offering its technology, like seatbelts, to anyone who wants to use them. This latest service could help owners develop the apps that are useful to them, which could in turn help Volvo’s software engineers understand what services are missing.

“Our cars are becoming increasingly smarter and more connected, and with that comes a growing demand for apps and services among our customers,” said Henrik Green, chief technology officer at Volvo Cars. “By making these resources publicly available, we support developers in- and outside our company, and collaborate with the best of the best in their fields.”

To show what users can do with the API, Volvo offers one example that has already been developed. The API gives owners information about a car’s status (whether or not the doors are locked, if an EV’s batteries are charged, and even if it needs more windshield washer fluid).

That’s not all that surprising, but rather than squirreling all of that information away in some Volvo app, a developer has made it all available on a Magic Mirror. The smart mirror provides gazers with headlines, weather information, and now information about whether or not your car is locked.

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You can also develop apps for the car through an emulator that recreates the car’s infotainment screen on your computer. Volvo also promises that information coming in from the LiDAR pucks on semi-autonomous cars will also be available, though it expects that will mostly be useful for students and the like.

Any apps that you want to develop and want to offer to the wider world will have to be approved and published by Volvo and the app won’t go into a car without explicit consent from its owner so, in theory anyway, random coders can’t see how many miles are on your car.

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