- Volvo Cars will offer Swedish buyers one year of free home EV charging from February 2026.
- The initiative includes up to 25,000 km of free driving and supports smartcharging via the Volvo Cars app.
- Insights from Sweden will guide Volvo’s planned expansion of the programme to Europe and other global markets.
Volvo Cars is giving Swedish buyers of its fully electric models a year’s worth of free home charging, in a new partnership with energy provider Vattenfall.
The initiative, launching February 2026, promises up to 25,000 km of fossil-free driving at no cost for private buyers or lessees, provided they use the Volvo Cars app’s upcoming smart-charging feature and hold an active Vattenfall contract.
Smart charging will automatically shift power use to off-peak times, trimming both costs and emissions. The app will track each car’s energy use, with charging costs deducted from the customer’s monthly power bill before being reimbursed by Volvo. “We are listening to our customers, and by providing free charging offers we hope to create value for them and accelerate our collective journey to a smarter, greener society,” said Alejandro Castro Pérez, Volvo’s Vice-President of Energy Solutions.
From Sweden, with volts
The scheme’s first phase is limited to Sweden, but Volvo confirms the insights gathered will inform expansion across Europe and other regions. The brand plans to work with local sustainable-energy partners to tailor similar offers abroad. When vehicle-to-everything (V2X) capability arrives in 2026, owners of bi-directional models like the EX90 will even be able to power their homes or sell excess energy back to the grid.
This is far from the first time Volvo and Vattenfall have teamed up: the two co-developed the world’s first diesel plug-in hybrid, the V60, back in 2012, and Vattenfall already supplies fossil-free energy to Volvo’s Torslanda plant. “Working together to encourage the use of electric cars with fossil-free electricity, starting in Sweden, is incredibly inspiring,” said Branislav Slavic, Head of Customers & Solutions at Vattenfall Nordics.
A plug-in preview of things to come
Volvo currently sells five fully electric models, with the new EX60 to join the range in January. The brand expects this free-charge initiative to smooth the path for fence-sitters still eyeing plug-in hybrids or mild-hybrids. If it works as planned, the offer won’t just help drivers ease into EV life, it could also show how carmakers and utilities might share the load in powering a cleaner grid.