Volvo Penta, ABB and Chalmers University studying fast charging for boats
Collaboration is being partly funded by the Swedish Energy Agency.
Volvo Penta
Volvo Penta, of Sweden, is a global supplier of marine recreational and commercial engines and power systems.
Volvo Penta continues to develop self-docking technology
The company is taking a stepwise approach to the concept of assisted maneuvering.
Volvo Penta partners with French cat builder on new technology
Its electromobility technology will be used on a Fountaine-Pajot 40 sailing cat.
A Better Way: The Story Behind IPS and Joysticks
Jens Bering looks back at how Volvo Penta’s IPS system and joystick developed.
Volvo Penta earns five awards at Miami
The accolades include an NMMA Innovation Award for Volvo’s new Outboard Propulsion Experience, a CSI award and three Neptune Awards for marketing campaigns.
MIAMI 2019: VIDEO: Tiara, Seven Marine and Volvo collaborate
The three companies developed an electronic vessel control for outboards.
Volvo Penta recognized as a ‘Great Place to Work’
Nearly 100 percent of its employees say they are proud to work for the company.
Volvo Penta partners with MRAA for Dealer Week
Engine manufacturer first to support the association’s annual conference.
Volvo Penta names winner in Boating Dreams Contest
The winning family received a new Chevrolet Silverado pickup.
Tropic Star Lodge repowers boats with Volvo Penta inboards
The fleet of 13 Bertram 31s all received four-liter diesels.
FLIBS 2018: Volvo Penta looks to the future
President and CEO Ron Huibers discussed hybrid propulsion and more during a media presentation.
Volvo Penta now offers corrosion protection on Forward Drive
The OceanX coating was introduced for the company’s sterndrives in 2009.
#5 Volvo Penta
It’s rare to experience innovation first-hand, but one of our editors was on a 68-foot Azimut last summer in Gothenburg, Sweden, when the skipper flipped a switch and put the boat in self-docking mode.
Sailing catamaran designed for people with disabilities makes Volvo Penta stop
The company donated Saildrives and engines for Impossible Dream, which introduces people with disabilities, wounded soldiers and others to sailing.
IBEX 2018: Volvo Penta introduces control and display system for water sports
Water Sport Control is integrated into the engine manufacturer’s Glass Cockpit.
When collaboration equals innovation
Webasto, Four Winns and Volvo Penta launch engine-driven air-conditioning for open-cockpit boats
Volvo Penta announces changes to its Executive Group
Incoming senior VP Peter Granqvist will become a new member.
Schaefer Yachts displays model with Volvo Penta joystick steering at Rio show
The engine manufacturer says joystick-only steering is the next logical step in its Easy Boating strategy.
Volvo Penta develops Active Corrosion Protection for sterndrives
The system uses electrical currents, rather than zincs, to protect drives from galvanic corrosion.
Volvo Penta names Stewart & Stevenson as a marine power center
Volvo Penta has named Stewart & Stevenson as an authorized power center.
Volvo Penta announces hybrid marine propulsion concept
Volvo Penta has announced a hybrid concept for its IPS propulsion.
Volvo officials discuss long-term plans for Seven Marine
At a media event last weekend in Gothenburg, Sweden, Volvo Penta officials said the company plans to expand its line of Seven Marine outboards to include models that could potentially range between 250 and 400 horsepower.