Volvo is giving its Swedish EV drivers free home-charging as major perk
Published on Oct 24, 2025 at 7:54 AM (UTC+4)
by Molly Davidson
Last updated on Oct 24, 2025 at 10:52 AM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Kate Bain
Volvo is flipping the switch on how people think about charging.
Starting next year, new EV buyers in Sweden will get a full year of free electricity at home.
It’s part of a partnership with national energy giant Vattenfall and the deal’s as clean as it sounds.
One year. Zero fossil fuels. And a bill that reads like a thank-you note instead of a warning.
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The big new perk Volvo is giving its drivers
From February 2026, anyone in Sweden buying or leasing a fully electric Volvo will get 12 months of free home charging.
That’s up to 25,000 kilometers (roughly 15,500 miles) of fossil-free driving all on Volvo’s tab.
Here’s how it works.
You sign an electricity contract with Vattenfall, hook up the car through Volvo’s smart charging app, and let the system do its thing.
The app shifts charging to off-peak times when power is cheaper and cleaner, and it tracks every watt used to keep your costs at zero.
Alejandro Castro Pérez, Volvo’s VP of Energy Solutions, said it’s about ‘creating real value’ for customers while pushing toward a ‘smarter, greener society’.
Volvo says the offer is capped at 1.5 SEK per kWh, or about $0.13 USD, but that still adds up to a full year of worry-free driving for anyone going electric.
Think of it less as a discount, more as a head start on the future.
What this means for the rest of the world
The Swedish rollout is only the start.
Volvo plans to take the free-charging program global, teaming up with local energy providers to offer the same perk wherever fossil-free power makes sense.
The goal isn’t just to sell more EVs, it’s to prove that owning one can fit naturally into everyday life.
Then comes the tech leap.
From 2026, cars like the EX90 (featured in the clip above) will be able to power your home, feed electricity back to the grid, or sell it during peak demand.
In other words, the car itself becomes part of the energy network.
A moving battery on wheels.
Volvo and Vattenfall have been working toward this for years, from the first diesel plug-in hybrid to the fossil-free Torslanda factory.
This latest step connects those dots, turning every charge into a piece of a much bigger system.
One free year of EV home charging might sound generous, but it’s really the spark for something larger.
For Volvo, this isn’t just about cars.
It’s about building the grid of the future, one plug at a time.
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Molly Davidson is a Junior Content Writer at Supercar Blondie. Based in Melbourne, she holds a double Bachelor’s degree in Arts/Law from Swinburne University and a Master’s of Writing and Publishing from RMIT. Molly has contributed to a range of magazines and journals, developing a strong interest in lifestyle and car news content. When she’s not writing, she’s spending quality time with her rescue English staffy, Boof.
