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Volvo's DRIVe vehicles go from UK to Italy on one tank, win award, drive virtual Facebook miles
Volvo's DRIVe range, which have lower CO2 emissions compared to standard models, have managed to win the person responsible for the range, Ulf Nordström, Talentia's "Intrapreneur of the Year" award. What's so good about these vehicles? Well, Volvo recently showed off how frugal they are by having European journalists drive the two new diesel DRVEe models, the V70 and S80, from Volvo UK's HQ in Marlow to Milan, Italy on one 70-liter (18.5 U.S. gallon) tank of fuel. The distance between these two points? 814 miles, which would mean ... Read more →
Volvo introduces new hybrid truck for refuse and delivery Xavier Navarro
2010 Volvo FE Hybrid Truck - Click for gallery In many cities, garbage trucks can wake up entire neighborhoods with the sound of diesel engines. When the new Volvo FE truck goes on sale (expected ...
Volvo to introduce plug-in diesel hybrid in 2012 Sam Abuelsamid
Several months ago, Volvo revealed a demonstration prototype of a plug-in hybrid car based on the current V70 wagon. Today, the Swedish brand announced that it would start building a production car ...
Volvo applies its safety know-how to the world of EVs Sam Abuelsamid
Over the course of Volvo's history, the one feature its cars were perhaps best known for – aside from looking like the boxes they came in – was safety. Volvo was among the pioneers in ...
Volvo announces bio-dimethyl ether partnership Xavier Navarro
Dimethyl ether (DME) is one of those fuels that is not well known to the general public but is should be, if for no other reason than it promises up to 95 percent carbon neutrality. According to ...
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Frankfurt 2009: Volvo reveals battery-powered C30 [w/VIDEO] 2 months ago on Autoblog Green
We were already aware that Volvo has been working on a plug-in hybrid version of its compact C30 for some time with the intent of introducing a production model in 2012. In Frankfurt this week, Ford's Swedish outpost also showed off a full battery electric version of the hatchback. Volvo has ...
Revealed: Volvo's first-ever all-electric production car (yes, it's a golf cart) 2 months ago on Autoblog Green
For all of the work that car companies are doing to shift public perception away from the electric vehicle=golf cart image, Volvo has proudly announced that its first all-electric car will be, in fact, a golf cart. It's called, wait for it, the Volvo Golf Cart. Looking a little bit like a ...
Frankfurt 2009: Volvo introduces C30 DRIVe with 99 g/km of CO2 2 months ago on Autoblog Green
Volvo has introduced its latest high efficiency model at Frankfurt Motor Show in the shape of the refreshed C30 DRIVe. The C30 shares its C1 platform with the current European-spec Ford Focus and the Mazda3 and this variant appears to share most of its technology with the ECOnetic version of the ...
REPORT: Volvo working on electric C30, will show concept in Frankfurt 3 months ago on Autoblog Green
According to Autocar in the UK, Volvo has confirmed it's planning to debut an all-electric C30 hatchback at its Innovation for Life event at the upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show. We first heard rumors of such a machine last week, but at the time the Swedish automaker wasn't willing to confirm its ...
Rumormill: Volvo building secret C30 EV? 3 months ago on Autoblog Green
We know for sure that Volvo is in the midst of developing a new plug-in hybrid hybrid version of its V70 wagon using an electric motor to power the rear wheels and a diesel engine to power the front. That's exciting enough, but is there more greenery going on behind Swedish doors in the form ...
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