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Hybrid Volvo buses and trucks to use Magna Steyr batteries, A123 cells 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

It looks like Ford won't be the only company getting lithium ion battery packs from Magna International. The Magna Steyr division of the supplier announced last week that it will begin production of packs at its plant in Graz, Austria next month. The packs will be supplied to Volvo for use in its ...

Swedish heatwave prompts recall of thousands of flex fuel Volvos 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

After receiving hundreds of complaints from Swedish drivers who have been left stranded by the side of the road, Volvo has recalled 8,500 of its V70 and S80 Flexifuel vehicles. Apparently the rigorous environmental testing the car maker employs does not extend to heatwaves like the one Sweden ...

Hybrid sales up despite another down month overall, Prius leads charge 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

Initial strong sales of the 2010 Honda Insight slowed last month, but new models of the Toyota Prius and Ford Fusion helped give hybrids car sales in June 2009 a nine percent increase over last June. In the U.S., dealers sold 26,205 new hybrids in June, 49.6 of which (12,998 units) were ...

Volvo and Vattenfall team up to develop plug-in hybrid [w/video] 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

Volvo and Vattenfall have just made an announcement that should hurry the Swedish car maker along the hybrid highway. The two companies have partnered to develop a plug-in diesel hybrid that should begin series production in 2012 with the first 3 demonstration vehicles to be completed this ...

Volvo starts testing hybrid bus in Göteborg, Sweden 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

Volvo has begun field trials of its first hybrid bus in the Swedish city of Göteborg. Volvo's hybrid system is of the parallel type, allowing the bus to be operated off either the diesel engine, electric motor or both. When the bus comes to a stop, the engine is automatically shut off. Like ...

Swedish Racing Green: Volvo adds R-Design bodykit to DRIVe range 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

Just because you want to drive an eco-friendly vehicle doesn't mean you can't have any style, at least according to Volvo. The Swedish automaker has just announced that it's adding an optional R-Design bodykit on its entire range of reduced-consumption DRIVe models. When equipped with the ...

Automakers line up for UK scrapping scheme 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

The powers-that-be in the United Kingdom have announced a vehicle scrapping plan that would pay motorists 2,000 pounds to turn in a vehicle that's at least 10 years old in exchange for a new car or truck. In reality, the government is only chipping in half that amount, and the automakers themselves ...

And the Volvo 2009 Technology Award goes to... 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

Every year since 1988, Volvo has conducted its own awards ceremony for the designers and engineers the Swedish automaker employs. This year, the six men who created Volvo's Integrated Starter Alternator Motor, or I-SAM for short, have taken home the Technology Award trophy. The I-SAM unit ...

Volvo to bring V70, S80, XC60, and XC70 DRIVe models to Geneva 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

Last year at the Paris Motor Show, Volvo introduced the world to its first three DRIVe models, which feature a slew of changes, including efficient diesel engines, manual gearboxes, stop/start, lowered ride height, aerodynamic tweaks and low rolling resistance tires. All of these modifications ...

Volvo XC60 diesel beats gas over 662 miles in Northern California 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

The guys at Popular Mechanics recently had an opportunity to test out Volvo's new XC60 crossover in Northern California. When the XC60 goes on sale in the U.S. next month, it will only be offered with a 281 hp turbocharged 3.0L inline six cylinder. For the media drive, Volvo brought over some ...

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