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Volvo to introduce plug-in diesel hybrid in 2012

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 with a plug-in hybrid diesel powertrain in 2012. At this point, there is no indication about which body style or model would form the basis of the PHEV, although the next-generation V70 would seem to be a suitable candidate. The V70 demonstrator uses a through-the-road hybrid configuration where the internal combustion engine drives the front ... Read more →

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 ...

Frankfurt 2009: Volvo reveals battery-powered C30 [w/VIDEO] Sam Abuelsamid

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, ...

Revealed: Volvo's first-ever all-electric production car (yes, it's a golf cart) Sebastian Blanco

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 ...

Frankfurt 2009: Volvo introduces C30 DRIVe with 99 g/km of CO2 Sam Abuelsamid

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 ...

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 ...

Ener1 to supply batteries for Volvo PHEV, what about Th!nk? 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

Volvo is building several plug-in hybrid prototypes of its V70 station wagon to begin field tests this fall in Europe. The cars are using lithium ion battery packs that will be supplied by Indiana-based Ener1. The 11.3 kWh packs will provide 31 miles of electric driving range through the rear ...

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 ...

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 S60 concept features GTDi engine technology and 47 mpg 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

Next month at the Detroit Auto Show, Volvo will shed its staid image with a new concept vehicle that points the way towards the next production S60 midsize sedan. Besides all of the stylish lines of the exterior, numerous safety features and concept-spec interior - complete with a real crystal ...

Whew, that's better. Volvo's now Okeo-Tek certified allergy friendly 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

You know, the interior of your own car may be a toxic place to spend time in? That famed "new car smell" that so many seem to love is a nasty concoction of chemicals left to filter off the leather plastic and textile inner-bits of every new car after it's been assembled. Considering its enviable ...

Volvo starts production of low-CO2 DRIVe range 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

"Best in class consumption." "Lowest CO2 emission levels." These are some of the nice things that Volvo has decided to say about its new Volvo DRIVe range, which we first saw at the Paris Motor Show. The DRIVe cars - the C30, S40 and V50 1.6D - have entered production last week. These clean ...

Volvo plans diesel hybrids for 2012 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Volvo has major plans for fuel-saving technology. The Swedish automaker will begin fitting its bricks shapely little sedans and coupes with stop/start in the next few months and plans to move the technology up through its entire line shortly thereafter. Of course, the automaker offers diesel ...

Volvo prices the sub-120 g CO2/km DRIVe models: 15,410-21,660 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

We met Volvo's good-looking new DRIVe eco-models (so named because they emit less than 120 grams of CO2 per kilometer) earlier this monthy and they now have a "preliminary" price tag. The three diesel models - C30 SportsCoupe, S40 Saloon and V50 Sportswagon - will be shown for the first time at ...

Volvo's new wind tunnel can save you a tank of gas a year 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The classic Volvo box car wasn't exactly aerodynamic. Safe for the vehicle occupants, sure, but not slippery. In the last few years, thought, the Swedes have been working to make their cars more efficient and have rebuilt their wind tunnel to further push down CO2 emissions and fuel use. The new ...

Coca-Cola orders over 200 Volvos, most of them flexfuel 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The Swedish arm of the Coca-Cola company has made another Volvo purchase, and it's a big one. Coca-Cola Drycker Sverige will soon take delivery of over 200 Volvos to use as company cars, with most of them being Volvo V70 2.0 Flexifuel models, along with some V70 2.0D models. On top of the new fleet ...

Paris Preview: three Volvo DRIVe models with CO2 emissions under 120 g/km 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

click to enlarge Volvo will be coming to the Paris Motor Show with three low-CO2 models that all beat the EU's important 120 grams per kilometer target. The new DRIVe (yes, the e is small) editions of the C30 SportsCoupe (53.4 mpg U.S.), the S40 saloon and the V50 Sportswagon (both at 52.3 mpg ...

Volvo launching hybrid bus at Hanover 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Volvo has announced plans to launch a new hybrid bus for Europe at the IAA Bus and Truck Show in Hanover, Germany this September. No stranger to building big hybrids, Volvo had been waiting to have a go at a bus until it was more "commercially viable." Now, with many parts based on standard ...

Volvo C30 diesel caught testing in Arizona 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the above image to enlarge Back in July, Volvo hinted that it would be introducing small cars with diesel engines into the American market. This, of course, is an idea that we can get behind. In Europe, Volvo offers two four cylinder diesel engines displacing 1.6-liters and 2.0-liters as ...

Volvo Green Racer takes on the World 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click to view a hi-res gallery of the Volvo C30 Green Racer In the campaign to make racing greener, the World Touring Car Championship has been a leader. Following the example set by its sister company Audi at Le Mans, Volkswagen's Spanish subsidiary Seat began taking race wins in the WTCC in ...

Volvo pinning hopes on small cars, diesels 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

click above image for high-res gallery of the Volvo C30 Efficiency In what sounds like an extremely unsurprising move, Volvo is planning on introducing more small cars and more diesel engines. Certainly, timing could not be better as small cars are handily outselling their larger, less ...

Volvo shows off new FlexiFuel range, including V70 police car 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the image for high-res shots of Volvo's FlexiFuel police model Last year, Volvo introduced a line of vehicles in Europe capable of running on E85 fuel which it refers to as the FlexiFuel range. Already available in the C30, S40, V50 and V70 and S80 models with engines ranging from 1.8 to ...

All new Volvo cars are 85% recyclable and 95% recoverable 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the image to enlarge While safety is likely the first thing that springs to mind when the automotive conversation turns to Volvo, the Swedish auto manufacturer would like the average person to know about its efforts to reduce its impact on the environment. To that end, Volvo has launched ...

Volvo introduces first hybrid garbage truck, works on DME fuel 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the image to enlarge Reducing the environmental impact of garbage is anything but a new idea, but what often seems overlooked are the actual vehicles doing the dirty-work of picking up our trash. Volvo's trying to do something about that with hybrid garbage trucks that are currently ...

Volvo shows off new diesel hybrid in Las Vegas 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

No, Volvo hasn't created a diesel "range-extender" for their ReCharge concept nor have they divulged details of a love-child from its Saab liaison. What Volvo has done is prove the newly-coined adage, "not all hybrids are created equal.", with a monster that could crush the competition. Literally. ...

Zap working with a Chinese company on in-wheel electric motors 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Recently, I wrote a post that talked about Volvo's statement that they were working exclusively with PML (a company that makes in-wheel electric motors). I found this concerning because I thought PML was working with Zap on the Zap-X, a Lotus-designed, affordable, normal-looking electric car. I ...

Volvo: PML FlightLink is working "exclusively" with us (Zap-X delayed?) 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

In an interview, Ichiro Sugioka, project leader of Volvo's Recharge electric car concept, says PML FlightLink is "currently working exclusively for us." If that was not clear enough, Ichiro adds "all their efforts is going into our projects." The interviewer presses for more information, even ...

Volvo Cars launches Powershift - Two Transmissions in One 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

As they announced a few months ago, the two-liter turbodiesel versions of the Volvo C30, S40 and V50 are now available with a new dual-clutch automatic transmission called Powershift. It's got six forward gears and twin wet clutches that provide ease-of use as an automatic, but faster-than-manual ...

Volvo could develop a robot that plugs in your car 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The video above is an 8-minute interview with Ichiro Sugioka of Volvo talking about Volvo's Recharge concept. Ichiro also talks about the many interesting advantages of battery-powered cars like the power company paying you $2,000 or $3,000 a year to use your car battery while it's parked and using ...

Volvo tests other kinds of emissions - New Car Smell - in their cars 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

You are all familiar with that new car smell, right? Whenever someone gets into a brand new car off the showroom floor, they are bombarded with odors ranging from new plastics to chemicals burning off newly hot parts underhood. While most everyone wants to know that their car is factory-fresh, ...

More info on the Saab-Volvo plug-in hybrid partnership 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The Volvo ReCharge The other day, we got a tip from Stefan N. about a story he found that discussed a new partnership between Saab and Volvo on developing new plug-in hybrids. I asked him to provide us with a more complete translation of the original article (it was in Swedish) and he then provided ...

Volvo & Saab teaming up to bring 10 plug-in hybrids on the road by 2009 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The Volvo ReCharge Well, for this post we're going to need to rely on our tipster, Stefan N. The link he sent is to a story in Norwegian (I think), a language I can't read. Therefore it's difficult for me to confirm any of what Stefan N. says (and Google Translate doesn't have Norwegian). Still, ...

RMI's Amory Lovins wins Volvo Environment Prize 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The Rocky Mountain Institute's Amory Lovins has won this year's Volvo Environment Prize. Or, at least, he will do so when the award is given out on Thursday in Stockholm. Each year, the prize is awarded by a selection committee of scientists and researchers from an independent foundation and comes ...

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