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Volvo micro-hybrid coming in 2011, full hybrid in 2012

To date, aside from some diesel and flex-fuel engines in Europe, Volvo hasn't done much in the way of alternative drive vehicles. The Ford owned Swedish brand showed an extended range electric concept called the Recharge last year based on the C30. However, hybrids haven't been part of Volvo's program quite yet. That all appears set to change in the next few years as CAFE and European CO2 standards will be tightening. A micro hybrid, which is a fancy way of saying automatic start-stop system is set to debut in 2011. Actually, the system is ... Read more →

Top 20 green cars we wish we could buy today, Number 10: Volvo ReCharge Jeremy Korzeniewski

Click the photo for a high-res gallery Ever since news of the Volvo ReCharge plug-in series hybrid came out, we've been hankering for the Swedish EV to make its way into production. The all-wheel ...

Frankfurt Preview: More details on the Volvo ReCharge Sam Abuelsamid

Click the image of the Volve ReCharge chassis for a high-res gallery After the news of the Volvo ReCharge plug-in series hybrid came out a couple of days ago we got in touch with Volvo for some more ...

Volvo micro-hybrid coming in 2011, full hybrid in 2012 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

To date, aside from some diesel and flex-fuel engines in Europe, Volvo hasn't done much in the way of alternative drive vehicles. The Ford owned Swedish brand showed an extended range electric concept called the Recharge last year based on the C30. However, hybrids haven't been part of Volvo's ...

Top 20 green cars we wish we could buy today, Number 10: Volvo ReCharge 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click the photo for a high-res gallery Ever since news of the Volvo ReCharge plug-in series hybrid came out, we've been hankering for the Swedish EV to make its way into production. The all-wheel drive propulsion will be provided courtesy of wheel motors at all four corners with juice coming from a ...

Frankfurt Preview: More details on the Volvo ReCharge 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Click the image of the Volve ReCharge chassis for a high-res gallery After the news of the Volvo ReCharge plug-in series hybrid came out a couple of days ago we got in touch with Volvo for some more information. The ReCharge that's being displayed in Frankfurt is a mock-up. However, there is a ...


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