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Volvo applies its safety know-how to the world of EVs

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 developing safety cages to protect passengers in the event of impact. Now, the Swedish automaker wants to apply the same ideas to protecting the batteries in the electric vehicles. Because of the size and mass of the battery pack along with the high voltage, securing and protecting the pack is critical. Currently, Volvo is conducting ... Read more →

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, ...

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 Jeremy Korzeniewski

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 ...

Rumormill: Volvo building secret C30 EV? Jeremy Korzeniewski

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 ...

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 develops a new E85 racing car for STCC 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The Swedish Touring Car Campionship will have soon a fresh contestant: a new racing car that runs on E85. While Volvo left the competition last year, the company's future plans have become more ambitious. Instead of updating the previous S60-based vehicle, Volvo will use an adapted C30 hatchback ...

AutoblogGreen Podcast #12 - Frankfurt Motor Show roundup 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Better late than never, right? It's totally my fault that AutoblogGreen Podcast #12 is so late in coming, but here it is! Episode 12 is a Frankfurt recap show, and John Neff from Autoblog.com joins Sebastian and Sam to talk about some of the highlights of the dual-personality (green and not so ...

Editorial: Green cars for the middle-class: A market segment left wanting? 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

I have been having an ongoing email conversation with a man who lives in California about the state of the green automotive choices for someone who fits into the middle-class kind of vehicle, but who wants a sense of style in their car and some driving pleasure. Past vehicles owned by this ...

Ethanol version of the Volvo C30 coming in January to Europe? 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

An Autoblog reader in Sweden noticed in his (her?) local newspaper, the Göteborgs Posten, that Volvo will be coming out with ethanol-ready versions of its smallest car, the C30, which was unveiled earlier this year at the Detroit Auto Show. The reader kindly translated the piece and sent it ...


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