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23 Volvo 7900 Electric Buses Are Going to Occupy Dutch Cities

Arsenij Percov — Sat, 28 Jul 2018 18:57:34 +0000

Volvo Buses has announced a few new electric bus contracts. They will sell 23 Volvo 7900 electric models totally. The order was made by the Dutch public transportation company Arriva. Arriva is a leader in implementing alternative propulsion tech. It functions and operates throughout many European countries. The order is one of the biggest in […]

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Polestar 2: The Swedish Competitor to Tesla Model 3

Arsenij Percov — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 20:01:21 +0000

Geely, the corporate parent of Volvo Cars, revealed two concept cars last year. They were based on their new Compact Modular Architecture EV chassis and were named 40.1 and 40.2. The 40.1 is now the compact SUV known as Volvo XC 40. It will be their first all-electric car. Another brand in this family is […]

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Volvo’s First Full Electric Car to Hit the The Roads In 2019

Ece Polat — Mon, 20 Mar 2017 07:50:12 +0000

Volvo’s new all-electric car is both pricier than its usual line, but it also has more range to be an urban commuter car and beyond. Volvo’s U.S. chief, Lex Kerssemakers said that the car would cost between $35,000 and $40,000. He also stated that the car will have at least a 250-mile range. This, of […]

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Volvo’s New S90 Plug-In Hybrid to Add Autonomous Features

Samantha Joe — Tue, 08 Dec 2015 22:27:59 +0000

Autonomous or semi-autonomous features are becoming quite common in the market. You may already own a vehicle with these. The features are actions or sensors in your vehicle that assist you when driving, such as adaptive cruise control or lane departure warning systems. The newest Volvo plug-in hybrid, the S90, is going to include some of this […]

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Electric Volvo Available by 2019!

Annika Tostengard — Tue, 20 Oct 2015 05:39:43 +0000

High-end carmaker Volvo has just announced in a press release that they plan to have a line of fully electric vehicles ready on the market by 2019. They plan to make a variety of their existing models compatible with plug-in hybrid technology, promising eco-friendly options across the company’s entire range. They expect electric vehicles to […]

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Volvo’s Electric Car Not Ready for Primetime

Guest Contributor — Wed, 28 Jan 2015 08:48:59 +0000

After having designed and manufactured a new electric car, Volvo isn’t quite ready to release it yet, even as the clean energy automobile market continues to heat up. This may be a mistake given that early entrance into this market could lead to a fortified position. Volvo may want to hurry up and get its […]

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Chinese Air Pollution Makes Volvo Cabin Filter a Safety Feature?

Benji Jerew — Fri, 25 Oct 2013 20:38:29 +0000

China is still trying to get a handle on its growing air pollution problem, and air masks and traffic shutdowns aren’t going to be enough to solve the problem. Geely, parent company of Volvo ABG, has a solution, the cabin filters installed in Volvo luxury vehicles. Here in the United States, unless you suffer from […]

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Spiral Effect – Volvo Structural Batteries Increase Fuel Economy

Benji Jerew — Fri, 18 Oct 2013 19:55:25 +0000

Better than eighteen months ago, Volvo Car Group started a project that was meant to start a spiral of increasing fuel economy, starting with the electrical system. The heart of the project is a new lithium-based supercapacitor, which is just 1mm thick, and can be integrated into body panels and vehicle structural members. A hood, […]

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The Volvo V60 Solar Pavilion: Electric Vehicle Charging on the Go

Benji Jerew — Fri, 19 Jul 2013 14:22:47 +0000

Charging an electric vehicle [EV], or plug-in hybrid electric vehicle [PHEV], is typically associated with being tied to a charging station in your garage, at your business, or on the road somewhere. You have to plan trips carefully so that you’ll be near one of these the next time you’re in need of a charge. […]

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What Can Kinetic Energy Recovery [KERS] Do for a Volvo S60?

Benji Jerew — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:36:33 +0000

You might associate the Kinetic Energy Recovery System [KERS] with high-end Formula 1 race cars, but Volvo isn’t leaving it just for the track. In fact, many track-tested technologies find their way into production vehicles, such as dual-overhead camshafts and tire technology. Volvo’s S60 KERS engineering prototype is one way that Volvo is approaching performance […]

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Volvo’s New Engines Big on Fuel Economy AND Performance

Benji Jerew — Tue, 14 May 2013 12:59:56 +0000

This fall, Volvo will unveil a new line of engines that offer better fuel economy without sacrificing performance. As concerns over vehicle emissions continue to rise and regulations become more strict, increasing fuel economy is at the forefront of addressing them. Some automakers have turned to vehicle electrification, but there is still plenty of innovation […]

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Volvo’s Kinetic Energy Recovery System Tested: 25% Fuel Savings

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:42:44 +0000

Volvo has been working since 2011 to implement this technology in street-legal cars, and it has now been confirmed that the KERS system they will use in future alternative hybrid cars (these have come to have alternatives, too) will provide fuel savings of about 25 percent to owners, while decreasing emissions. High performance motoring like […]

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NY Auto Show – Volvo V60 Plug-In Diesel Hybrid “World Green Car of the Year” Finalist

Benji Jerew — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 20:03:17 +0000

Currently, the only plug-in diesel hybrid that you can buy is the Volvo V60, but you can’t buy it here in the US. It seems odd then, that Volvo would be showing the Volvo V60 at the upcoming New York International Auto Show, unless they’re planning something. Some speculate that the planned increase in production, […]

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Volvo V60 PHEV, First Premium Plug-In Diesel Hybrid, Ramping up Production

Benji Jerew — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 20:27:40 +0000

The world’s first diesel plug-in hybrid electric vehicle [PHEV], the Volvo V60 PHEV, is also the world’s first luxury PHEV of any kind. “We are first in the industry to integrate a plug-in hybrid in an established production flow together with other car models,” says Peter Mertens, Senior Vice President Research and Development at Volvo […]

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Volvo’s 22kW Fast Charger Juices Your Car in 90 Minutes

Benji Jerew — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 21:50:11 +0000

Electric vehicles [EV] have one main thing for and against them, their battery packs. The high-tech battery pack installed in an EV determines its range and its charging time, generally, the bigger the battery, the longer the range, and the longer the charging time. Another factor affecting charging time is the on-board charger. The 3.3kW […]

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Volvo V60 Diesel Hybrid Bragging 124 MPG and a Hefty Price Tag

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 10:26:51 +0000

Volvo is going to become maybe the greenest car manufacturer out there, or at least they’re going to produce the greenest car on the streets powered by a diesel engine and an electric motor. The new V60 will hit Europe’s highways and will feature a fuel economy figure few have been able to brag with: […]

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Volvo Tests Petrol-Powered Fuel Cells For Extending EV Range

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 07:19:19 +0000

Volvo has been testing lately their newest innovation in the field of electric cars - an electric car range extender based on a hydrogen fuel cell powered by liquid organic fuels, such as petrol. In collaboration with Powercell Sweden AB, Volvo's range extender could take the EV for up to 250 kilometers more and at the same time only emit minute carbon dioxide quantities.

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Volvo To Develop New Rechargeable Battery That Can Be Built Into The Car's Chassis

Mike Sandru — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 12:52:57 +0000

Volvo has found a new method to reduce the weight of electric vehicles and also a better place to install the power storage systems. Dubbed Tomorrow's Volvo Car, the new project consists in the installation of a rechargeable battery into the car's body panels.

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Volvo puts its mind towards alternative energy

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:36:24 +0000

On climate, on energy security, time is not on our side. Researchers at NOAA, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, say that the record heat of 2006 was, in large part, caused by us. Researchers at NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, conclude in a article in Earth Observatory – “Greenland’s Ice Island […]

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