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Volvo to Start Electric Car Demo in Shanghai
Volvo Cars China and Shanghai International Automobile City Group – a local government supervision authority – has decided to undertake a fleet demonstration program with a test fleet of two Volvo C30...
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Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid Price Announced
Volvo V60 plug-in diesel-electric hybrid, which will be badged Volvo V60 D6, will go on sale next spring priced from EUR 57,000 (£47,000 or USD 75,000 before any government subsidy. After the initial...
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Volvo Working on Smart Charging Concept for Electric Cars
Volvo, Ericsson, the utility company Gothenburg Energi and the Viktoria Institute are working on a electric car charging project ELVIIS (Electric Vehicle Intelligent Infra Structure) to develop a...
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Volvo Presents V60 Plug-in Hybrid at Goodwood
Volvo will be showcasing its new V60 Plug-in Hybrid at this year’s Moving Motorshow and Goodwood Festival of Speed, held between the 28th June and 1st July 2012 in the grounds of Goodwood House,...
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Volvo C30 Electric Awarded “Green Car of the Year” in China
Volvo C30 Electric was awarded “Green Car of the Year” in China at the 4th China New Energy Mobility Summit in recognition of its world-leading safety and superb performance on the same day. While the...
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EnerDel Secures Second Order to Supply Battery Pack for Volvo C30 Electric
EnerDel has received a second supply order from Volvo Car Corporation to manufacture its 24 kWh, lithium-ion battery pack to power Volvo’s C30 Electric car. EnerDel was initially selected by Volvo as...
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Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid Already Sold Out
At a press conference at the 2012 Paris Motor Show on Thursday, Volvo Car Corporation announced that the first batch of the Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid is sold out before the car has reached the...
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Volvo Cuts Electric Car Recharging Time to 1.5 Hours
Volvo Car Corporation is testing a new fast-charger for electric cars that cuts recharging time to an outstanding 1.5 hours. The fast-charger operates six times faster than today’s on-board devices....
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Volvo Increases Production of V60 Diesel Plug-In Hybrid
Volvo Car Corporation is now ramping up production of the new Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid. After the initial batch of 1,000 model year 2013 cars, production will increase to 4,000-6,000 cars as of model...
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Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid Gets Highest Safety Score in Euro NCAP
The new Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid has achieved the highest- ever score for an electrified car in Euro NCAP. The five stars in the recent test, which included a frontal offset collision at 64 km/h (40...
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Volvo On Call App Improved for V60 Plug-in Diesel Hybrid
Volvo’s mobile app, Volvo On Call, has been further enhanced for 2013 with a new design, extra features and added vehicle connectivity. Available to download free on iPhone, Android and Windows...
View ArticleVolvo C30 Electric Upgraded With More Powerful Electric Motor
Beginning summer 2013, European leasing customers will drive and evaluate an upgraded demo fleet of 100 Volvo C30 electric cars. The upgraded Volvo C30 electric car feature a new, more powerful motor...
View ArticleVolvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid Will Meet New London Congestion Charge Scheme
With CO2 emissions of just 48g/km, the Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid will still benefit from the newly confirmed Ultra Low Emission Discount (ULED) for London’s Congestion Charge scheme when the new limit...
View ArticleVolvo to Trial Plug-in Hybrid Buses in Gothenburg
Tomorrow’s bus is already here – silent, cleaner and with dramatically lower fuel consumption. Volvo Buses’ new plug-in hybrid buses will hit the streets of Gothenburg, Sweden in May as part of a field...
View ArticleVolvo Doubles Production of the V60 Plug-in Hybrid
The success of the world’s first diesel plug-in hybrid, the Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid, continues. Volvo Car Group (Volvo Cars) is now ramping up production of the V60 Plug-in Hybrid by 90 percent, just...
View ArticleVolvo Electric Buses Coming to Gothenburg in 2015
Electric buses powered entirely by electricity from renewable sources will become a part of Gothenburg’s public-transport system in 2015. Behind the initiative is the Volvo Buses in cooperation with...
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Volvo Partners with British Gas for V60 Plug-In Hybrid Home Charging
As deliveries of the world’s first plug-in diesel hybrid, the Volvo V60 Plug-In Hybrid, start in the UK, Volvo announced a new partnership with British Gas to help ensure customers’ properties are...
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Volvo Concept Coupe Revealed
Inspired by contemporary, progressive Scandinavian lifestyle and design as well as iconic elements from the past, the elegant new Volvo Concept Coupe is the first of a series of three concept cars...
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Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid Joins Tristar Worldwide Fleet
Chauffeur company Tristar Worldwide has taken delivery of three Volvo V60 plug-in hybrids to trial as part of the Energy Saving Trust’s Plugged-In Fleet Initiative (PIFI). Volvo V60 plug-in hybrids...
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Volvo Develops New Energy Storage Technology
Volvo Car Group has developed a revolutionary concept for lightweight structural energy storage components that could improve the energy usage of future electrified vehicles. The material, consisting...
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