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Volvo introduces new hybrid truck for refuse and delivery

2010 Volvo FE Hybrid Truck - Click for gallery In many cities, garbage trucks can wake up entire neighborhoods with the sound of diesel engines. When the new Volvo FE truck goes on sale (expected to take place in 2012), waste management companies will be able to opt for a truck that produces no noise, at low least some of the time. The FE truck is a parallel hybrid, like the Toyota Prius, and can operate using just the electric motor and lithium-ion batteries at low speeds; the diesel engine starts up when more power is needed or the ... Read more →

Volvo to introduce plug-in diesel hybrid in 2012 Sam Abuelsamid

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 ...

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 ...

Volvo announces bio-dimethyl ether partnership Xavier Navarro

Dimethyl ether (DME) is one of those fuels that is not well known to the general public but is should be, if for no other reason than it promises up to 95 percent carbon neutrality. According to ...

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) 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

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 fact, a golf cart. It's called, wait for it, the Volvo Golf Cart. Looking a little bit like a ...

Frankfurt 2009: Volvo introduces C30 DRIVe with 99 g/km of CO2 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

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 the Mazda3 and this variant appears to share most of its technology with the ECOnetic version of the ...

REPORT: Volvo working on electric C30, will show concept in Frankfurt 2 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 ...

Hybrid Volvo buses and trucks to use Magna Steyr batteries, A123 cells 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

It looks like Ford won't be the only company getting lithium ion battery packs from Magna International. The Magna Steyr division of the supplier announced last week that it will begin production of packs at its plant in Graz, Austria next month. The packs will be supplied to Volvo for use in its ...

Swedish heatwave prompts recall of thousands of flex fuel Volvos 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

After receiving hundreds of complaints from Swedish drivers who have been left stranded by the side of the road, Volvo has recalled 8,500 of its V70 and S80 Flexifuel vehicles. Apparently the rigorous environmental testing the car maker employs does not extend to heatwaves like the one Sweden ...

Hybrid sales up despite another down month overall, Prius leads charge 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

Initial strong sales of the 2010 Honda Insight slowed last month, but new models of the Toyota Prius and Ford Fusion helped give hybrids car sales in June 2009 a nine percent increase over last June. In the U.S., dealers sold 26,205 new hybrids in June, 49.6 of which (12,998 units) were ...

Volvo and Vattenfall team up to develop plug-in hybrid [w/video] 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

Volvo and Vattenfall have just made an announcement that should hurry the Swedish car maker along the hybrid highway. The two companies have partnered to develop a plug-in diesel hybrid that should begin series production in 2012 with the first 3 demonstration vehicles to be completed this ...

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 ...

Automakers line up for UK scrapping scheme 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

The powers-that-be in the United Kingdom have announced a vehicle scrapping plan that would pay motorists 2,000 pounds to turn in a vehicle that's at least 10 years old in exchange for a new car or truck. In reality, the government is only chipping in half that amount, and the automakers themselves ...

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 XC60 diesel beats gas over 662 miles in Northern California 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

The guys at Popular Mechanics recently had an opportunity to test out Volvo's new XC60 crossover in Northern California. When the XC60 goes on sale in the U.S. next month, it will only be offered with a 281 hp turbocharged 3.0L inline six cylinder. For the media drive, Volvo brought over some ...

Detroit 2009: Volvo S60 Concept introduces 4-cylinder EcoBoost 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

Volvo rolled out a new concept sedan here that previews the next generation of its mid-size S60 sedan. The swoopy sedan has almost coupe-like proportions with its flowing back-light and curves that a 240 fan would never recognize as a Volvo. Most important is what's under the hood. The 1.6L ...

Volvo announces new 2.4L 5-cylinder diesel for S80 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

Over in Europe, Volvo's top end model - the S80 - will be getting a new engine option this year in the form of a new 2.4L five cylinder diesel. This engine replaces an existing one with the same displacement and configuration. The new engine has an aluminum block and cylinder head and most of the ...

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 ...

Volvo's gets giant hybrid trucks ready for trash duty in England, France 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

Four large hybrid trucks based on Volvo's heavy-duty FE model will be delivered to refuse company Veolia Propreté for use in London and Paris next year. These pre-production diesel-electric hybrids will go into service next fall and deliver fuel consumption reductions of about 15-20 ...

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 ...

Volvo launches flex fuel S80 and C30 in Thailand to go with new E85 stations 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

Here in the US, millions of flex-fuel vehicles were sold before significant numbers of E85 stations began to open. Over in Thailand there were already two E85 stations before the first car was even sold. Volvo has launched two E85 capable flex-fuel models in the south-east Asian country. The S80 ...

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 announces Greenline initiative: Refurbished with a warranty 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

Do you remember your Ecology 101 lessons? One of the first lessons is always "reuse." Volvo has taken the role of teacher and is telling us about its new Greenline initiative. What's this about? A range of "renewed" vehicle components which are procured by recycling components from scrapped Volvos. ...

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 gets first order for new hybrid buses from Luxembourg 12 months ago on Autoblog Green

Luxembourg's bus operator Sales-Lentz has announced the purchase of 6 brand new 7700 hybrid Volvo buses. This is the first firm purchase order of the recently-released model and means the first unit will hit the streets by the end of 2009, with the remaining five coming in 2010. The contract was ...

Volvo shows off new hybrid bus series 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Although European cities have a lot of the latest trends in urban mobility, there aren't many hybrid buses on their streets. Volvo thinks that this could be a good moment to introduce hybrid buses, and has recently introduced the 7700 model. Claimed to reduce fuel consumption by 30 percent, Volvo ...

Volvo trucks offers Fuelwatch to help reducing fuel costs up to 10 percent 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Electronic fleet management is becoming a useful resource for operators keeping an eye on operational costs. Probably, the most important part of these systems is monitoring fuel consumption for all vehicles: it can point out which vehicles are burning more fuel than average and drivers who have a ...

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 ...

Volvo announces new line of diesel engines "more than" Euro V compliant 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Volvo is introducing a new array of engines next year. Volvo claims that these engines, called EEV (Enhanced Environmental friendly Vehicle), exceed the requirements for Euro V antipollution norms by means of reducing emitted particles and smoke. Not only that, but the new set of EEV engines also ...

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