Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 15, 2016
Volvo Trucks North America unveiled an innovative SuperTruck demonstrator whose combination of advanced aerodynamics, vehicle and powertrain technologies achieved a freight efficiency improvement of 88%—exceeding the 50% improvement goal set by the US Department of Energy (DOE) Supertruck I program. Earlier post.). for the D13.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 15, 2015
Volvo Cars will extend its range of compact cars into new segments based on its new Compact Modular Architecture (CMA)—a smaller version of Volvo’s Scalable Product Architecture (SPA) ( earlier post ). The company’s first car on CMA is expected to be launched in 2017. —Håkan Samuelsson, President and CEO.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 5, 2010
The V70 plug-in hybrid demonstrator highlights Volvo’s current PHEV architecture: front-wheel drive combustion engine, electric motor on the rear axle. liters per 100 km (124 mpg US), according to the NEDC certification driving cycle. Volvo concept of a range-extended architecture. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 20, 2009
mpg and projected to rise modestly to 6.8 mpg by 2025 (EIA, 2009). The NESCCAF-ICCT study shows that by 2017 with the introduction of technologies in development or currently in production as much as 40% of fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from heavy trucks hauling freight can be reduced. million barrels per day.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 16, 2018
100 km (145 mpg US). All Bo Rui GE models comes equipped with a 7DCTH transmission jointly developed by Geely and Volvo. Acceleration to 100 km/h takes 8.9 seconds, but the real highlight of the mild hybrid system is its improved fuel economy. 100 km (40.5 In green travel mode, the Bo Rui GE PHEV has an average fuel economy of 1.6L/100
Clean Fleet Report
NOVEMBER 6, 2021
Competing in the premium midsize SUV category, the 2021 Cadillac XT5 is right in the middle of stiff competition, including models from Acura, Audi, BMW, Genesis, Infiniti, Land Rover, Lexus, Lincoln, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Tesla and Volvo. We were surprised to cross the 30 mpg mark for this 3,915-pound, five-passenger midsize SUV.
Clean Fleet Report
APRIL 9, 2021
The secret is that Polestar is an electric performance brand from Volvo and its Chinese owner, Geely Holding. It was established in 2017 and is based in Gothenburg, Sweden, where Volvo has been for a long time (although the Polestar 2 is built in China). Inside, the 2021 Polestar 2 shows its Volvo origins.
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