Green Cars News

AUGUST 16, 2013

For what seems like an eternity, plug-in cars have been portrayed by the mass media as effeminate city commuter toys, only fit for life within the safe confines of a pedestrian, urban life of overly-paid townies with delusions of saving the planet. Hybrid cars Volvo Weekly Column Road tax' By Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield. It’s a [.].

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

Modern electric and hybrid cars are gaining a reputation for their safety, with a number of models have scored a top five star rating from EuroNCAP. But perhaps as you might expect, Swedish brand Volvo had to go one better, scoring the very highest score yet for an electrified vehicle in Europe. Its newly launched [.].

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Green Cars News

MARCH 1, 2013

It’s the news we’ve been waiting to hear.Volvo’s ground-breaking new Volvo V60 plug-in hybrid will be eligible for the Government’s Plug-in Car Grant worth £5,000 to buyers.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

It appears that demand for plug-in hybrid cars is slowly on the increase: especially if Volvo’s decision to ramp up production of its new V60 Plug-in Hybrid (pictured) is to be believed. It is the [.].

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

With the launch of the first plug-in diesel hybrid car soon to arrive in the UK, its maker, Volvo reveals plans to ramp up production after the first 1,000 models were quickly snapped up. The new Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid isn’t only the first rechargeable diesel hybrid, Volvo also claim that it is the first [.].

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Green Cars News

JULY 24, 2013

Volvo, in collaboration with Californian design company, Synthesis Design + Architecture (SDA) have revealed a stylish new solar canopy designed to recharge its new Volvo V60 plug-in hybrid car on the go. SDA won the ‘Switch to Pure Volvo’ competition organised by international architecture maga[.].

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 27, 2013

Take for example Volvo On Call, which now features a new design and extra features: it allows users to connect to the Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid (pictured). When it comes to the latest green technology in our cars, it seems there really is an app for that: and the apps just keep on improving. The [.].

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Green Cars News

MAY 16, 2013

Production of the world''s first plug-in diesel hybrid car is set to near double, as Volvo experiences strong demand for its new V60 Plug-in car across Europe. Now Volvo wi[.]. Launched in the UK last year, just 150 models were initially sent here, with a first production run limited to 1,000 models.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Three new Volvo V60 plug-in hybrids have joined the fleet of chauffeur company, Tristar Worldwide as the firm trials electrified vehicles as part of the Energy Saving Trust’s Plugged-in Fleet Initiative (PIFI). Hybrid cars Volvo'

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 15, 2010

Volvo is set to introduce its electric version of the C30 into small fleets next year, chief executive Stefan Jacoby has revealed. In one of his first interview since taking over the car maker, following its buyout by Chinese firm Geely, Jacoby also said Volvo is set to launch a plug-in hybrid V60 in 2012, [.].

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 16, 2013

As Volvo’s V60 Plug-in Hybrid arrives in Italy, we get another chance to see possibly the most beautiful charging canopy ever produced. Now part of a road show which will travel through Italy’s biggest cities, the ‘Pure Tension Pavillion’ is a solar charging station developed from a competition for[.].

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EV Info

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

A recent report printed by the Norwegian Automobile Federation’s magazine, Motor , the downward trend in sales for ICE cars has been so consistent and steep that the last new ICE car to be sold in Norway could happen just seven months from now, in April 2022. And conventional hybrids make up less than 10% of new car sales anyway.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 2, 2013

Tesla’s highly-anticipated second model has been named 2013 ‘World Green Car’ at the New York International Auto Show (NAIAS). The Model S-Tesla’s seven seat sedan model which went on sale late last year in the US-beat off competition from two other finalists; the Renault ZOE and the Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 27, 2011

Volvo has revealed that it will introduce the V60 diesel plug-in hybrid at the showcase, a car that is almost production ready and manages to produce carbon dioxide emissions below 50g/km. As the Geneva Motor Show 2011 inches ever closer, another auto manufacturer has announced a significant unveiling at the event.

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Green Cars News

JULY 11, 2011

Volvo has announced that it is to begin road trails of new range-extended models as part of the car maker extensive electrification programme. The car maker already revealed a plug-in hybrid version of its V60 model at the Geneva motor show earlier this year and is currently trialling a fully electric version of its C30. [.].

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 23, 2024

A used EV might be the way to go in 2024 Although the $7,500 federal tax credit has been extended for new EV purchases under revised qualifying terms, those current requirements leave a very limited the number of current EVs that qualify. Here’s the latest list. Here’s how it works. As long as they fit certain criteria.

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