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Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 17, 2011
Volvo Car Corporation confirmed again that it will begin sales of the V60 Plug-in Hybrid—the results of close cooperation between Volvo Car and Swedish energy supplier Vattenfall&mash;in 2012. This initiative resulted in the foundation of a jointly owned company: V2 Plug-in-Hybrid Vehicle Partnership HB.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 25, 2009
Volvo Car Corporation is postponing its plans to produce a full hybrid based on a diesel engine and instead will introduce a series-produced plug-in diesel hybrid (PHEV) in Europe as early as 2012. A V70 plug-in hybrid demonstrator. The car will support both residential charging (approx. for the plug-in demo cars.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 30, 2010
Volvo Cars confirmed that it will introduce a series-produced plug-in hybrid diesel as early as 2012. Volvo had first suggested the 2012 date for a diesel PHEV in September 2009. liters per 100 km (124 mpg US), according to Volvo. liters per 100 km (124 mpg US), according to Volvo. Earlier post.).
Green Car Congress
JUNE 1, 2009
A V70 plug-in hybrid demonstrator. Swedish energy company Vattenfall and the Volvo Car Corporation are launching an industrial joint venture partnership to introduce plug-in hybrids on the market by 2012. The development of the cars is being carried out and financed jointly by the two companies. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 19, 2015
plug-in hybrid or full electric—models by 2025. Volvo had earlier said it expects 10% of its total sales to be electrified by 2020. A time when the cost of batteries is falling from a very daunting $1,000 a kWh in 2007 to nearly one-tenth as much by the next decade. This is what convinces car buyers to make the leap.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 29, 2018
In Europe, diesel car registrations fell by 7.9% Gasoline car registrations benefited from the decline of diesel, growing by 10.9% (+760,000 units) to a 50% market share; SUVs led growth with a record 4.56 AFVs—including hybrid, electric and plug-in vehicles—accounted for 4.8% million registrations in 2017, 19.5%
The Truth About Cars
MAY 13, 2024
When you write about cars for a living, you can get carefully prepared vehicles dropped off at your door (or at airports) for you to experience and then review. The very first press car I ever received was a red 2008 Mercury Sable , so let's take a look at the same kind of car at the end of its 16-year career.
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