Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2013

7900 Volvo Plugin Hybrid Charging at Redbergsplatsen in Gothenburg. Volvo Buses’ new plug-in hybrid buses will begin field tests in Gothenburg, Sweden this month. The plug-in hybrids are based on the Volvo 7900 Hybrid, Volvo Buses’ second series-produced hybrid bus model. Click to enlarge.

Plug-in 281

Plug-in Volvo Plug Hybrid 281

Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2013

Volvo trucks powered by compressed natural gas (CNG) and dimethyl ether (DME) will be on display this week at the Alternative Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo, North America’s largest alternative fuel and clean vehicle technology conference. When produced from biomass or biogas, DME can provide up to a 95% CO2 reduction compared with diesel.

Volvo 186

Volvo Alternative Fuels North America CO2 186

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Volvo Cars is introducing DRIVe low-emission version of the S60 or V60, with CO 2 emissions of 114 g/km and 119 g/km respectively, corresponding to fuel consumption of 4.4 The Volvo S60 and V60 are now available with the upgraded 1.6-liter The Volvo S60 and V60 are now available with the upgraded 1.6-liter

Volvo 186

Volvo Diesel Emissions CO2 186

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Volvo DRIVe S80 and V70 with 119 g/km. Volvo has introduced new DRIVe diesel versions of the S80 sedan and V70 wagon with CO 2 emissions of 119 g/km, corresponding to fuel consumption of 4.5 With the arrival of these two, Volvo now has five models available with emissions below 120 g/km. Click to enlarge.

Volvo 199

Volvo Emissions CO2 Diesel 199

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Volvo Cars is updating its 90 series cars with new powertrain, safety and connectivity updates. The new Drive-E powertrain variants include a D3 4-cylinder diesel engine coupled to a new manual 6-speed transmission; estimated fuel economy is 4.3 A new automatic 6-speed transmission coupled to the D3 will deliver 114 g/km CO2 and 4.3

Volvo 150

Volvo Connect Connected Auto 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2012

Volvo Car Corporation urges the EU to coordinate incentives whilst supporting research and development. It is far too early to dismiss the conventional diesel and petrol power trains. In the last two years Volvo has brought CO 2 emissions from our diesel and petrol model ranges down by 13 percent. —Stefan Jacoby.

Volvo 225

Volvo Corporation 2020 Market 225

Green Cars News

MARCH 2, 2012

Next week will see Volvo lift the lid on its latest model – the V40. An all-new premium hatchback, the V40 will be the first Volvo diesel with CO2 emissions of just 94g/km, when it takes to the stand at the Geneva Motor Show. "The "The all-new V40 is the first new model that is fully [.].

Volvo 50

Volvo Diesel CO2 Emissions 50

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

In the interim, modern diesel technology will continue to play an important role in the gradual transition to low-carbon vehicles, according to ACEA. The latest generation of diesel vehicles is a very effective lever to achieve climate goals in the near future, because they emit 15-20% less CO 2 than equivalent petrol vehicles.

Auto Industry 150

Auto Industry Industrial Industry Land Rover 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

CPT will demonstrate two vehicles equipped with its SpeedStart technology—a gasoline-powered Audi A4 and a diesel Volvo. Even under the test conditions of the New European Drive Cycle (NEDC), which includes just 12 stops, SpeedStart’s stop-start capability provides a 3-5% reduction in CO2 emissions.

CO2 186

CO2 Emissions Production Gasoline 186

Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

As it bids for further reductions of both CO2 emissions and fuel consumption, Volvo has announced that its S60, V60, V70 and S80 models with 1.6litre diesel engines will be available with the six-speed 6DCT450 powershift transmission.

Volvo 44

Volvo Fuel CO2 Diesel 44

Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Volvo has now confirmed that it will introduce a plug-in hybrid diesel car as early as 2012. The plug-in hybrid is expected to achieve CO2 emissions as low as 49g/km with fuel consumption at 124mpg. The diesel engine will be optimised to run on renewable synthetic diesel and it will comply with future exhaust emission [.].

Volvo 36

Volvo Plug-in Plug Diesel 36

Green Cars News

AUGUST 22, 2011

Volvo is to offer fuel saving start/stop technology with its automatic gearboxes for the first time. Initially available just with the D3 turbo diesel models, CO2 [.].

Volvo 51

Volvo CO2 Diesel Available 51

Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Volvo has slashed the emissions of the V70 and S80 models, with diesel variants hitting the sub-120g/km of CO2 category for the first time. Tags: Volvo 119 CO2 DRIVe green s80 V70. The achievement means that the Swedish [.].

Volvo 39

Volvo Emissions CO2 Diesel 39

Green Cars News

APRIL 23, 2013

The first batch of hybrid Volvo trucks have proven to be more reliable than their conventional diesel counterparts. Around 50 Volvo FE diesel Hybrid trucks – which improve fuel consumption and CO2 emissions by up to 30% compared to a normal diesel truck – have been in operation around Europe since the middle of 2011 [.].

Volvo 53

Volvo Hybrid Affordable CO2 53

Green Cars News

JUNE 4, 2009

So it is welcome news to read about the efforts that have been made by Volvo Trucks to reduce its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from transport to and from the company’s European factories. According to Ake Niklasson, the CEO of Volvo Logistics, the aim is to reduce CO2 emissions by 20 per cent by 2010.

Volvo 42

Volvo Emissions CO2 Green 42

Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2009

Plans to introduce a full hybrid have been scrapped by Volvo – and in its place will be a series produced plug-in diesel hybrid. The vehicle, which will be introduced as early as 2012, will support a 31 mile all-electric range and for longer distances will turn to its diesel engine for a combined range of around 746 miles.

Volvo 36

Volvo Plug-in Plug Hybrid 36

Green Cars News

JULY 2, 2009

The Volvo Group has teamed up with the Swedish Energy Agency and international corporations Midroc and OCAS to invest £15.7million into the development of fuel cells - a move that is expected to create around 100 new positions in the Gothenburg region over the next three years.

Volvo 39

Volvo Fuel Sweden CO2 39

Green Cars News

APRIL 23, 2009

Volvo believes that having good environmental properties doesn’t mean a car has to be boring. With this is mind, the R-Design, the Volvo C30, S40 and V50 DRIVe have been styled just as expressively and exclusively as the other model variants. DRIVe all beat the 120g CO2/km limit (119 g for all three models).

Volvo 36

Volvo CO2 Design Diesel 36

Green Cars News

JUNE 30, 2009

Volvo has called on the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, to review the criteria for London Congestion Charge exemption. Volvo believe this principle is now unfair and outdated, and the statistics back up the claim. Hybrid-powered cars have CO2 outputs ranging from 89g/km to 219g/km, yet all are exempt from the London Congestion Charge.

Volvo 36

Volvo LS 600H Charging Lexus 36

Green Cars News

JULY 19, 2010

The plans would mean that ultra-low CO2 emitting diesel cars would become exempt for the congestion charge for the first time alongside other vehicles which [.]. Tags: Green credentials Volvo Boris Johnson CO2 congestion charge diesel Environmental Protection london.

Charging 44

Charging Low CO2 London CO2 44

Green Cars News

MARCH 22, 2012

CO2 emissions from commercial vehicles could be reduced by 95% if diesel fuel was replaced with Bio-DME (Di-Methyl-Ether), an ongoing project has suggested.

Volvo 42

Volvo Sweden CO2 Diesel 42

Green Cars News

APRIL 27, 2009

Volvo has strengthened its DRIVe range by combining the DRIVe technologies with its sports-inspired R-DESIGN bodykit to offer C30, S40 and V50 models with low levels of emissions and the highest levels of visual appeal. DRIVe R-DESIGN all boast CO2-emissions of just 119 g/km, enabling customers to benefit from the low £35 per year tax band.

Volvo 32

Volvo Design Range MPG 32

All Cars Electric

NOVEMBER 6, 2009

With its loud diesel engine that spews CO2 and burns an outrageous amount of fuel this is not a vehicle typically associated with a "greener" tomorrow. The typical neighborhood garbage truck is not an environmentally friendly sight. However, it does a great service for communities and is essential to clean living.

Neighborhood 48

Neighborhood Volvo CO2 Hybrid 48

Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

Well, Volvo dared to challenge otherwise when it sent a pack of UK motoring journalists from the small Buckinghamshire village of its UK headquarters across the European continent last week. With this in mind Volvo staged something different for the press launch of its new, fuel-sipping V70 and S80 DRIVe models. CO2 129g/km.

Volvo 39

Volvo Miles Italy Fuel 39

Green Cars News

MAY 26, 2009

The 2008 members managed to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 120,000 tonnes. The reduction was distributed with 70,500 tonnes from the use of more fuel efficient trucks; 36,000 tonnes from low blending of bio-diesel into fossil diesel; and 13,400 tonnes from training in eco-driving.

Transportation 36

Transportation CO2 Sweden Climate 36

Green Cars News

JULY 21, 2009

However, Volvo Car UK recently issued a Press release challenging the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, to review the basis of charging for the London congestion charging zone. Volvo believes the principal of hybrid cars being exempt from the charge is outdated. It’s easy to see why Volvo is so keen to point out the discrepancy.

Green 32

Green Charging London G-Wiz 32

Drive Electric

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Mainstream brands like Honda, GM, Volvo, VW Group, Ford (Europe) have committed to going all EV, and recently Toyota announced a strong move in this direction also. Further, in 2020, the Australian car industry signed up to a new voluntary agreement to reduce vehicle CO2 emissions between 2021 and 2030. Vans: 147 g CO2/km.

Clean 52

Clean Cleaning New Zealand Transportation 52

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Volvo presented the new Volvo C30, including the DRIVe model, at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Featuring Start/Stop technology, the latest version of the Volvo C30 DRIVe uses only 3.8 liters of diesel per 100 km (62 mpg US), with CO 2 emissions of 99 g/km. Since the spring, the Volvo C30 1.6D gallons US).

Volvo 186

Volvo CO2 MPG Light 186

EV Sales

JANUARY 5, 2021

now at 24% (it was 50% 12 months ago), while diesel was down 15% in share, to just 18%. As such, with PHEVs having 30% of the total sales in December, plugin hybrids were the most popular drivetrain last month, a good sign for the year ahead, which begs the question: A t this pace, will diesel will be död by 2022 and petrol in 2023?

Sweden 98

Sweden 2020 Plugin PHEV 98

Push EVs

JANUARY 3, 2023

December’s bestselling BEV was the Volvo XC40. Combustion-only powertrains’ (petrol and diesel) share in December fell to a record low of 18.7%, compared to 32.3% December saw the Volvo XC40 take the #1 spot for the 3rd month in a row. Rounding out the top three was another Volvo, the C40. comprised 51.3%

Plugin 59

Plugin Sweden Market BYD 59

Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2009

Right: Installation in Volvo demonstrator with INA damper. liters and diesel engines up to 2.5-liters, To demonstrate this capability CPT has installed its SpeedStart B-ISG system in a Volvo S40 demonstrator vehicle equipped with a 2.0-liter liter diesel engine. Left: The SpeedStart B-ISG. Source: CPT. Click to enlarge.

Diesel 150

Diesel Power Powered Gasoline-Electric 150

Green Cars News

AUGUST 26, 2009

It includes further improvements in conventional petrol and diesel powertrains, as well as a variety of electric, hybrid and fuel cell capabilities. Do you agree with Volvo that Boris Johnson should look to peg congestion charging with vehicle CO2 emissions, in much the same way as Vehicle Excise Duty?

Carbon 32

Carbon London Petrol CO2 32

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Saab GM-owned company exploring PHEVs Joint Venture with Volvo and others to research PHEVs Toyota 500 PHEV 2010-model Priuses with lithium batteries to be leased for fleet tests in 2009 (150 in U.S.) Blue Concept PHEV Van with diesel or hydrogen fuel cells and rooftop photovoltaic. Expects production around 2014. Detroit News ).

Plug-in 45

Plug-in Plug Hybrid PHEV 45