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Who should win 2013 World Green Car of the Year?
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Volvo, Tesla Motors, Renault, New York Auto Show Which is best new green car in the world - the all-electric Renault Zoe, the all-electric Tesla Model S or the Volvo...
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Tesla Model S wins 2013 World Green Car of the Year
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Volvo, Tesla Motors, Renault, New York Auto Show The automotive journalist judges behind the World Green Car of the Year apparently with the overwhelming majority of...
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Volvo doubling V60 diesel PHEV production to 10,000 to meet demand
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Volvo, Europe/EU Turns out, people want a highly efficient Volvo. The Swedish automaker originally was going to offer only 1,000 of its first production diesel plug-in hybrid...
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Volvo's new four-cylinder engines offer more performace, better fuel efficiency
Filed under: MPG, Volvo, Carbon Offset, Europe/EU Volvo has started production of four-cylinder gasoline and diesel engines for its new Volvo Engine Architecture (VEA) lineup. They're variants of...
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Volvo S60 F-1 KERS system adds some noise, increases efficiency up to 20%
Filed under: Emerging Technologies, Volvo You can sign us up for this one. Volvo is testing a prototype S60 sedan equipped with a Formula One-type Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) at its Sweden...
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Blast from the past: Volvo LCP 2000, Light Component Project offered 60 mpg...
Filed under: Diesel, Emerging Technologies, Volvo Trips down green car memory lane are always fun, both because we learn something about the past and because all the things that have been tried before...
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Volvo testing wireless, in-road charging system for EVs
Filed under: Emerging Technologies, EV/Plug-in, Volvo, Europe/EU The in-road electricity bug that's bitten researchers from Utah to South Korea has flown to Sweden, where Volvo is working with a...
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Judge tosses lawsuit, upholds Navistar's diesel-truck allowance
Filed under: Diesel, Volvo, Legislation and Policy, Daimler An effort by diesel truckmakers such as Daimler and Volvo to effectively block Navistar International Corp. from making non-compliant engines...
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Volvo charges C30 wirelessly in less than three hours
Filed under: Emerging Technologies, EV/Plug-in, Volvo Volvo completed what it called a "successful" study of wireless charging systems for electric vehicles by fully charging up an all-electric C30 in...
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Volvo will replace diesel-powered V60 PHEV with gas-loving XC90
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Volvo, Europe/EU When it comes to its plug-in hybrid SUVs, Volvo is willing to sacrifice a bit of range to go a lot further, in the global sense. The Swedish automaker started...
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Volvo finds eco-driving improves fuel economy 10-15% in trucks
Filed under: Emerging Technologies, MPG, Volvo, Carbon Offset, Europe/EU Getting drivers to change their behavioral patterns is quite difficult, but the fuel economy payoff can be huge. Consumer...
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2015 Volvo XC90 could plug-in with PHEV version
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Volvo Volvo will start selling its new version of the XC90 gas-powered crossover in the US in Spring 2015 and it looks like the Swedish automaker won't waste too much time...
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Volvo V40 D4 with Drive-E engine can be more efficient than a Toyota Prius
Filed under: Diesel, Volvo, Europe/EU The just-introduced Drive-E family of engines from Volvo has found a classy new home. The upcoming Volvo V40 D4 will come with the new powerplants that the Swedish...
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How Volvo's new Drive-E Engines set the stage for plug-in-ification
Filed under: Emerging Technologies, MPG, Volvo, AutoblogGreen Exclusive, At Witz End It's not quite the equivalent of the all-encompassing full-vehicle efficiency program that is Mazda Skyactiv, but...
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Volvo S60L Petrol Plug-in Hybrid is the full package
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Volvo, China At next week's Beijing Motor Show, Volvo is set to introduce a new member of its plug-in hybrid family. The company has had success with the world's first...
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Every US Volvo could get plug-in hybrid model
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Volvo, AutoblogGreen Exclusive, New York Auto Show Whether we're talking XC90, S60 or V60, if Volvo sells it in the US, there is a decent chance that you will some day...
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Volvo adds R-Design option to V60 Plug-in Hybrid
Filed under: Diesel, EV/Plug-in, Volvo Lest anyone think Volvo's V60 Diesel Plug-in Hybrid is strictly for the leisurely, gas-sipping green-driver variety, the Swedish automaker is adding a sporty...
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Volvo's One Tonne Life inspiring Swedish family to lower CO2 emissions
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Green Culture, Volvo, Europe/EU Another Swedish family is taking the One Tonne Life eco-challenge from Volvo and is enjoying the results. This time, it's the Jogensjö family,...
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Volvo details specs for XC90 Plug-in Hybrid SUV
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Volvo All Volvo wants you to know about the XC90 Plug-in Hybrid SUV set to debut later this year is that it's powerful and clean. "Guilt-free luxury SUV ownership" is how the...
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Recharge Wrap-up: LG to power 200-mile EV, Formula E Buenos Aires track revealed
Filed under: Ethanol, EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Transportation Alternatives, Volvo, Europe/EU, Asia, South/Latin America, Racing Formula E has revealed the circuit layout for the Buenos Aires ePrix, which...
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