The Swedish automaker – Volvo – announced the test on the open road of flywheel technology during the second half of 2011. The flywheel technology, which provides a four-cylinder engine the acceleration of a six-cylinder unit, according to Volvo would decrease fuel consumption up to 20 percent.
With this system of kinetic energy recovery system during braking next generation Swedish SKF developed and funded by the Swedish Energy Agency, the driver has an additional power of 80 hp and acceleration worthy of a 6-cylinder unit.
Green car fans are enthusiastic about the Volvo JNI echoes in 2009 will be released a plug in diesel hybrid. This is the consideration that the Volvo V70 Plug-in Hybrid safe, stylist and highly efficient functional. Driving electric power of 30 miles instead of diesel engines. Media reports this will happen in the year 2012.
Volvo CEO Stephen Odell said in a press conference that a significant leap beyond the initial plans with plans to offer regular hybrids to market in 2012. To achieve this goal, he was very excited. Do you not know that Volvo came recently when the plug-in Read the rest of this entry »
Safety is the icon of the Volvo C30 Electric vehicles. The commitment of safety, conservative, strict testing and development of plug-in hybrid and electric cars is applied by this Swedish company.
Why EV fans cannot wait for when things slow down? This is because the process of marketing and the prospects this single well-publicized fatal accidents both in the car plug-in hybrid and electric cars that may be damaging the car system. All the car companies produce cars plug-in is very concerned with this situation. Therefore, in accordance with the attributes of Volvo C30 Electric, a company that produces this car will test it properly, more thorough, hard and long with a plug-in prototype than anyone in the automotive industry.