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While electric vehicles are quickly becoming a hot commodity in the automotive world, many are still criticizing their rather short driving distances. The common electric vehicle driving range clocks in at around 90 miles, which sounds like a lot at first. But, imagine having to stop to ill up your tank every 90 miles. Now imagine that there are hardly any gas stations that can service your car, and when you do find one, it…

In the next step towards proving their worth as a green automaker, Volvo is now preparing for the release of an electric version of the ever-popular Volvo C30. Volvo has been testing various concepts of the C30 Electric for almost two year now, and the vehicle has been a hot topic for many auto industry experts. And, lucky for us, Volvo has now finally admitted to the production schedule of the C30 Electric.

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In receiving a 6.57-million-Swedish-kronar ($1.06-million) grant from the Swedish Energy Agency, Volvo has proven their dedication to the creation of more fuel-efficient vehicles. Specifically, the grant is meant to aid them in the research of a new generation of flywheel technology to be used in their lineup, for the kinetic recovery of braking energy in collaboration with Volvo powertrain and SKF.

Those who are not familiar with flywheel technology should note that it…

It's no secret that most automakers are making a strong effort to create more environemtnally friendly vehicles. Volvo is no exception to this. "DRIVe Towards Zero" is Volvo's vision for creating vehicles that release absolutely no harmful exhaust and environmentally-damaging CO₂. And, according to a recent press release issued by the automaker, more steps are being taken to attain the noble goal.

"Here at Volvo, we do not feel that there is any single obvious route to sustainable mobility," says Peter Mertens, Senior Vice President, Research & Development, Volvo Car Corporation. "For one thing, local preconditions vary considerably…

Eco-conscious Volvo drivers have a growing number of low-carbon-footprint vehicles from which to choose. Recent additions of low-emissions vehicles include the Volvo S60 and Volvo V60 available in especially economical DRIVe versions. These vehicles produce CO₂ emissions of just 114 g/.62 mi. and 119 g/.62 mi. respectively.

With the Volvo S60 and V60 DRIVe models, there are now a total of seven different vehicles with CO₂ emissions below 120 g/.62 mi. And, three of these models actually boast emissions below the 100 g/.62 mi. mark.

According to a recent Volvo Cars press release, "Volvo…

Battery-electric cars are definitetly picking up in popularity but there is one large drawback that set's them apart from other vehicles. Their short driving range compared to their gasoline or diesel powered counterparts is much shorter. In an effort to overcome this dilemma, Volvo is initiating development of a hydrogen fuel cell that is expected to increase electric cars' driving range by up to 155 mi. The Leaf by comparison runs approximately 100 mi. per charge.
 
In the first phase of the project, Volvo (together with Powercell Sweden AB) will conduct a study into a Range Extender, which consists…