Volvo and Vattenfall team up to develop plug-in hybrid [w/video]
autobloggreen.com 6/1/2009 — Volvo plug-in hybrid - click above for a hi-res gallery Volvo and Vattenfall have just made an announcement that should hurry the Swedish car maker along the hybrid highway. The two companies have partnered to develop a plug-in diesel hybrid that should begin series production in 2012 ...

London Gets 6 Hybrid Double Deck Buses From Volvo
treehugger.com 7/7/2009 — Photo: Volvo Saving Fuel, Cleaning Up the Air, Reducing Traffic Six new hybrid double deck buses will provide service on Route 141 in London. The B5L Hybrid Double Deck is made by Volvo and uses the company's I-SAM (Integrated Starter, ...

And the Volvo 2009 Technology Award goes to...
autobloggreen.com 4/2/2009 — Click above for a gallery of the Volvo FE hybrid truck Every year since 1988, Volvo has conducted its own awards ceremony for the designers and engineers the Swedish automaker employs. This year, the six men who created Volvo's Integrated Starter Alternator Motor, or I-SAM for short, ...

Volvo Car Corporation to put plug-in hybrids on the market in 2012
media.volvocars.com 9/25/2009 — Volvo is introducing a series-produced plug-in hybrid as early as 2012. Pure electric power from the battery will cover the daily transport needs of 75 percent of European drivers. For longer distances, an efficient diesel hybrid engine automatically ...

Volvo Moves Plug-in Hybrid Plans Forward
greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com 6/2/2009 — Plans for plug-in hybrid cars advance in Sweden as Volvo and Vattenfall, a utility, team up.

Frankfurt 2009: Volvo introduces C30 DRIVe with 99 g/km of CO 2
green.autoblog.com 9/16/2009 — 2010 Volvo C30 - click above for a high res image gallery Volvo has introduced its latest high efficiency model at Frankfurt Motor Show in the shape of the refreshed C30 DRIVe. The C30 shares its C1 platform with the current European-spec Ford Focus and the Mazda3 and this variant ...

Volvo applies its safety know-how to the world of EVs
green.autoblog.com 9/23/2009 — Volvo C30 BEV prototype - Click above for high-res image gallery Over the course of Volvo's history, the one feature its cars were perhaps best known for - aside from looking like the boxes they came in - was safety. Volvo was among the pioneers in developing safety cages to protect ...

Freightliner introduces first hybrid truck for HazMat transport
autobloggreen.com 5/20/2009 — Daimler Truck North America's Freightliner division has collaborated with Eaton to produce the first hybrid truck for hazardous material transport. The first Freightliner Business Class M2e is going to propane distribution company Pennington Gas Service. Freightliner has been offering the ...

Volvo introduces CO 2 -tracking Commute Greener mobile app
green.autoblog.com 6 days ago — Got a little OCD in you (and, yes, we understand if you think that should be CDO so it's in alphabetical order) and want to track your CO 2 emissions while traveling around? Volvo's got you covered with a new mobile phone (i.e., iPhone) app/website called Commute Greener . The idea is that ...

Volvo Presents Hybrid Double Deck Buses in London
greencarcongress.com 7/7/2009 — Volvo formally handed over its first six Hybrid Double Deck buses to Arriva London. A total of six Volvo B5L Hybrid Double Deck buses recently entered service on Route 141 in the city. The Double Deck Hybrid. Click to enlarge. The ...