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Eco Transportation: London going the green way with Volvo hybrid buses

Mitali — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:02:21 +0000

Eco Factor: Low-emission hybrid buses launched by Volvo for transport for London. Arriva London received the first batch of their Volvo hybrid double-decker buses. These ecofriendly buses will help make London greener. These new buses run on...

Volvo Hybrid Double Deck Buses hit London

Aditi Justa — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 06:39:12 +0000

The world unveiling of the new eco-friendly Volvo Hybrid Double Deck buses took place in London. The historic venue of Alexander Palace in London presented a perfect backdrop signaling the launch of environment friendly hauling that are tasked...

Volvo develops efficient braking for runaway trailers

Harshpaul — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:36:12 +0000

For anyone who’s been on the road with a trailer attached to the car, a wobbling trailer can be a huge nightmare. Volvo has developed a Trailer Stability Assist to stabilize wobbling trailers. Gaining control over wobbly trailers can be a...

Volvo’s ‘car train’ convoys will free drivers of driving

Harshpaul — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:46:52 +0000

Volvo is apparently developing a technology that will allow multiple cars to move like a single convoy, with one “professional driver” doing the driving for all the cars. This technology will see a number of cars moving in a convoy, all about...

Volvo diesel-electric hybrid slated for 2012

Harshpaul — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 10:13:09 +0000

On its way to green driving, Volvo has announced that the automaker will have production diesel-electric hybrids on the road by 2012. Volvo’s collaboration with the Swedish utility Vattenfall saw the unveiling of the ReCharge concept back in...

Volvo launches a free PC game

Harshpaul — Wed, 27 May 2009 13:02:43 +0000

Volvo has made a new game available for download; the STCC inspired game features six different racing cars and has two authentic racing tracks to race them on. The Volvo models in the game are the S60 Concept, the S40, C30, the previous...

Volvo gives more power to its FlexiFuel engine

Harshpaul — Fri, 15 May 2009 10:51:33 +0000

Volvo has powered up its 2.5-liter FlexiFuel engines, and the power gain does not come at the cost of efficiency, in fact, the efficiency has gone up as well by 5 to 6 per cent. Volvo’s 2.5-liter FlexiFuel engine now gets 231 hp of and 340 Nm...

Volvo XC60 ad is all full of crash tests

Harshpaul — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 06:50:57 +0000

Volvo has been quite the front runner when it comes to automobile safety and it’s no wonder they like to flaunt the safety, their cars can provide. Like this advert for the XC60, it’s all full of 27 crash tests, oddly looking like some...

Volvo shows the S60 Concept

Harshpaul — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 10:56:15 +0000

After a small round of teasers, Volvo has unveiled the S60 Concept. Set for a debut at Detroit in January, the car is expected to go into production by 2010. The car features a fresh design for both, the interior and the exterior. The...

First pictures of the Volvo S60 Concept released

Harshpaul — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 09:06:58 +0000

Volvo has released a teaser image of the exterior of the upcoming S60 concept. While the image of the interiors released earlier gave a glimpse of the luxurious and striking interiors, the new exterior shot certainly does raise hopes. The...