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Volvo Trucks turn to natural gas

When you see a huge truck making its way along the highway you probably don’t think about its green credentials. However, if it’s a new Volvo Truck then it may soon be much more environmentally friendly than it appears. That’s because Volvo Trucks is planning to release a 13litre heavy duty liquefied natural gas (LNG) [...]

Volvo’s ‘Mean Green’ trucks on to new world records

Volvo has set a number of new world records with its ‘Mean Green’ hybrid truck. ‘Mean Green’ achieved an average speed of 147.002 mph in the Flying Kilometre (highest average speed over a 1,000 metre course, from a flying start) and 95.245 mph in the Standing Kilometre (same as before but from a standstill) at [...]

Volvo Trucks to become ultra efficient

It’s not just small and compact cars that are placing a clear emphasis on fuel efficiency – even the largest trucks are making efforts to go green. One of the clearest examples comes from Volvo Trucks, which is adding two drivetrain packages with exceptional efficiency to its line-up. The first is the XE16 package which [...]

Volvo’s new 94g/km CO2 hatch from under £20k

Volvo’s new V40 hatchback is to cost from £19,745 when it arrives in showrooms from September. The five seat, five door model, first unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show back in March, will feature economy as strong as 78.5mpg and emissions as low as 94g/km CO2, making it an attractive proposition to cost-conscious fleets and [...]

Volvo to introduce new diesel engine in Europe

Swedish carmaker Volvo is to increase its diesel engine line-up in Europe – with the introduction of a new five-cylinder, 2.0litre turbo model. The engine will be featured in the Volvo S60, Volvo V60 (pictured), Volvo V70, Volvo XC60 and Volvo S80 models. It has an output of 136hp and maximum torque of 350Nm and [...]

Bio-DME could be greener alternative for trucks

CO2 emissions from commercial vehicles could be reduced by 95% if diesel fuel was replaced with Bio-DME (Di-Methyl-Ether), an ongoing project has suggested. Ten Volvo trucks running on Bio-DME have been racking up the kilometres since last autumn as part of the two-year Bio-DME project being conducted by Volvo Trucks in Sweden and with nine [...]

Volvo challenges Europe over electric cars and emission targets

During a time when it appears most carmakers are backing sustainability efforts, it comes as something of a surprise to see Volvo Car Corporation President and CEO Stefan Jacoby hit out about emission plans. He believes that jobs, competitiveness and investment could all be threatened by the European Commission’s plans for vehicle electrification. The European [...]

Volvo V40: 94g/km diesel confirmed

Next week will see Volvo lift the lid on its latest model – the V40. An all-new premium hatchback, the V40 will be the first Volvo diesel with CO2 emissions of just 94g/km, when it takes to the stand at the Geneva Motor Show. "The all-new V40 is the first new model that is fully [...]

New project trials smart charging for electric cars

A new project to develop a smart charging system for electric cars is being run by Volvo, Ericsson, utility company Göteborg Energi and the Viktoria Institute. Called ELVIIS (Electric Vehicle Intelligent Infra Structure), the project aims to develop smart on-board system for controlling, measuring and paying for electricity when charging via any kind of outlet. [...]

Hybrid buses heading to Sweden

The Swedish city of Gothenburg is about to be inundated with hybrid buses after Volvo Buses received an order for 25 Volvo 7700 hybrid buses from Goteborgs Sparvagar (Gothenburg Tramways), which operates on behalf of Vasttrafik. Volvo has now sold 100 hybrid buses across the Nordic countries with the Volvo 7700 hybrid buses proving particularly [...]