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Volvo Car Corporation to Introduce Diesel Plug-in Hybrid in Europe in 2012 
Green Car Congress | by Mike Millikin | Mon, Sep 28
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A V70 plug-in hybrid demonstrator. The series-production PHEVs will feature “somewhat different” technology. Click to enlarge. V70 PHEV Demonstrators. In January 2007, Volvo Cars and energy supplier Vattenfall launched a joint project with the aim of testing and developing plug-in te...
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6 Months Ago,
Jeff Carey | Hybrid Guy from hybrid-cars.org says
(in Volvo To Compete With Volt & Prius)
In my opinion, jumping from plans to develop a hybrid car by 2012, to designing a plug-in hybrid that utilizes a diesel-powered motor and lithium-ion battery pack is a big leap for Volvo and its’ engineers. I’d guess this one is going to be a couple of years beyond that.
9 Months Ago,
Mike(noreply@blogger.com) from Hybrid Car Review says
(in Volvo Diesel Plug-in Hybrid Due in 2012)
Volvo Cars aims to be market leader in plug-in hybrid technology
Plug-in electrical hybrids in production by 2012
The car can be run on petrol, bioethanol, natural gas, biogas and hytane*.
GTDi technology
Plug-in electrical hybrids
Battery-powered cars
34 Months Ago,
Karen from Official Google Blog says
(in A clean energy update)
Today Google.org is launching an exciting project that offers a glimpse of a smarter energy future: cars that plug into an electric grid powered by solar energy. Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (“plug-in hybrids”) can achieve 70 -100 miles per gallon, quadrupling the fuel economy of th...
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