Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2013

The technologies available on the market today can be divided into groups based on the type of crash they are designed to mitigate: “AEB City” works at low driving speeds and targets reduction in rear end shunts often associated with whiplash neck injuries. Volvo XC60. points); whereas the systems on the Volvo XC60 (1.9

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 3, 2021

Tesla, Volvo, Mercedes (Daimler), BMW, Audi, GM, Ford, Nissan, Toyota and others are now delivering cars with some of these features and developing cars with all of these. Several of these firms confirmed their progress at Silicon Valley Connected & Charged Symposium, hosted by software giant SAP. million annually in 2016 to $36.6

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Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2012

Vehicle platoon tests in the SARTRE (Safe Road Trains for the Environment) project—a joint venture between Ricardo UK Ltd, Applus+ Idiada, Tecnalia Research & Innovation, Institut für Kraftfahrzeuge Aachen (IKA), SP Technical Research Institute, Volvo Technology and Volvo Car Corporation—are making progress. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2014

The test results should be available in the summer of 2016, and will indicate the suitability of the systems for future commercial use. In conjunction with vehicle manufacturer Mack, a member of the Volvo Group, and local truck conversion specialists, Siemens is developing up to four demonstration vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Greater consideration should be given to what interactions should be available to the driver when the vehicle is in motion rather than to what features and functions could be available to motorists. Volvo XC60 T5 Inscription. —David Strayer. Chrysler 300 C. Dodge Durango GT. Ford Mustang GT. GMC Yukon SLT. Mazda3 Touring.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2011

Volvo’s City Safety. A new study by the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) found that Volvo XC60 midsize SUVs outfitted with a standard collision-avoidance feature called City Safety are far less likely to be involved in low-speed crashes than comparable vehicles without the system. US DOT Connected Vehicles Research.

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Charged EVs

JANUARY 5, 2024

Still, the 2025 Kia EV9 and 2025 Volvo EX30 stand out as particularly important EVs for 2024. Volvo EX30: small and inexpensive, but is it premium? At the other end of the scale from the large 3-row Kia EV9 is the Volvo EX30. It’s Volvo’s smallest-ever SUV, and also the fastest-accelerating car the company has sold.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 5, 2023

Available exclusively with front-wheel drive (the 2023 Prius Hybrid has an all-wheel drive option), the Prius’ electronically-controlled continuously variable transmission has three driver-selectable drive modes—Normal, Eco and Sport, plus an EV Save feature. Performance of 0-60 mph in 6.6

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

Competing in the premium midsize SUV category, the 2021 Cadillac XT5 is right in the middle of stiff competition, including models from Acura, Audi, BMW, Genesis, Infiniti, Land Rover, Lexus, Lincoln, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Tesla and Volvo. Some of these come as hybrids, plug-in hybrids or full electrics, upping the ante even more.

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Cadillac Land Rover MPG Fuel Economy 74

Clean Fleet Report

MAY 7, 2022

Where we did much better was on a 102-mile freeway run in either Eco or Smart mode and with the adaptive cruise control set at 65 mph, we achieved 27.5 The best performance comes in Sport and Sport+, where it holds the transmission in each rev band a bit longer, sending more available torque to all four wheels. How does it compare?

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Among a wide range of updates for model year 2017, Volvo Cars will introduce its latest semi-autonomous drive technology, Pilot Assist II, as standard on the XC90 in selected markets. With generation two of Pilot Assist, the system now offers semi-autonomous driving functionality up to 130 km/h (81 mph) and no longer needs a lead car.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 15, 2024

Our best efficiency was over a 110-mile all-freeway run with the adaptive cruise control set at 65 mph, earning us 32.5 Plenty of room in back Standard equipment on the 2024 XT4 can be enhanced by available packages that add optional equipment and features. In 365 miles of mostly freeway driving we averaged 26.1 mpg, same as the EPA.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 5, 2024

Still, the 2025 Kia EV9 and 2025 Volvo EX30 stand out as particularly important EVs for 2024. Volvo EX30: small and inexpensive, but is it premium? At the other end of the scale from the large 3-row Kia EV9 is the Volvo EX30. It’s Volvo’s smallest-ever SUV, and also the fastest-accelerating car the company has sold.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Electroengine, the Swedish company that is working with Saab on the 9-3 ePower battery-electric vehicle ( earlier post ), recently unveiled a Volvo C70 converted with a battery-electric powertrain—the True Electric C70— at the Electric Car Seminar, Helsingborg, Sweden. The True Electric C70. Click to enlarge.

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Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 16, 2023

Polestar and Volvo were acquired by Geeley, a Chinese automobile company, in 2010. Polestar was founded in 1995 for the purpose of performance-tuning Volvos. Volvo brought them in-house in 2015 when Polestar badging appeared on Volvos, designating that performance was awaiting the driver.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 23, 2024

Even with winter tires mounted, road noise wasn’t bad until you started getting above 130 km/h or so (that’s 80 MPH for Electrek’s American readers), and wind noise, even at very high speeds, was surprisingly tame. This RWD model tops out at 210 km/h (130 MPH), at which speed you will still probably be passed by a middle manager in an EQS.

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