Volvo developing more fuelefficient models including hybrids
Volvo has always been known for its safety, but the Swedish automaker plans to be known for both safety and fuel-efficiency in the coming years. The first of Volvo’s green cars will hit the market next year, with a host of new models becoming available in subsequent years.
Volvo’s first lineup of green cars will be dubbed DRIVe, and will include the company’s C30, S40 and V50 models. The first DRIVe models will be equipped with better aerodynamics, more fuel-efficient gear ratios and an updated version of Volvo’s 1.6L diesel powerplant. The changes should net CO2 emissions of 120g/km or less, according to Channel4.
Over time, the DRIVe lineup will grow to include the S60, S80 and XC60, with the hopes of keeping CO2 emissions to 140g/km or less.
A so-called micro-hybrid will join the range in 2011 – which basically sounds like a mild-hybrid currently used by General Motors – promising fuel savings of about 5 percent.
A full hybrid is also in the works for 2012, featuring Volvo’s D5 diesel engine and fuel savings of up to 15 percent. Also look for a production version of Volvo’s ReCharge plug-in hybrid concept to hit the market early next decade.
In the short-term, Volvo will integrate four-cylinder direct-injection gas engines into its lineup – dubbed Gas Turbine Direct Injection, or GTDi for short – which will offer similar power to their five-cylinder counterparts, but will offer up to a 30 percent fuel savings. Look for Volvo’s GTDi engine technology to launch sometime in 2009.
Volvo developing more fuelefficient models including hybrids
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