Volvo, the latest automaker, has announced that it will put a plug-in-Hybrid into production. And its diesel-electric hybrid car will be introduced in the market in Europe in 2012, according to the company’s announcement.
Volvo has already created the Plug-in-Hybrid in the version of V70.
According to Volvo, its plug-in hybrid would be able to travel 31 miles on all-electric power from a lithium-ion battery before switching to the diesel engine and the total driving range will be nearly 750 miles and fuel economy- 148 miles per gallon.
Volvo Plug-in Hybrid for the 2012 model year can possibly be recharged in a standard household electrical socket in about five hours. The emission of CO2 will be an ultra low 50 g/km, providing advantage to its buyer of high government tax incentives.
According to Volvo Car Corporation President and CEO Stephen Odell, the Volvo plug-in will be “a truly enjoyable car to drive, featuring Volvo’s high safety and comfort standards.”
The partnership with Swedish electricity supplier Vattenfall has made it possible that Volvo dealers will offer purchasers of the plug-in hybrid a “special contract for the supply of renewable energy”.
Last week Volvo has released the images and information about its C30, and a battery-electric vehicle is under testing in prototype form which will be finalized after field testing. The field testing will be done in 2010, which will decide whether it is to be produced.
