Volvo Of Lisle

Volvo created a bright light into the company's future direction when they introduced the all-new CX60 Plug-In Hybrid during the NAIAS auto show, in Detroit, MI. Unlike other hybrid vehicles on the market, the Volvo features a three-car-in-one sensibility made possible by a triage of distinct driving modes. The CX60 hybrid offers superior fuel economy and extended electrical driving range, which puts them into a category of their own.

Of course, the 350 horsepower…

Volvo is electrifying their consumer's future, starting with the all-new XC60 Plug-In Hybrid Concept, which just debuted at the North American International Auto Show (NAIA), in Detroit, MI.  Some might say Volvo is late to the hybrid game. Volvo of Lisle, however, argues that this is one example of where slow and steady wins the race. For, while the Volvo CX60 Plug-In Hybrid SUV might not be the first to hit the market, it…

If you've been reading the Volvo of Lisle blog lately, you have a pretty good idea of how quickly and drastically, Volvo Car Corporation is evolving to support their recently announced business plan aimed at taking a significant percentage of the luxury auto market. They're redefining everything - from their target audience to their global tagline to their future model lineup. The change, Volvo of Lisle wants to focus on today, however, has to…

Volvo has recently been awarded a 6.57-million-Swedish-kronar ($1.06-million) grant from the Swedish Energy Agency to develop the next-generation flywheel technology for kinetic recovery of braking energy in collaboration with Volvo Powertrain and SKF.

Unlike the flywheel propulsion assistance Volvo tested in the '80s and which other auto manufacturers have also evaluated, the flywheel Volvo plans to use in its test car is comprised of super lightweight carbon fiber. In its earlier iterations, flywheels…

The recent addition of low-emissions vehicles to Volvo's lineup has given eco-conscious Volvo drivers a growing number of low-carbon-footprint vehicles to choose from. Additions to the Volvo lineup include the new Volvo S60 and Volvo V60 available in especially economical DRIVe versions. With the Volvo S60 and V60 DRIVe models, there are now a total of seven different vehicles with CO₂ emissions below 120 g/.62 mi. And, three of these models actually…

Volvo has always stood out from the crowd. And, their unexpected tactic of displaying a crashed Volvo C30 Electric test car during the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, proves they don't plan to join the sheep anytime soon.

Volvo indicates that keeping high-voltage batteries and cables completely intact after a collision is crucial for safety as this kind of power system becomes more popular among consumers. And, their crash-tested C30 Electric shows…

One of the main drawbacks of battery-electric vehicles is their short driving range compared to their gasoline or diesel powered counterparts. In an effort to overcome this dilemma, Volvo is initiating development of a hydrogen fuel cell that is expected to increase electric cars' driving range by up to 155 mi. The Leaf by comparison runs approximately 100 mi. per charge.

In the first phase of the project, Volvo (together with Powercell Sweden AB) will?

Swedish truck racing ace Boije Ovebrink holds the fastest land speed record in a truck, and has since November 2007. There isn't much you can do to top that. Except break your own record, that is.

Along with the determination to beat his own record, Ovebrink had a dream to build the world's fastest truck. "The idea met [the Volvo team] with approval, but at the time I had no idea about the…

According to the auto maker, Volvo's C30 DRIVe Electric concept will receive an additional hydrogen fuel cell to extend the EV's 94-mile range. This will create a hybrid hydrogen-electric plug-in. The fuel cell will add an additional (and amazing) 155 miles of range. Volvo plans to source the hydrogen from gasoline.

"Rather than relying on the promised hydrogen highway to be built, Volvo is exploring the use of an on-board reformer to process gasoline into hydrogen gas....

Many of the top automakers new concept cars run on electricity, hydrogen, E85 ethanol, and a combination of some or all of those. But we have yet to see a vehicle that runs completely air. And that is what Volvo has in store for their Air Motion Concept.

We've seen plenty of concept vehicles in the past work on all sorts of thing but we have yet to see a vehicle that runs completely…