Volvo Of Lisle

Since it is still in the early stages of 2012, Volvo of Lisle serving Lisle and Chicago thought it would be fun to offer a quick glance back at 2011. As we touch on some of the many great milestones Volvo hit in 2011, it will give you a better understanding of what is to come in 2012.

Volvo, impressively, achieved healthy growth in each and every one of its sales regions, easily making it…

Volvo has been working on a variety of new technology for their vehicles over the past several years. From an auto-stop accident preventions system in their S60, to a C30 electric car, Volvo want to keep you green and safe.

Volvo has announced plans to deliver the first run of C30 DRIVe EV's (electric vehicles) to customers later this fall.

While the company is staying mum on specifics, motivation is provided by a lithium-ion battery which sends power to an electric motor. This enables the car to accelerate from 0 to 60 in 10.5 seconds and it can hit a top speed of 81 mph.

Despite having a range of just 93 miles, Volvo says 90 percent of European commuters travel less than that on a daily basis. The average American commuter travels around 40 miles one way.

While there are only plans to build 250 vehicles, Volvo's director of the Special Vehicles division, Lennart Stegland, said "We have had a very positive response from the market so far. If the demand continues to be high, we will of course expand our production series."