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Volvo’s autonomous vehicle SARTRE project

Posted by on May 30, 2012 in Auto, Featured | 0 comments

We've talked about autonomous cars on our blog before, today we're going to do it again, but instead of Google being the company that we're talking about, we'll be talking about Volvo.

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Volvo unveils their Pedestrian Airbag Technology

Posted by on May 24, 2012 in Auto, Featured | 1 comment

There are certain dangers related to driving a car, both for yourself in the shape of other cars and obstacles, as well as for the considerably more numerous, and more squishy, pedestrians. This has been obvious since the start of the automobile, whenever you get something so heavy, going so fast, you're likely to cause some serious damage if it stops really abruptly.

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Volvo’s new hybrid truck: the Mean Green

Posted by on May 3, 2012 in Auto, Featured | 0 comments

When it comes to automobile hybrid technology there's a very valid conversation being held in regards to whether or not they are indeed more energy efficient when you take into account the entire production process, especially when you look at the environmental impact of producing and transporting the actual hybrid car batteries. We'll talk about this issue in a future article, today however we'll take a quick look at one of Volvo's newest hybrid solutions, the hybrid truck known as the “Mean Green” at the moment.

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Volvo’s new V60 Plug-in Hybrid

Posted by on Dec 19, 2011 in Auto, Featured | 0 comments

A while back, the people at Volvo announced that 2012 will see the launch of a new hybrid model, the V60 Plug-in Hybrid. Developed in conjunction with the Swedish company Vattenfall AB, the new hybrid model will feature a V60, 2.4 liter, 5-cylinder diesel engine and an electric motor, known as ERAD, which stands for Electric Rear Axle Drive, which will be powered by a 12 kWh ion-lithium battery...

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