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The hybrid market may be an emerging one, but that doesn't mean that there can't be a firm bar set in place so early on in its existence. That happens to be exactly what Volvo is doing too, as the company releases a diesel plug-in hybrid variant of the V60 overseas. The new Volvo hybrid is gaining traction as one of the greenest vehicles in the world. Between its fuel-saving plug-in hybrid platform…

It is no secret that electric vehicles have become an increasingly large segment of the auto industry in recent years. EV technology has truly taken off, and it seems like every automaker is eager to show off what they can bring to the table. While electric vehicles represent a great direction for the auto industry to head in the coming years, we here at Volvo of Calabasas can't help but feel like there are…

In an ongoing effort to produce more environmentally friendly vehicles, Volvo has decided to work to create an electric variant of their popular Volvo C30. The EV version of the C30 has been a concept in testing for nearly two years, and hsa often been speculated about by many in the auto industry. And, now Volvo has finally admitted that the highly anticipated model has entered production.

Prior to beginning production, Volvo tested the waters…

In proving their dedication to the creation of more fuel-efficient vehicles, Volvo has been granted 6.57-million-Swedish-kronar ($1.06-million) by the Swedish Energy Agency for the research of a new generation of flywheel technology for the kinetic recovery of braking energy in collaboration with Volvo powertrain and SKF.

For those of you who are not familiar with flywheel technology, it is a technology that is meant to help conserve vehicle's fuel economy while also…

Volvo is getting ready to make their official debut into the commercial EV market with the production of an all-electric version of their C30 three-door compact. The C30 EV was first debuted four years ago when it seen as a concept. A year ago Volvo took the concept to the Paris and Las Angeles Motor shows. Now, with the first ten cars off the line heading to Swedish energy provider G?teborg Energi in the coming months, Volvo has made official plans to begin production,.

The Volvo C30 Electric looks nearly identical to the conventional Volvo C30. The big difference…

Decreasing the size of a engine is considered an effective method for reducing emissions and improving fuel efficiency and that's exactly why many automakers developed smaller mills to replace older, larger motors. Kia, Volkswagen, Fiat, Audi and many others already announced their intentions to introduce smaller engines in upcoming model lineup. We can now add Volvo to that list of automakers developing new low emissions engines.

According to Autocar, Volvo plans to introduce downsized gas- and diesel-fueled engines across its model range beginning in 2013. Volvo is also considering the addition of clean diesels that displace less than two…

Many new concept cars run on electricity, hydrogen, E85 ethanol, and a combination of some or all of those. But what about a vehicle that runs completely air? That is what Volvo has in store for their Air Motion Concept.

Yes, a car that runs on air. We've seen plenty of concept vehicles in the past work on all sorts of things.  The new design from Volvo may be the most interesting yet.

The Air Motion Concept is powered by compressed air only. It is held within a tank, and accessed when the vehicle needs power.

Since the whole…