VOLVO UNVEILED the all-electric C30 BEV at the Frankfurt Motor Show last week, and today the Swedish carmaker has announced plans to have a diesel-electric hybrid vehicle in production by 2012.

Plans for a diesel-electric Volvo hybrid first came to light late last year, when Volvo announced it had been working on a range of [...]

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VOLVO HAS RELEASED details of its latest experiment in electric propulsion, the C30 BEV (battery electric vehicle), at the Frankfurt Motor Show this week.

The C30 BEV has been in the offing for a while now, and the C30’s small car platform has been already been used as the basis for the ReCharge plug-in hybrid concept.

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HOT ON THE HEELS of Volvo’s refreshed C30 line-up comes details of a more focused R-Design model to join the C30 range.

Externally, the R-Design package displays its intent with more aggressive front and rear spoilers, side skirts and wheel arch extensions.

Under the skin, handling is revised with stiffer lowered suspension and sharper steering.

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FOLLOWING LAST WEEK’S leaked images of the 2010 Volvo C70, the Swedish carmaker has opted to reveal the similarly refreshed 2010 Volvo C30 ahead of its unveiling at Frankfurt next week and its Australian debut in March next year.

Bearing more aggressive lines than its larger topless sibling, the updated C30 benefits from a revised fascia [...]

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VOLVO IS REPORTEDLY preparing an all-electric concept car for next month’s Frankfurt Motor Show, however the Swedish automaker says there are no immediate plans to bring the technology to its road cars.

Speaking to British car mag Autocar, a source within Volvo confirmed that a battery-powered C30 was being readied for Frankfurt. The concept will be [...]

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WE TOLD YOU about it last month, but now it’s finally here. Volvo - The Game launched yesterday , and we decided to kill some time research it further by downloading a copy, dusting off the gaming wheel and donning our e-helmet.

Produced by renowned racing game studio SimBin, Volvo - The Game had the right [...]

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Volvo has extended the R-Design styling pack to include its XC90 and V70 ranges, a move it says will “increase their dynamic appeal for Australian customers”.

The  R-Design styling pack has been available on the C30, S40 and V50 T5 models for some time now. The latest additions to the R-Design rank include the XC90 3.2, [...]

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  Aside from the strong-selling XC90, Volvo has been struggling to trouble the scorer in Australia these days. But that does not mean that the Ford-owned Swedish brand does not have some worthy cars in its model line-up. Any and all of its T-designated models, ‘T’ signifying ‘turbo’, are satisfying and swift drives; [...]

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With Nissan already confirming a fuel and emissions conscious approach to this year’s Paris Motor Show, Volvo has just announced that it too will be centering its Paris display on a trio of highly-efficient models.

The C30, S40 and V50 on show will all feature a range of Volvo upgrades, designed to improve efficiency and reduce [...]

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Despite being based on the same Ford C1 platform utilised by the Mazda3 and Ford Focus, both of which are available with different body styles, the Volvo C30 has made do exclusively as a hatchback since its release. However, if recent rumours are accurate then that could all be about to change.

Dutch site Autotelegraaf recently [...]

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If there’s one thing Volvo’s current line-up lacks, it’s a hot hatch. The Swedish manufacturer’s sporting offerings have typically been turbocharged variants of its FWD sedans, with the odd AWD model thrown in. However, there’s the faintest glimmer of hope on the horizon for Volvo fanatics seeking bootless thrills, and it comes in the form [...]

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Remember Volvo’s 2007 C30 ReCharge Concept? The C30 ReCharge gave us a glimpse of how future Volvo’s could be powered and that the Swedish manufacturer is not intending to sit on its hands while the likes of Toyota enjoy free reign in the realm of plug-in hybrid development.

In conjunction with Swedish electricity provider Vattenfall, [...]

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