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2012 Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid

[ Saturday, January 29th, 2011 | by automotiveroom | under CAR, New Cars, Volvo ]
2012 Volvo V60 Plug in Hybrid sedan cars 2012 Volvo V60 Plug in Hybrid

2012 Plug-in Hybrid

Volvo car maker has unveiled new sedan series with a Plug-in hybrid version of the Volvo V60 at the Geneva Motor Show in March. The V60 Plug-in Hybrid is developed by Volvo and Swedish energy supplier Vattenfall, which is scheduled to enter series production in 2012. 2012 has “features the very best properties from three different car types in one sports wagon”, including an all-electric driving mode with a range of up to 32 miles (52 km). The V60 Plug-in Hybrid is developed by Volvo and Swedish energy supplier Vattenfall, which is scheduled to enter series production in 2012.

The V60 Plug-in Hybrid is near production-ready model that is said to return a very impressive 125 mpg US (1.9 lt/100 km), with CO2 emissions under 50 g/km. In order to achieve this, engineers entered a new variable into the plug-in hybrid equation: a diesel engine. It also will coming to the 2011 Geneva Motor Show.

Exterior detail using front wheels are driven by a 2.4-liter 5-cylinder turbo diesel powerplant capable of 215HP and 440 Nm (325 lb-ft) of torque, mated to a six-speed automatic transmission. At the back, there’s a 70HP electric motor that powers the rear wheels and a 12kWh lithium-ion battery pack.