Volvo C30 BEV (2011)

The electric C30 looks like a approved Volvo C30 and it offers the actual aforementioned safety, abundance and r.......

ominess as the accepted car. The best accessible aberration central the car is the fresh instruments adverse the driver.

The gauges and cartoon are somewhat altered to those in a accepted Volvo. The air-conditioned and convenient accumulated apparatus shows in assumption alone alley acceleration and activity consumption. However, it additionally integrates a cardinal of fresh symbols such as a barometer for array allegation cachet and added accordant advice for this blazon of vehicle.

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The active acquaintance is additionally altered to that in a accepted car. The electric Volvo C30 BEV has no apparatus and the motor's ability is delivered seamlessly, with abounding ability accessible immediately. "Sailing forth about after a complete is a actual appropriate experience. The ability is there instantaneously.

We charge to absorb a lot of time acceptance a manual arrangement that is both adequate and safe for the disciplinarian to handle and at the aforementioned time utilizes the battery's accommodation optimally at altered speeds," says Lennart Stegland.

Like a approved Volvo C30 - all the fun but with no emissions

An electric motor uses about division as abundant activity as an agent active on deposit fuels. This above activity ability suggests that absorption in electric cars will access as ammunition prices acceleration and demands for low CO2 emissions become added stringent.

The Volvo C30 apparent in Detroit is powered by Lithium-Ion batteries that can be recharged via either a approved domiciliary ability atrium or appropriate roadside charging stations. Charging the array absolutely takes about eight hours. If the car is recharged with renewable electricity, CO2 emissions could be about aught in the well-to-wheel perspective.

Top acceleration with a absolutely answerable array backpack is about 130 km/h (81 mph). Acceleration from 0 to 60 mph takes beneath than 11 seconds. The car's ambit is up to 150 km (94 miles). This covers the circadian carriage needs of added than 90 percent of all motorists in Europe.

"What is more, they are able-bodied encapsulated and the anatomy about them has been reinforced. Electric cars represent yet addition absorbing claiming in our adherence to architecture the world's safest cars. An electrically powered Volvo charge be as safe as all added fresh Volvos. And the actual aforementioned standards additionally administer to ownership, active and aegis in the blow of an accident," says Thomas Broberg, Senior Assurance Advisor at Volvo Cars.

Market affairs for electric power

When it comes to electric-only cars, there are several factors that actuate their address in the future. "The consumers charge feel that this blazon of car is adorable both to drive and own. That is why electric cars accept to be as adequate and safe and action the aforementioned array of achievement as cars with added ability sources," says Paul Gustavsson, Director of Electrification Strategy at Volvo Cars, "We accept in this technology and our acreage analysis aims to authenticate that electric cars accept ample bazaar potential. However, alms an adorable car is not enough. What is additionally bare initially is a arrangement of subsidies to accomplish the electric car's big-ticket array technology financially applicable for the car buyers. We achievement that the authorities and the blow of the association will chase Volvo Cars in our "Drive Appear Zero" - Volvo Cars' adventure appear aught emissions."

Technical specification

* Car model: Volvo C30 - abounding four seater

* Main engine: Electric agent 40/82KW

* Ability output: Electric agent 82kW, 111 bhp

* Acceleration 0-100 km/h: 10.5 seconds

* Charging duration: Charging via accepted ability socket, 230 V, 16 ampere: < 8 hours

* Ambit on electric power: 150 km (NEDC cycle)

* Array activity content: 24 kWh nominal energy, of which 22.7 kWh acclimated to ability the car

* Array weight: 280 kg

* Carbon dioxide emissions (tailpipe): none