Volvo Debuts a Plug-In XC60 Hybrid

Jan. 12, 2012 - PRLog -- Volvo Corporation revealed its concept for an XC60 electric hybrid at the 2012 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit.  

Volvo's plug-in vehicle would allow drivers to choose between three different driving styles: pure, hybrid, and power.  Pure mode drives solely on electricity and can drive up to 35 miles on its own and can reach 60 miles per hour in less than six seconds.  
The vehicle uses a 260 horsepower, four-cylinder gasoline engine. The gasoline engine powers the front wheels, and a 70 horsepower electric motor directs power to the rear.

What makes this particular hybrid extraordinary is that it will be among the first to use a standard electrical outlet for a charge.  The hybrid XC60's electric motor uses a 12 kWh lithium-ion battery, so it can be full charges in 3.5 hours with a 220V outlet or in 7.5 hours with a 110V outlet.

“A plug-in vehicle is a great step for Volvo to break into the green movement,” says Mattew Haiken, General Manager at Prestige Volvo in East Hanover, NJ.  “It provides loyal Volvo customers with the opportunity to be more eco-conscious in the vehicle they have come to love.”

A hybrid Volvo is scheduled for release in the 2015 model year, and Volvo has not yet definitiely determined whether the vehicle will be an XC60.

For more information about the XC60 hybrid concept, please visit the Prestige Volvo Facebook page call Prestige Volvo at (973) 884-2400.   Please remember that information is currently limited, as the car is currently a concept.  We will be releasing more information as it becomes available to us.

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