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Volvo V60 Plug-In Hybrid Combines the Best of Many Worlds

Secor Volvo thinks most consumers would agree in saying that when it comes to purchasing a new vehicle, the more options the better. This phenomenon is largely true because people are different. Plain and simple. The needs of one consumer vary vastly from those of another. Keeping this idea in mind, the ingenious auto crafters at Volvo have come up with a highly-advanced model that offers three completely different driving options in one beautifully-designed body: the Volvo V60 Plug-In Hybrid.

Volvo Claims Leadership In CO2 Reduction

When it comes down to it, the most effective and direct way to reduce our environmental impact is to reduce the amount of carbon emissions we produce. Simple enough right? Well, while car consumers like Secor Volvo would like to think that all automakers are putting their greenest foot forward, that isn't always the case. Fortunately, Volvo drivers have no need to fret. They can drive their new Volvo models, confident that the auto brand they trust most is environmentally aware. In fact, the European Federation for Transport and Environment (T&E) recently found Volvo to be the European leader in carbon emission reduction.

Volvo to Develop Next-Generation Flywheel Technology

Volvo has been awarded a 6.57-million-Swedish-kronar ($1.06-million) grant from the Swedish Energy Agency to develop the next-generation flywheel technology for kinetic recovery of braking energy in collaboration with Volvo Powertrain and SKF.

Flywheel technology, for those of you who haven't heard of it, is light, inexpensive, and very efficient. It has the capacity to make four-cylinder engines feel like six-cylinders and at the same time enhance fuel economy by 20 percent.

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