A recent study by the Highway Data Loss Institute, part of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, has proven that collision-avoidance technology, such as the “City Safety” feature that comes standard on the Volvo XC60 SUV, actually work to help prevent low-speed crashes in bumper-to-bumper traffic. Specifically, data from insurance claims shows that the XC60 [...]
While it’s not likely to arrive in the United States any time soon, or even be seen at dealerships in Europe for a good while, Volvo announced earlier this week that production has officially begun on it’s new C30 Electric. Since last Fall, Volvo has been testing its existing fifty C30 Electric cars internally, but [...]
Media Monday videos aren’t always just car ads. This week, we’re sharing an interesting video from Volvo, about how they test their electric vehicles – like the Volvo C30 – at temperatures as low as -33 degrees Centigrade (about -18 Fahrenheit).
It’s a safe bet that most of the fans of the latest Twilight movie, Eclipse, are fans of the character Edward Cullen (played by Robert Pattinson), and not the car he drives, but even though the Volvo XC60 doesn’t get top billing, it’s an important part of the movie. Thanks to the folks at Volvo [...]
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced that Volvo has issued a recall on the 2010 XC90. The recall covers roughly 2,500 vehicles, and is due to a potential leak in the fuel line between the line and a connector. The first sign of the leak MAY be the smell of fuel, but it’s [...]