Every Little Bit Adds Up – 2011 S60 Regenerative Charging
I was going though technical specs and found a bit of technology that’s rather slick. Regenerative Charging (RC) is used in our S60s electrical system to reduce carbon output and increase fuel economy. RC is an intelligent control of the alternator charging function. By changing the alternator charge level parameters, when the driver uses the [...]
Rocket Science
Recently, a friend send this link to me. This is one of those stories that sticks in your throat, a ‘Hallmark’ moment. It’s not about cars; it’s about our next generation of scientists, the brain power of future America. All too often we hear about kids getting in trouble, doing drugs and other bad stuff. [...]
I Just Love Our Parking Lot – One Strange C30
Stumbling into work the other day, this C30 begged to be photographed. Tracking it down, Andrew Gallagher, one of our product guys, asked what I thought of the interior. Some years back, probably around 1982 when we all had to wear suits, Bob Deutsch put together an “Ugly Tie Day” event for employees. I won [...]
Just Saw a Black 2011 S60
As we get close to launch date, we’re getting more S60′s at NJ office. Out back, in our Service Methods Shop, there are a couple of black ones. Black doesn’t photograph well – at least not with my skill set – so better to show nice pretty ones and leave black to your imagination. But [...]
Volvo for Life.
XC90 – A Car for all Seasons Volvo is about Life. What we build is from a Scandinavian culture that cares about people, I guess we could say a holistic culture. Our part in this culture is to help protect people inside and outside our cars during their most important and memorable events in their [...]
