It’s time to stop counting cylinders
In the last blog entry we mentioned the gas engine isn’t dead. Today Volvo Car Corporation announced that we are far from dead on Internal Combustion (IC) concepts. Next week, at Frankfurt’s International Auto Show, Volvo will unveil more about our future use of IC platforms. The main thrust is that our future will be [...]
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 [...]
A Volvo car ride can ease allergies
Since the mid-’60s our cars were fitted with lumbar support systems (great for bad backs) and later we added heated seats (which are also wonderful for back pain). Some years ago we started adding interior air quality improvement systems. This just came over from VCC, thought we would share it with you. dan =========== As wonderful as [...]
