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Every Little Bit Adds Up – 2011 S60 Regenerative Charging

Posted by danjohnston on Aug 30, 2010 in Environment, General, S60, Uncategorized, design

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 brake [...]

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Cryptic Message

Posted by danjohnston on Jul 12, 2010 in General, Volvo History, distracted driving, news, pedestrian safety, safety, seat belt

Last week, after posting a short history of our seat belt, I received an e-mail from Sören, a man of very few words, always cryptic. His message was something like: “What, Clive and Mary.” And that was it. No clue what he was getting at.
I sent an equally sparse reply: ‘?’.  And of course, nothing [...]

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A journey that started with a ‘Click’

On July 14, 2010, our simple life saving device, the three-point seat belt, will forever be a part of American history. The Smithsonian National Museum of American History will officially accept Volvo’s three-point seat belt into their collection. On that day, with a press event for media, business, government and Smithsonian officials, a little bit [...]

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Word Smithing 101

When Toyota announced their Star Safety System, we started to scratch our heads like, “Gosh, what makes that so special?” I put together lists of what Volvo had, when we had it, when it was fitted, to what models, if there were any markets we didn’t have something fitted … and it became overwhelming.
So I [...]

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Happy Birthday, Volvo Three-Point Seat Belt

Posted by Anna Kruchowski on Aug 13, 2009 in Volvo History

August 13, 1959 was a very special day for Volvo and those whose lives would be saved by our invention, the three-point seat belt. After its invention, Volvo opened the patent to anyone who wanted to use this simple device. In 1972, the U.S. Department of Transportation mandated that all cars sold in America would [...]

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http://priuschat.com/forums/prius-modifications/45487-operation-volvo-seats-in-prius.html

Posted by kimmcmartin on Feb 17, 2009 in Volvo History

Or if that doesn’t work for you:  “The seats. You can’t talk about a Volvo without championing the seats as probably the industry’s most comfortable. You gotta wonder why all other automakers don’t simply copy ‘em,” said James Healey, USA Today in his C30 review.
I guess that says it all. Besides being known for safety, [...]

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