New Volvo C30 Electric Car 2010

Volvo Cars presented a driveable electric car prototype in September 2009. The C30 now being shown in Detroit takes the company one step further in the development process. It features both a complete interior and full instrumentation, as well as enhanced battery packaging. The next step in 2010 is a factory-built series of test cars. Selected users will drive the test fleet during a two-year trial period in order to provide Volvo Cars with valuable experience. The Swedish Energy Agency is supporting the project by contributing SEK 150 million towards its funding.

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[Greenguymrmacker]

Let's all push for electric vehicles now!!!, canvas your government to have electric vehicles in place by years end.

It's in all our hands, to have it in place now!.

p.s. Volvo have the right idea built around the existing chassis, thumbs up for Volvo!.

[staver76]

Lol , true , Volvo's safety ftw!

[ElectricCarMuse]

Nice looking EV! Leave it to Volvo~!

[zaneacademy]

i like this car. I'll be buying an electric car when they double or triple the range in the next few years.

[7246jack]

EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE AN ELECTRIC CAR. COME ON PEOPLE HELP THE ENVIRONMENT. HELP YOURSELF!!!

[nikomixazip]

ola ta lefta

[pianoman469]

@videonaj Ha Ha I really do love people like you (sarcasm). Btw I never denied that smog is an issue, I know it is just looking at shit holes like Los Angeles. And in fact, the only place I see electric cars being of any use is in areas where people only have to drive 20-30 miles to and from work each day, because that's all you're getting out of a relatively affordable electric car anyway, unless you spend 100k on a tesla roadster. Like you said batteries are too inefficient as it stands.

[videonaj]

@pianoman469 Actually its you who should shup up. There is a lot of proof around we are making the air and ground dirty. Just look outside your house. look at the city smog, look at the rivers you can no longer drink from. look at the animals species dying. If we sit back and do nothing what does that make us? it would make us you and your like. Low responsibility with "its got nothing to do with me attitude" thats how we get big messes in the first place.

[videonaj]

@pianoman469 actually electric cars is the first step. There are green energy producing devices on there way that get their power from zero point energy and electromagnetic fields. This means coal, nuclear power will not be needed making cars will be much more efficient and these devices will end up running the cars themselves. But thats around 10 years away. Electric cars is the first step towards that end. The electric car is indeed a great first step. Have you seen China and India lately?

[videonaj]

@pianoman469 Where did you read that? Have you looked at the smog lately in thousands of cities around the world? Thats mostly from cars polluting the air. Both hybrid and then electric cars will solve that issue. Also electric cars are new, as more are made the costs will come down to the same as petrol cars. Hybrid technology is only there until battery technology improves.

[videonaj]

@pianoman469 Actually, even if you use the dirtiest of electricity supply (coal) it still only 30% of the CO2 that petrol engines use. The reason is an electric motor is around 90% efficient. A petrol motor is around 10% efficient. 85% of a cars total energy footprint is during operation of the years, not in production which is only around 10% and 5% for disposal so hybrid cars over 5-10 years to make a big difference to total CO2 emissions not to mention better air quality in cities.

[pianoman469]

@videonaj Did I say it's breathing that causes climate change? No, I was making a point that electric cars are nothing more than a facade to persuade people like you that spending $30,000 on a boring to drive hybrid/electric makes a difference in the world. Economically, it's a waste of money/time to produce and buy electric cars like this if you realize that, either way, you're still consuming fossil fuels (indirectly with electric cars because charging them uses electricity).