Volvo has announced that the C30 electric will get some upgrades for its second generation. The Volvo C30 Electric has been in production since June 2011, but its in limited production. About 250 of the electric vehicles were delivered to customers throughout Europe. It is a prototype vehicle that is available for lease only, and… Continue reading Volvo C30 Electric gets bigger motor, faster charger
EnerDel Inc announced it received a second supply order from Volvo to manufacture its 24 kWh lithium-ion battery packs to power Volvo’s C30 electric car. EnerDel was first selected back in September 2009 as the Volvo C30 battery supplier when the car was announced as part of Volvo’s Drive-E towards Zero strategy. EnerDel will begin… Continue reading EnerDel secures second order for Volvo’s C30 battery packs
Some rumors floating around the internet have been that Volvo has stopped producing the C30 electric vehicle due to the low demand expected. However, the C30 electric always was a limited production program. Volvo planned to make 250 vehicles. Volvo is almost finished producing the 250 C30 electric vehicles. Approximately 200 vehicles have been built,… Continue reading Volvo adds another 100 vehicles to it’s C30 electric production plan
Last week Volvo invited some press to it’s cold weather test facility 90 miles North of the Arctic Circle. Volvo used the event to prove to the press that it’s Volvo C30 electric vehicle could stay comfortably warm, and still get impressive range, when outside temperatures were as cold as -20 degrees Fahrenheit! Almost every… Continue reading Volvo C30 Electric uses 3 heaters
Swedish automaker Volvo has announced it is participating in the Electric Vehicle Intelligent Infra-Structure (ELVIIS) project in Europe. Together with Ericsson, utility company Göteborg Energi, and the Viktoria Institute, Volvo is helping to develop the future of electric vehicle charging. The project is working on advancing smart charging technology beyond simply plugging in and forgetting… Continue reading Volvo C30 electric vehicle taking part in ELVIIS research project
BMW has released a short video to help remind us of the up and coming BMW i8 plug-in hybrid sports car, and the BMW i3 electric vehicle. The video is dramatic, but doesn’t really tell us anything new about the vehicles. The video even re-uses some footage shown last July of the BMW i8 and… Continue reading BMW releases new video of BMW i3, BMW i8
Last June, Volvo announced that production of the C30 electric vehicle had commenced. Volvo also announced that initially the Volvo C30 electric will be manufactured and delivered to customers throughout Europe. Volvo estimated that 230 C30 electrics will be built by the end of 2012. Volvo said that number could increase if needed. The Volvo… Continue reading Volvo C30 Electric still not being mass produced
