вторник, 5 июня 2012 г.

Volvo XC60 has announced a hybrid





Like other hybrids, Volvo XC60 Plug-in Hybrid Concept has two motors: 4 -cylinder gasoline capacity of 280 liters. with. and 70 -horsepower electric motor. This combination allows the vehicle to achieve decent technical results. The combined capacity of 350 liters in the engine. with. SUV makes a competitive. For example, the acceleration to 100 km / h in this car is the 6. 1 second.

The new Volvo can go in three modes: 'Pure' ( using only the electric motor ), range in which the amount of up to 35 miles, and pollutant emissions are equal to zero, 'Power' with the maximum use of all resources of power and the standard - 'Hybrid'. There the average fuel consumption of about 2. 3 liters per 100 km. And the range to nearly 1000 km.

For front-wheel drive XC60 Plug-in Hybrid Concept ' responsible ' petrol engine, with the rear - Electric. It gets its power from lithium- ion battery 12 kWh. , Which are charged from an ordinary electrical outlet at home or in the parking lot. As the press service of Volvo, at a voltage of 220V and a current of 12A at full recharge takes 3. 5:00. When the voltage at 110V/12A charging will take seven. 5:00. During the charging can be warm or cool,.


The concept of information system is also equipped with Volvo Sensus. It allows, in particular, to calculate the optimal route for the driver: with minimal power consumption, the shortest or fastest. The system also tells the location of stations for quick recharging of batteries and data on the areas that require a minimum level of pollutant emissions when driving a pure electric.


While developers are not called, what kind of car in a line of Volvo's production version of the hybrid technology will equip. The company has a claim that American dealers will receive a new generation of models ...

воскресенье, 3 июня 2012 г.