Volvo Car Corporation begins production of the Volvo C30 Electric for leasing customers in Europe
08 June 2011
The Volvo Car Corporation has begun production of the C30 Electric (earlier post); initial deliveries to leasing customers, mainly companies, authorities and governmental bodies, will take place immediately after the summer. Volvo says it will build about 250 cars by the end of 2012, possibly more if market interest takes off.
The Volvo C30 Electric will be manufactured and delivered to leasing customers throughout Europe, including in Sweden, Belgium, the Netherlands and Norway. Tests on a fleet of about 50 cars have been conducted since autumn 2010, mainly internally at the Volvo Car Corporation. A Volvo C30 Electric was also part of the One Tonne Life project in which a family was given the task of living as climate-smart as possible for a period of six months.
The Volvo C30 Electric is built on the regular assembly line in the Ghent factory and then transported to Göteborg for installation of the motor, batteries and other model-specific electronics. The batteries are installed where the fuel tank normally sits and also in a special compartment in the car’s central tunnel. As a result, the luggage compartment is unchanged.
The car is recharged from a regular household power socket. A full recharge takes about 7 hours. The operating range is up to 150 kilometers (93 miles) per full charge. Top speed is 130 km/h (81 mph) and acceleration from 0-50 km/h (0-31 mph) takes four seconds.
This looks like a good vehicle from the ever-reliant Volvo people. Their following is loyal and very green - which makes for a strong market potential for the C30. With a 24kWh battery they should expect about a 75m AER which is fine for Volvo families. The car looks good and would make any Volvo enthusiast proud to own one:
http://www.plugincars.com/volvo-c30-electric/review
We wish both Volvo and Saab very good luck in the introduction of their EVs. For non-fossil energy to be adopted globally - we need participants from all corners of the planet.
Posted by: Reel$$ | 08 June 2011 at 11:09 AM
C30, LEAF, Focus, Cruze, Coda and whoever else wants to get in the game will provide some choices. Car buying is capital equipment purchase that depreciates in value, people want a name brand with resale, IMO.
Posted by: SJC | 10 June 2011 at 01:31 PM