Volvo Electric C30

The C30 battery electric vehicle, or BEV, will be Volvo's first all-electric car. A handful are undergoing testing in Sweden. Volvo hopes to sell a plug-in hybrid in 2012.

The electric C30 should have a range of about 93 miles on a charge and a top speed of about 80 m.p.h. Recharging its lithium-ion batteries will take about eight hours using the standard European 230-volt power supply.

The vehicle's performance in tests will help Volvo decide whether to build all-electric cars in addition to its planned hybrids.
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Volvo C30 On The Road

This C30 Concept car from Volvo is, as you can see, totally electric. It only has a range of 93 miles, top speed of 81 miles per hour, and it will take eight hours for a full charge.



Volvo has built versions of the C30 with efficient diesel engines, plug-in hybrid powerplants, flex-fuel ICEs, and pure electric drivetrains. It's the all-electric version that will get some extra attention at the Detroit Auto Show next month with Volvo's announcement today that it will build at least 50 versions of the all-electric C30 hatchback. The cars will be made next year and are due to start real-world tests in 2011.

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