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First Video, More Details On Volvo ReCharge Hybrid Concept Car To Be Revealed At The Frankfurt Auto Show


So on top of the animated video we've charged up and popped up above this post, we've also got a few more details since earlier this morning on the new Volvo ReCharge plug-in hybrid concept to be revealed at the Frankfurt Auto Show next week. The gleaned details on this C30-based plug-in hybrid are all below the jump and the additional shots we've got of the concept.
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9:45 AM on Thu Sep 6 2007
By Ray Wert
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Latest by n/a: The small onboard motor will recharge the battery or it can be recharged from ANY mains electric outlet.There are other possibilities too including a solar array in the roof as has been said or an array on the parcel shelf more »

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Volvo ReCharge Plug-In Hybrid Concept Car

It's called the ReCharge, a concept car from Volvo to be unveiled officially next week at the Frankfurt Auto Show, it's a plug-in hybrid with a battery-only range of 100 km before you need to have the car's four-cylinder 1.6-liter Flexfuel engine kick in to power the car and recharge the battery. The ReCharge is built off a specially designed Volvo C30, meaning it's got a platform that doesn't need to be built from scratch — boosting the possibility we could see something like it really hit the streets. The best news would be for the environment which would see "about 66% lower emissions of carbon dioxide compared with the best hybrid cars available on the market today." We can already hear the birds singing. Full press release after the jump. UPDATE: First video of the Volvo ReCharge just posted here.
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5:51 AM on Thu Sep 6 2007
By Ray Wert
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Latest by Abid Khan-India: I was just wondering about the weight it needs to carry with this concept of series hybrid. However, the fuel economy is astonishing with the concept of rechargeable battery back-up hybrid. What about the parallel-hybrid designs or concept of fuel-stack where more »