DETROIT — The list of electric vehicles bound for the 2010 Detroit Auto Show grew on Thursday with word that the battery-electric Volvo C30 has been tweaked and will make an appearance in the Motor City. Volvo had announced the car last September but now says the new version "is a much more complete product."
"The new battery-electric C30 features a complete interior and full instrumentation, as well as enhanced battery packaging," said Lennart Stegland, director of Volvo Cars Special Vehicles, in a statement. "The first prototype helped us identify the main technological challenges without compromising the C30's personality. The electric C30 in Detroit is a much more complete product."
Volvo told Inside Line in September that the battery-electric C30 will launch for fleet use in Europe first. There are no plans as yet for the U.S. market.
Volvo on Thursday said the next step in the process is to roll out a factory-built series of test cars. The cars will undergo a two-year trial period beginning in 2011, it said. The 111-horsepower battery-electric C30 to be shown in Detroit can be recharged in about eight hours. Top speed is pegged at 81 miles per hour, with 0-60-mph acceleration in less than 11 seconds. The car has a range of up to 93 miles, Volvo said.
Inside Line says: Volvo joins the parade of electric vehicles on tap for the 2010 Detroit Auto Show. — Anita Lienert, Correspondent
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firstclass says:
10:05 AM, 12/17/2009
Wow another porcelain toilet colored plug in electric vehicle with ugly rims. Will the auto manufactures do something to make their electric technology stand out from the crowed?
Enough getting inspiration from public urinals, the white and blue has got to go. At least Chevrolet and Toyota aren't afraid to taste the rainbow.