VIDEOS from Volvo Car Corporation Available on thenewsmarket.com: Volvo Cars Present First with Next-Generation Hybrids: V60 Plug-in Hybrid is Three Cars in One

NEW YORK, Feb. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Get videos from Volvo Car Corporation at:  http://www.thenewsmarket.com/Releases/StoryDetailPage.aspx?GUID=7434fe9f-c87f-440c-b155-12e15d2fd1c1#

Volvo Cars present the world's first diesel plug-in hybrid, the new V60 Plug-in Hybrid. This car combines the best properties from three different car types into one by simply pressing a button. The car becomes an electric car with a range of up to 50 kilometres (Pure mode) or a high-efficiency hybrid with carbon dioxide emissions averaging just 49 g/km (Hybrid mode) or a muscular fun-to-drive car with a combined output of 215 + 70 horsepower, 440 + 200 Nm of torque and acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h of just 6.9 seconds (Power mode). The majority of all European car drivers cover less than 50 km a day, for instance to and from work. On longer trips, the diesel engine is activated automatically, giving the car the same properties and range as a conventional hybrid. The Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid will reach the showrooms 2012. Available video includes an edited package with and without narration.

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