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Volvo Goes For Air… Motion

admin — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 15:50:49 +0000

Many new concept cars run on electricity, hydrogen, E85 ethanol, and a combination of some or all of those. But what about a vehicle that runs completely air? That is what Volvo has in store for their Air Motion Concept. Yes, a car that runs on air. We’ve seen plenty of concept vehicles in the past work on all sorts of things. The new design from Volvo may be the most interesting yet.

The Air Motion Concept is powered by compressed air only. It is held within a tank, and accessed when the vehicle needs power.

Since the whole vehicle is powered by air, the frame is constructed from carbon fiber, and it’s no surprise the vehicle would weigh somewhere in the area of 1000 pounds. There’s no internal combustion engine under the hood. Designers implemented a pneumatic motor.

When asked at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show how one refuels a vehicle that runs on air, Volvo said that they believe there will be wind-powered stations, ready to fill up your Air Motion when the time comes.

Via – Slash Gear

Is This the Future Volvo Electric Car?

admin — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:29:41 +0000

A futuristic-looking sketch depicting what Volvo described as “a future Volvo electric car” surfaced during a presentation at an event by EnerDel, lithium-ion battery suppliers for the electric Volvo C30. The sketch was signed by one Stefan Jansson and is quite bold, with a menacing front end and over-sized wheels.

Dan Johnston, a spokesman for Volvo played down suggestions of anything resembling the final electric car design, saying the sketch is just that, a sketch.

“It’s just one of the designer guys in Sweden playing around,” Johnston told Insideline. “We won’t have an electric vehicle that looks like an electric vehicle. It won’t be like a Prius. You’ll see the continuation of [our] design language on the C30.”

However, seeing as though the Swedes were actually pressured by an excited public into building the C30 from that radical Volvo Safety Concept Car of 2000, there is no saying this won’t happen again with this sketch.

Via WorldCarFans

Volvo V70 Pickup Concept

admin — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:13:59 +0000

If a Volvo had a baby with an old school El Camino it would breed this interesting concept: the Volvo V70 Pickup. This rendering by Vizualtech’s Bo Zolland has Volvo fans frothing at the mouth for the manliest of all Volvo’s ever built! Let’s hope the execs give it considerable thought.

With a front end of a S40 and the rear of an El Camino, this Volvo design theory may only be a 3D project right now, but who knows what is in store down the road. Vizualtech has worked on a variety of futuristic vehicle renderings in the past, and Volvo has had success (overseas, at least) with their larger truck market.

Mean looking air intakes and additional hood vents give the V70 quite a bit of attitude. The obvious change are the rear features: a pickup bed with a flush mounted tailgate, integrated rear exhaust pipes, and Volvo taillights.

Accoding to World Car Fans: As envisioned by Zolland, the rear-wheel drive V70 pickup would be powered by the Volvo XC90′s V8 engine that produces 311 hp and 325 lb-ft of torque. Sounds good to us!