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Moving to an Electrified Era by 2025
By 2025 around 50 per cent of the cars we produce and sell will be hybrid and electric.The world is changing, and so are we. At Volvo we take climate change and pollution seriously. We offer a broad range of Plug-in Hybrid powertrains, and we are currently rolling out our Mild Hybrid solution. Our Pure Electric cars are on their way.
About Hybrids:
A hybrid uses a combination of a combustion engine and an electrical engine. The combustion engine is used both to run the vehicle for lack of battery power, but it also recharges the battery, and thereby emissions are reduced. A battery can also be recharged by braking the vehicle (regenerative braking).
- Plug-in Hybrid:Â Can be plugged into the electrical grid and thereby further reduce the need for use of the gasoline engine.
- Mild Hybrid:Â Where an electric engine supports the combustion engine to achieve greater fuel economy and reduce emissions.
- Fully Electric:Â A vehicle that runs entirely on electrical power.
Since electrical engines transfer power in a different way than a combustion engine, they deliver full torque from the start and over a wide RPM range. Therefore, electric vehicles have excellent torque and acceleration compared to traditional engines.
Volvo XC90 T8 Twin Engine Plug-in Hybrid
At Jim Pattison Volvo of Surrey, we offer the XC90 T8 Plug-in Hybrid which delivers amazing fuel efficiency and performance. Since the battery is placed centrally along the transmission tunnel, it offers the XC90 T8 a low and centre of gravity, making it easier to handle and safer to drive.Â
The Plug-in Hybrid engine offers 400 hp of power and 5 different driving modes:
- Pure: Uses the electric engine as much as possible up to 125km/h. When the battery is fully charged, it serves as the car's sole energy source with a range of more than 40km.
- Power: Combines the performance of the gasoline engine and electric motor for sportiness - 400 total hp and 472 lb-ft of torque.
- Hybrid: Default mode, suitable for everyday use. Combines the electric motor and gasoline engine to delivery the best overall fuel consumption.
- eAWDÂ (All-Wheel Drive): Offers all-wheel drive on demand and used to improve traction on the road.
- Save: If the battery is charged, this mode allows the driver to "freeze" the battery level and save it for later use with Pure mode.
