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 Contrary to the contentions that Geely-owned Volvo is too small to develop a new plug-in hybrid under its own steam, Volvo has rolled out a still novel diesel-powered plug-in capable of travelling in pure electric mode for just over 30 miles. Less good, at least for the vast majority of the UK’s new car buyers, its admirable credentials on the CO2 front (48g/km) are counter balanced by its eye-popping high price. Before the UK’s £5,000 plug-in grant, Volvo’s V60 plug-in estate is priced from £48,775 Toyota, by any measure, first got this particular ball rolling, and when judged from worldwide sales of its pioneering Prius, there is no doubt that hybrid technology in cars has arrived and now forms a lasting part of the automotive market. £48,775 With petrol-electric hybrids firmly on the automotive map, albeit with a
sizeable presence in some markets like Japan, a still modest following in the US, and still next to no interest
in diesel-dominated Europe, of late carmakers have moved one further step ahead. |
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