Volvo is leading the way to a carbon-neutral future with a diverse offering of hybrid vehicles. These Volvo hybrids come in all shapes and sizes, so let’s look at some of their key features.
Two Types of Hybrid Vehicles
Volvo offers two main types of hybrid vehicles: mild hybrids and “Recharge” plug-in hybrids. Both types use a combination of gasoline and electric power; the main difference is that mild hybrids do not plug into an external power source.
Recharge Plug-in Hybrids
Driving a Recharge plug-in hybrid means fuel savings. Also, it means adaptability and control over your engine’s performance because these vehicles have three available driving modes.
- Power Mode
- Hybrid Mode
- Pure Electric Mode
Sometimes you need to burn fuel to achieve greater power, and in other cases, you can get by on purely electric power. The choice is up to you when you drive any one of these Volvo recharge plug-in hybrids.
- Volvo V60 and Volvo S60: compact wagons that seat five and can achieve up to 41 MPGe in pure mode
- Volvo S90: a mid-size wagon with Electric All-Wheel Drive (eAWD)
- Volvo XC90 and Volvo XC60: SUV models with 455 horsepower and available seating of up to seven
Mild Hybrids
With a mild hybrid, there is no need to charge with a plug into an external power source. Instead, these impressive vehicles use the Volvo Integrated Starter Generator (ISG) to start the engine, brake the car, and repurpose brake energy to boost acceleration power. As a result, the engine saves on fuel and has the added benefit of creating an extra-smooth ride.
- All five of the models mentioned above are also available as mild hybrids
- In addition, the Volvo XC40 is a compact SUV that seats five and has a towing capacity of 3,500 lbs.
Test Drive a Volvo Hybrid Today
With so many hybrid models to choose from, you’ll have to test drive more than one! Contact Fields Volvo Cars Northfield today to schedule a test drive of one any of our exciting Volvo hybrids today!