Volvo XC90 T8 Twin Engine: Award green technology
Not enough time to receive awards in Volvo XC90, since this time-honored again in America by the magazine Green Car Journal.
The authors made the XC90 T8 Twin Engine as the best premium «green» Car of the Year for 2016. Recall that the XC90 T8 Twin Engine 7thesio is the first plug-in hybrid SUV. He is distinguished for its strength, as its combined power reaches 400 horsepower, but for efficiency, officially with an average fuel consumption of just 2.1 liters / 100 km.
The flagship of the Swedish company has five different drivers, which alternate from the rotary switch on the center console or the touch screen. Choosing Hybrid was recommended for daily use and fuel economy, automatically switching between the motor and the four-cylinder petrol engine of 2.0 liters.
In Pure program when the battery is fully charged, it is used as the sole energy source, powering the electric motor on the rear axle. The role within the city walls plays the energy recovery system from braking and the system Start / Stop. Using only electricity the XC90 T8 Twin Engine can not move for about 42 km., And if you need more power automatically assists the internal combustion engine.
When the performance put in the foreground activates the Power program, wherein the electric motor and the internal combustion engine join forces, the first to operate at startup and the second to provide acceleration.
Finally, the driver can also manually select the wheel drive depending on the grip conditions and soil, while the Save program decides whether to use battery power or maintain the level of charge for later use.
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