| The European public will see Volvo's latest concept | | | | 3,000 lithium batteries identical to those used in modern |
| car, the 3CC, for the first time at the Geneva show, as | | | | laptop computers, packaged in a thin sandwich floor |
| Volvo rewrites the rules on how we will use our cars | | | | that could adapt to house the most appropriate power |
| in the future. | | | | train in the future, whether it is petrol, biogas or a hybrid |
| Volvo 3CC demonstrates Volvo's vision of sustainable | | | | electric. |
| mobility for the future, as well as Volvo safety | | | | The double floor used to house the electric energy |
| innovations for smaller cars. | | | | storage makes the concept future-proof in that the |
| "With the Volvo 3CC, Volvo Cars is pioneering a new | | | | layout can be adapted for the most appropriate |
| way of looking at mobility so that future generations | | | | power train in the future, whether it be petrol, diesel, |
| can enjoy the same freedom the car has given my | | | | biogas, or hybrid electric," explains Ichiro Sugioka, |
| generation. We believe it is necessary to show new | | | | Science Officer at VMCC in California |
| ways to reduce pollution and congestion," says Lars | | | | Created by the people behind the Volvo Monitoring |
| Erik Lundin, Vice President & General Manager of the | | | | and Concept Center in California, the Volvo 3CC is a |
| Volvo Monitoring and Concept Center (VMCC). "We | | | | `future-proof concept' that would enhance sustainable |
| want to connect in a positive way with consumers so | | | | mobility. Good aerodynamics on a compact footprint, |
| that they say 'I want to be seen in this car' ", Lars Erik | | | | lightweight body materials, and an electric power train |
| Lundin explains."We want to add emotional value to | | | | where there is abundance of renewable energy sums |
| people's lives by offering an environmentally compatible | | | | up the Volvo 3 CC. |
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