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Volvo starts production of low-CO

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“Best in class consumption.” “Lowest CO₂ emission levels.” These are some of the nice things that Volvo has decided to say about its new Volvo DRIVe range, which we first saw at the Paris Motor Show. The DRIVe cars - the C30, S40 and V50 1.6D - have entered production last week. These clean diesel models get outstanding fuel economy: 4.4 liters/100 km (53 mpg U.S.) for the C30 and 4.5 liters/100 km (52 mpg U.S.) for the S40 and V50. CO₂ emissions are low as well (115 and 118 g/km). All these numbers should add up to one other: Volvo says it’ll sell 20,000 DRIVe cars in Europe next year. The plant in Ghent, where the DRIVe models are being built, uses low-consumption paint shops and green electricity.

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