Volvo V60 D5 Twin Engine Diesel-Electric Joins The Plug-In Party

9 years ago Zachary Shahan
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There’s no doubt about it, plug-in cars, particularly diesel-electric plug-in hybrids, hit the Geneva Motor Show en masse. Yet another model was the Volvo V60 D5 Twin Engine Special Edition (that’s a mouthful), a diesel-electric plug-in hybrid. The Volvo V60 D5 Twin Engine plug-in hybrid went on sale back in 2012, and it has sold quite…

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2 thoughts on “Volvo V60 D5 Twin Engine Diesel-Electric Joins The Plug-In Party”

  • The price is starting at 469 000 SEK, 50 000 SEK ($5900) cheaper than the V60 D6 plugin. The range is the same as the D6 plugin, about 50 km real world range.

    The only real difference is that they have changed the higher horsepower diesel engine D6 to one with a bit less, the D5.

    And it’s not really a new car since it’s been sold in Norway for quite a while.

  • Jason hm
    March 23, 2015 at 12:32 pm
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    I think Volvo is going to be the first to come out with a diesel electric hybrid for heavy commercial Trucks. Getting a electric drive train into big rigs is going to change the game. If the federal government allowed Hybrid trucks have an extra 10 thousand pounds the industry will rapidly adopt these vehicles.

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