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AutoblogGreen (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Volvo Not all electric conversions are small Geo Metros, Volkswagens or Porsches. For sale on the San Francisco Bay Area Craigslist, here , is an eVolvo. It's a converted 1995 Volvo 850 sedan. It's got new batteries and new low rolling resistance tires. The seller claims a range of about 40 miles with 15 kWh of lead acid batteries. Asking price is $14,000. Searching through...
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Resources for Life.com (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
Mobility Summary. This document is a review and information page for Whitedog Volvo and Import Auto Sales and Service of Iowa City. The review is based upon the purchase of a 1994 Volvo 850 Turbo Wagon. Customer Rating. Poor. Review. On 2 January 2008, a used 1994 Volvo 850 Turbo Wagon was purchased from Whitedog for $4,900. Although the vehicle [...]
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Autoblog (Free subscription) | 02/01/2008
Filed under: Etc. , Government/Legal , Volvo Two children tragically lost their lives when French driver Catherine Kohtz lost control of her Volvo 850. The 1999 incident, which Kohtz blamed on a loss of braking ability in her Volvo, has led to French courts handing down a finding of manslaughter. The guilty verdict against Volvo also carries an €200,000 fine, though Volvo holds that there wasn't anything...
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Winding Road (Free subscription) | 01/31/2008
Volvo has been found guilty of manslaughter after a French court ruled that the company's faulty brakes caused a fatal accident in 1999 – which killed two children. Catherine Kohtz lost control of her Volvo 850 TDI in eastern France and struck the two children, resulting in their deaths. Kohtz received a six-month suspended jail sentence, fined $446 , and her license was suspended for a year. Volvo...
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Autoblog (Free subscription) | 01/04/2008
Filed under: Etc. , Volvo A guy in Washington had a 1996 Volvo 850R he wanted to sell on Craigslist. To make sure that he got noticed, he invoked the aid of Benjamin Franklin, a video game, a large Montana ranch and the Blue Angels -- just for starters -- to do it. Anyone who's sold a high-mileage car that's been taken well care of and will run until the Apocalypse should appreciate the ad. You'll...
