Volvo V60

While working energetically on its C30 DRIVe Electric battery-electric vehicle, Swedish carmaker Volvo has also been developing green powertrains for its larger vehicles for several years. Now, it's ready to unveil the first of these, a plug-in hybrid version of its V60 station wagon, a model not sold in the U.S. The Volvo V60 Plug-In Hybrid will be officially revealed on March 1 at the Geneva Motor Show. On the market next year Volvo says the car is "virtually production-ready," which means, "We plan to build and sell it." When it does so in 2012, the V60 hybrid is likely to be the world's...