{"id":6743,"date":"2020-07-23T13:39:24","date_gmt":"2020-07-23T11:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/?p=6743"},"modified":"2020-07-23T13:40:34","modified_gmt":"2020-07-23T11:40:34","slug":"volvo-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/2020\/07\/23\/volvo-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Volvo SUVs: The Safe Fleet Option"},"content":{"rendered":"

While safety is a top-of-mind fleet concern, America\u2019s roads continue to be a hazardous place to do business.<\/span><\/p>\n

After falling over the past several decades, collision rates \u2014 including fatalities \u2014 have ticked up. Recent statistics from the National Safety Council (NSC) show that there was a 14% increase in fatalities year over year even though miles driven have decreased during the same period1<\/sup>.<\/span><\/p>\n

This demonstrates that even with a strong safety program in place, fleet drivers as still at risk to be in a serious collision \u2014 often due to the poor driving habits of other drivers.<\/span><\/p>\n

A Safe Answer<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Power, efficiency, and, most importantly, safety extend to the entire Volvo lineup.<\/span><\/p>\n

For sales and company executives, the S 60 sedan is available with two gasoline and two gasoline\/hybrid engines delivering from 250 to 415 HP. The S 90 is available with an all-wheel-drive gasoline engine that generates 316 HP.<\/span><\/p>\n

For fleets that want a vehicle that offers the style of a sedan with the practicality of an SUV, there is the V 60 and V 90 wagon. The V 60 is available with a front-wheel-drive turbocharged gasoline engine, which produces 250 HP. The V 60 CC is equipped with an all-wheel-drive turbocharged gasoline engine, which all also produces 250 HP. The V 90 is available with two gasoline engines that produce from 197 to 250 HP, or two diesel engines that produce from 197 to 235 HP. The V 90 CC is available with an all-wheel-drive gasoline engine that produces 316 HP.<\/span><\/p>\n

Volvo\u2019s PHEV SUV lineup, including the XC 40, XC 60, and XC 90, provides fleets with kind of power and capacity that\u2019s designed to meet most business demands. The compact XC 40 is available with two gasoline-powered engines and one electric powerplant generating 187, 248, and 402 HP respectively. The XC 60 is available with a variety of gasoline and hybrid-electric powerplants with an output of 250 HP for T5 FWD to 415 HP for the Polestar Engineered gasoline\/hybrid engine. The XC 90 has three available gasoline-powered engines and a gasoline\/electric hybrid powerplant, which deliver from 250 to 400 HP.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While this power will allow drivers to get their work done efficiently, the entire Volvo lineup is designed first and foremost with safety in mind. To this end the entire Volvo lineup \u2014 SUVs and sedans \u2014 include a wide array of standard safety features regardless of trim level, including:<\/span><\/p>\n