Volvo Environmental Milestones

CARE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.

• 1945 Volvo starts remanufacturing using used car parts
• 1972 Global environmental conference in Stockholm: Volvo raises critical role of the car in society
• 1972 Volvo becomes first automaker to declare commitment at UN Conference on the Environment.
• 1974 Oxidising catalytic converter – forerunner of today's units
• 1976 Three-way catalytic converter with Lambda sensor removes up to 95% of noxious exhaust gases
• 1982 Torslanda plant begins to use waste heat from local oil refinery
• 1987 Torslanda water treatment plant removes 90% of harmful effluents
• 1989 Volvo adopts new, proactive environmental policy
• 1989 Volvo introduces Life-cycle assessment using EPS (Environmental Priority Strategies in product design)
• 1989 Volvo demonstrates technology for alcohol power: the cleanest car ever tested
• 1989 Volvo introduces internal environmental audits
• 1989 Plastic materials in Volvo cars marked to facilitate recycling
• 1991 Volvo shows the first CFC-free (Chlorofluorocarbons) car
• 1991 Paintshop at Torslanda plant is world's cleanest
• 1992 Volvo ECC (Environmental Concept Car) unveiled – a trendsetter for environmental cars of the future
• 1992 Asbestos eliminated from car production
• 1993 CFCs (Chlorofluorocarbons) deleted from the air conditioning systems of all new production Volvo cars
• 1994 ECRIS, a new research facility for environmentally optimised dismantling
• 1995 Volvo Bi-Fuel, the first generation of Volvo's cars built to run on methane gas
• 1995 Introduction of standards to improve dealers' environmental activities
• 1995 Volvo launches Car & Eco Care, a range of car-care products with a low ecological impact
• 1996 Volvo's Dialogue on the environment course provides training for all employees in environmental issues
• 1996 Volvo introduces environmental requirements for suppliers
• 1998 Volvo introduces PremAir® – a radiator coating which can convert harmful ground-level ozone into pure oxygen
• 1998 Volvo Cars is world's first carmaker to introduce EPIs (Environmental Product Information) for cars
• 1999 Introduction of new Interior Air Quality System (IAQS)
• 1999 Tenth award of Volvo Environment Prize
• 2000 ULEV (Ultra Low Emission Vehicle) tailpipe technology available worldwide
• 2001 New generation of Bi-Fuel cars introduced
• 2002 Volvo Adventure – our environmental programme for young people
• 2002 PZEV (Partial Zero Emission Vehicle) engine introduced in California
• 2002 New Volvo Cars designed for 85% recoverability
• 2003 Volvo Cars achieves global ISO 14001 certification
• 2004 Introduction of particulate filters for diesel engines
• 2004 First V8 engine in the world to fulfill ULEV II
• 2004 Volvo 3CC – a sustainable mobility concept for the future
• 2004 First Volvo car under 5 litre/100 km – the S40 1.6D manual
• 2005 Volvo S40/V50 FlexiFuel cars built to run on renewable (E85) ethanol
• 2006 Volvo S80 Clean Zone Interior Package - air quality recommended by the Swedish Asthma and Allergy Association
• 2006 Volvo V70 Multifuel concept car launched - capable to run on 5 fuels: Biomethane, CNG, Hythane, Bioethanol E85 and Petrol
• 2006 Volvo C30 introduced - smallest car ever introduced by Volvo
• 2006 Volvo C30 FFV introduced - and Volvo S40/V50/C30 FlexiFuel introduced at 10 new markets

For more in-depth information on how Volvo is partnering with the environment, read Volvo’s Environmental Product Declaration and other related information, which can be accessed on our website:

http://www.volvocars.com/EPI

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