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Volvo Cars and the environment
Volvo Cars and the environment
Our environmental philosophy
Quality, Safety and Environmental care are
the three core values which guide all the
activities of Volvo Cars. Volvo cars comply
with strict international environmental stand-
ards and are manufactured in some of the
cleanest and most resource-efficient plants in
the world. Volvo Cars has been awarded
multi-site global certification under the ISO
14001 environmental standard, ensuring
continuous improvement in the area. All Volvo
models are supplied with an environmental
product declaration - or EPD - which enables
the customer to compare the environmental
performance of different models and engines.
Visit epd.volvocars.se for more information.
Clean inside and out
Your Volvo is designed to be
clean inside and
out
, a concept which means that you benefit
in two ways - from a clean cabin and a highly
efficient exhaust treatment system, which
ensures that your car saves fuel and releases
a minimum of harmful substances.
Inside, the air entering the passenger com-
partment is filtered to protect you and your
passengers from dust, particles and pollen.
A sophisticated air quality system known as
IAQS
1
can be added as an option to ensure
that the air supplied to the passenger com-
partment is cleaner than the air outside. Con-
sisting of an electronic sensor and an acti-
vated carbon filter, the system monitors the
level of carbon monoxide in the incoming air
and closes the air intakes to prevent the level
in the cabin from becoming too high - for
example in heavy city traffic, tailbacks and
tunnels - while the carbon filter traps nitrogen
oxides, ground-level ozone and hydrocar-
bons. In addition, to benefit allergy sufferers,
the fabrics used in the interior comply with
the provisions of the international Öko-Tex
2
standard. Outside, a special catalytic coating
known as PremAir®
3
is used to convert harm-
ful ground-level ozone in the air passing
through the radiator into pure oxygen.
1. Interior Air Quality System
2. An international ecological standard
for textiles
3. Applies only to five-cylinder engines
PremAir® is a registered trademark
of Engelhard Corporation
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