Judged in 7 criteria: Acceleration, Braking Slalom, Noise, Emissions, Fuel efficiency, and Carbon dioxide emissions — Volvo Car Corporation climbed to the top spot at Michelin Challenge Bibendum 2006 in Paris bygrabbing 16 gold medals.
Hans Folkesson, in charge of Ford’s European environmental technology, summarises the Michelin Challenge Bibendum 2006:
We wanted to display the technology that we already offer and at the same time present our efforts for the future in the areas of the environment and safety. Volvo Car Corporation is working with several different areas of technology for sustainable mobility, something that is reflected in our broad range of environmentally adapted cars. We hope that our work will inspire politicians, government agencies, manufacturers, and distributors to improve the infrastructure for sustainable fuels so that the technology will benefit the environment and society to an increasing extent.
The lists of the 16 gold medals won:
Volvo Multi-Fuel - 4 gold medals for its clean emissions and low noise, and for excellent results from the acceleration test from 0-100 km/h, and the braking test.
Volvo S40 1.6D - 4 gold medals in the areas of fuel efficiency and carbon dioxide emissions, braking and noise test.
Volvo V50 FlexiFuel - 5 gold medals in the classes of fuel efficiency, emissions, noise, slalom and braking.
Volvo S60 Bi-Fuel - 3 gold medals for braking, emissions, and carbon dioxide emissions.
Via: World Car Fans
