Photos: Volvo's "Mean Green" Hybrid Race Truck

March 22, 2012

In 2010, the Volvo's truck group crafted a one-of-a-kind hybrid racing truck, equipped with a modified DD16 engine cranking out 1,950 horsepower connected to an I-Shift transmission, electric motor, and battery pack. The truck is now touring North America and will attempt to break land speed records this April in Utah.

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