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Volvo Offers Allergy Relief for Spring
10May
Volvo offers some allergy relief
Well, spring has finally sprung after a long winter. While longer days, sunnier weather and warmer temps are welcomed by most, unfortunately for some people this means allergies. Itchy eyes and runny noses make it difficult to enjoy the changing season. So what do allergies have to do with automobiles? Volvo decided to help out the allergy-laden population by offering an alternative to popping allergy pills.
In several Volvo vehicles, the carmaker already offers micro-filtration systems that are claimed to capture the particles that cause seasonal allergies. According to Volvo, an automatic ventilation system in the S80, XC60, V70, XC70 and S60 flushes the interior air when the doors are unlocked.
“The filters we fit to clean the passenger compartment air also remove the particles that cause allergies. A ride in a car can actually make breathing easier for many sufferers when the problem becomes acute,” says Andreas Andersson, manager of allergy-optimised car interiors at Volvo Cars.
The automaker has also been putting a lot of effort into using hypo-allergenic interior materials like chromium free leather. While all of this might work to minimize pollen exposure while actually in the vehicle, at some point everyone has to get out of the car. If Volvo could just find a way to get their cars to absorb the pollen outside, then they’d really be on to something.