The Volvo hybrid truck, Mean Green, established new world speed records at Wendover Airfield in Utah, USA, in April.

Mean Green achieved the following world record speeds: Flying Kilometre -236.577 km/h (147.002 mph) and Standing Kilometre - 153.252 km/h (95.245 mph).

The speed record attempts were sanctioned by the United States Auto Club, an extension of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), motoring's international governing body. The new world records are subject to FIA recognition, which will occur in about 30 to 60 days.

Mean Green eclipsed its previous records - 218.780 km/h (135.943 mph) in the flying kilometre and 152.253 km/h (94.605 mph) in the standing kilometre - established in June 2011 at Hultsfred Airport in Sweden.

Though Mean Green's modified aerodynamic body design bears little resemblance to a removals truck, it is comprised almost entirely of production components from Volvo vehicles.