Volvo Embraces A New Technology
The Swedish car maker will roll out a mix of all-electric and hybrid cars from 2019 and will no longer offer vehicles that carry just a traditional internal combustion engine.
Volvo Cars said Wednesday, July 5, that all of its cars will carry an electric engine from 2019, as it embraces of the new technology in the face of industry-wide adoption.
The Swedish car maker will roll out a mix of all-electric, hybrid and mild hybrid cars from 2019 and will no longer offer vehicles that carry just a traditional internal combustion engine.
"This announcement marks the end of the solely combustion engine-powered car," said CEO Hakan Samuelsson. "Volvo Cars has stated that it plans to have sold a total of 1 million electrified cars by 2025. When we said it we meant it. This is how we are going to do it."
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