Volvo is fully committing to the electric car concept, as the Swedish carmaker plans to build and sell its first all-electric vehicle by 2019.
Alongside the announcement of this new endeavor, Volvo will also introduce plug-in hybrid versions of its 90 series and 60 series, as well as a new 40 series that will be a line of smaller electric cars. The hybrid 90 series has already been introduced to the world via the recent XC90 SUV, with the S90 sedan and other upcoming models to follow.
More details regarding the car company's electric car will come at a later time, but expectations are currently high for the 2019 release.
"We believe that the time has come for electrified cars to cease being a niche technology and enter the mainstream," said Håkan Samuelsson, President and CEO of Volvo in a statement. "We are confident that by 2020, 10% of Volvo’s global sales will be electrified cars."
Continue reading…
Continue reading...
Alongside the announcement of this new endeavor, Volvo will also introduce plug-in hybrid versions of its 90 series and 60 series, as well as a new 40 series that will be a line of smaller electric cars. The hybrid 90 series has already been introduced to the world via the recent XC90 SUV, with the S90 sedan and other upcoming models to follow.
More details regarding the car company's electric car will come at a later time, but expectations are currently high for the 2019 release.
"We believe that the time has come for electrified cars to cease being a niche technology and enter the mainstream," said Håkan Samuelsson, President and CEO of Volvo in a statement. "We are confident that by 2020, 10% of Volvo’s global sales will be electrified cars."
Continue reading…
Continue reading...