All Volvos to be electric from 2019 onwards
Volvo Cars has announced that every new Volvo launched from 2019 onwards will feature an electric motor. This means an historic end to cars having an internal combustion engine (ICE) only.
This is a significant move by Volvo, one not yet seen by any other manufacturer, and proves that electrification is paving the way for a new chapter in automotive history.
“This announcement marks the end of the solely combustion engine-powered car,” says president and CEO Håkan Samuelsson. “Volvo Cars has stated that it plans to have sold a total of one million electrified cars by 2025. When we said it, we meant it. This is how we are going to do it.”
“This is about the customer,” continues Samuelsson, “People increasingly demand electrified cars and we want to respond to our customers’ current and future needs. You can now pick and choose whichever electrified Volvo you wish.”
More about Volvo’s electric cars
Volvo Cars will introduce a new portfolio of electrified cars across its model range, embracing fully electric cars, plug in hybrid cars and mild hybrid cars.
Between 2019 and 2021 Volvo will launch five new fully electric cars, three of which will be Volvo models and two of which will be high performance electrified cars from Polestar, Volvo Cars’ performance brand. Full details of these models will be announced at a later date.
These five cars will be supplemented by a range of petrol and diesel plug in hybrid and mild hybrid (48 volt) derivatives in all model ranges, representing one of the broadest electrified car offerings of any car maker.
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This means that there will in future be no Volvo cars which do not feature an electric motor, as pure ICE cars are gradually phased out and replaced by ICE cars that are enhanced with electrified drivetrains.
The announcement underlines Volvo Cars’ commitment to minimising its environmental impact and making the cities of the future cleaner. Volvo Cars is focused on reducing the carbon emissions of both its products as well as its operations. It aims to have climate-neutral manufacturing operations by 2025