Volvo plans to fully enter the field of electric vehicles - will end the era of pure internal combustion engines

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According to the European "Automotive News" reported on July 5, Volvo plans to fully enter the field of electric vehicles, announced the "terminate pure internal combustion engine car" plan, starting from 2019 will only introduce pure electric and hybrid vehicles, marking the Volvo car near The end of a century of internal combustion engine era.

Volvo's move is significant and will be the first traditional car manufacturer to completely stop producing internal combustion engines. Volvo's president, Hakan Samuelsson, said in a statement: "The Volvo resolution marks the end of the era of pure internal combustion engines. By 2025, Volvo plans to sell 1 million electric We are determined to do this.” On Wednesday, Hanken said in an interview: “In the process of transforming traditional automakers into electric vehicles, we hope to be a leader in this field. Now, we make This decision has once again raised the brand positioning and helped Volvo Car to win the competition with its peers."

Previously, in 2014, Volvo announced that in addition to the traditional gasoline and diesel vehicles, all models of Volvo production will be available in plug-in hybrid versions.

Market transformation

Volvo's decision reflects the current trends in the automotive sector. In the next two years, Volvo will replace gasoline and diesel with pure electric vehicles, plug-in hybrids and 48V hybrids. Volvo's president said: "This resolution is related to consumers. Consumers are increasingly demanding electric vehicles, Volvo hopes to meet the current and future needs of consumers. Now there are motorized Volvo cars for consumers to choose."

On July 5th, Volvo announced that it will launch five pure electric vehicles from 2019 to 2021, three for Volvo and two for Polaris. Polaris will be committed to the global high performance electric market. On the other hand, since the acquisition of Volvo by Geely in 2010, Volvo has been working hard on the development of new models, the construction of power plants and the development of power, and is committed to being comparable to German luxury cars.

lead the industry

In 2012, with the V60 plug-in hybrid version, Volvo defeated the competition in the competition and achieved an advantage in the European market. Since then, the XC90, S90 and XC60 have introduced plug-in hybrid models. At the same time, Volvo also revealed that the upcoming XC40 compact SUV will also provide plug-in hybrid models.

In the future, all cars based on the Volvo SPA platform and the CMA (luxury compact vehicle) platform will be pure electric vehicles, plug-in hybrids or 48V hybrids.