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Written by Tom Harrison
Earlier this summer Volvo announced that every car it launches from 2019 will either be a hybrid or a full EV. From then on, no newly-released Volvo or Polestar (which is now a separate company with its own CEO, don"t forget) will be powered solely by internal combustion. Big news, and widely misinterpreted. So at last week"s launch of the Volvo XC40 we caught up with CEO H kan Samuelsson mostly to talk XC40 and the new Care by Volvo" subscription service. Both very interesting in their own right, but conversation naturally veered towards the plans that have put Volvo at the forefront of the sprint toward EVs. Here"s what we learnt
Date written: 26 Sep 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 9321
Earlier this summer Volvo announced that every car it launches from 2019 will either be a hybrid or a full EV. From then on, no newly-released Volvo or Polestar (which is now a separate company with its own CEO, don"t forget) will be powered solely by internal combustion. Big news, and widely misinterpreted. So at last week"s launch of the Volvo XC40 we caught up with CEO H kan Samuelsson mostly to talk XC40 and the new Care by Volvo" subscription service. Both very interesting in their own right, but conversation naturally veered towards the plans that have put Volvo at the forefront of the sprint toward EVs. Here"s what we learnt
Date written: 26 Sep 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 9321
