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Volvo Plans to Go Electric, to Abandon Conventional Car Engine by 2019
For Volvo the internal combustion engine has run its course.

In the face of competition from upstarts like Tesla Inc., which begins production this week of its new mass-market Model 3 electric battery-powered family car, the Chinese-owned automotive group on Wednesday said all new Volvo models from 2019 would be either fully electric or a hybrid.

Volvo is the first major auto maker to abandon the technology that has powered the industry for more than a century. Hakan Samuelsson, president and chief executive of Volvo Cars, said in a statement that the move “marks the end of the solely combustion engine-powered car,” reiterating his target of selling one million electric cars and hybrids by 2025. “When we said it, we meant it. This is how we are going to do it.”

Volvo also said it would launch five new electric and hybrid vehicles between 2019 and 2021. Two of the new models would be built by Polestar, the performance-car unit that Volvo is spinning off as a “separately branded electrified global high performance car company.” Volvo Cars would build the other three models. No further details were available.

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Fat chance I'll buy one of your current 40,000+ dollar cars. norespect
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Fat chance I'll buy one of your current 40,000+ dollar cars. norespect
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All cars are over $40k now...
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well that's fucking stupid
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They see the success of Tesla and want in. They only produce 600,000 cars a year so totally doable with their customer base.
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They can't keep up for battery demand right now with just Tesla.
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They can't keep up for battery demand right now with just Tesla.
 Quoting: Bud Fox


We should buy into battery companies I guess.
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well that's fucking stupid
 Quoting: ^TrInItY^


They see the success of Tesla and want in. They only produce 600,000 cars a year so totally doable with their customer base.
 Quoting: TheToolMan


Don't see much overlap between Volvo and electric luxury car drivers....
Guess they will have to size down production to 60.000 cars per year.
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All cars are over $40k now...

Certainly not true. Some excellent vehicles with proven long-term reliability can be had for well south of $20,000.
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This will make a lot of old hippies happy. Saving the planet man! LOL!
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All cars are over $40k now...

Certainly not true. Some excellent vehicles with proven long-term reliability can be had for well south of $20,000.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 70434452


New cars start below 10k. Dacia Sandero starts at €7590.00 and is a usable car.
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No thank you.
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Now you know why China is pushing Global Warming Climate Tax on Americans so they can sell their SHIT cars in the U.S.


China is using thuggery moves paying off our politicians like Hitlery and NEO CONS!!!!
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Electric cars can kill you literally with EMF waves. The PTB wont be owning these cars only the peons sheeple!!!

WAKE UP!!!

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Re: Volvo Plans to Go Electric, to Abandon Conventional Car Engine by 2019
They can't keep up for battery demand right now with just Tesla.
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We should buy into battery companies I guess.
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No, buy more Coal company stock.

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LOL, owned by a Chinese COmpany now. LOLOLOLO, good luck.
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Re: Volvo Plans to Go Electric, to Abandon Conventional Car Engine by 2019
I recently bought a 2014 Volvo S60 Polestar....it is the last of the in-line V6's (and fucking fast as hell!)....which is exactly why I bought it. All their new cars are 4 cylinders and they are okay but I felt like I was driving a car with a turbo charged lawnmower engine in it and there is no way on earth I will ever buy one. I'm sure as hell not driving an electric car, so this news sorta hurts because I really like this car and Vovlo's. I guess this will be the last Volvo I will ever own because again, there's no fucking way I'm ever buying a 4 cylinder car or an electric car that isn't a Tesla. Sorry Volvo but you lose.....my business.

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The more EVs the better. Cheaper gas anyone? I wish a lot more people switch to EVs. Please, please do...
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They were the first to invent seat belts, now first to get rid of combustion engine.
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You can get 2 year old toyota corollas for super cheap and they last.

Silly 40,000 dollar bull shit
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I've always wanted an all-electric Volvo! I hope it isn't too expensive.
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The old "red block" Volvo engines are tough and dependable. I'm working on a B230FT on a 940 today. I know that car and engine so well that I can't get rid of it, though parts are drying up. Volvo is owned by the Chinese now, not the same cars or company that used to be.
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Volvo may possibly be able to fuck up an electric car equal to what they have accomplished with their Internal combustion products.Go Vulva
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what a shame


they put out some quality product in the past
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I've always wanted an all-electric Volvo! I hope it isn't too expensive.
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chuckle
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going the way of photobucket I see..

smooth move exlax.
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Good luck! Back to combustion by 2020, is my guess.
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Volvo is owned by the Chinese now, not the same cars or company that used to be.
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Yep. As pretty much that whole country is being sold/given to someone else.

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Volvo is piece of shit now, they used to be good years ago but why bother when you can get a honda or toyota that last forever a can be had for $25k or less as base models.
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Re: Volvo Plans to Go Electric, to Abandon Conventional Car Engine by 2019
For Volvo the internal combustion engine has run its course.

In the face of competition from upstarts like Tesla Inc., which begins production this week of its new mass-market Model 3 electric battery-powered family car, the Chinese-owned automotive group on Wednesday said all new Volvo models from 2019 would be either fully electric or a hybrid.

Volvo is the first major auto maker to abandon the technology that has powered the industry for more than a century. Hakan Samuelsson, president and chief executive of Volvo Cars, said in a statement that the move “marks the end of the solely combustion engine-powered car,” reiterating his target of selling one million electric cars and hybrids by 2025. “When we said it, we meant it. This is how we are going to do it.”

Volvo also said it would launch five new electric and hybrid vehicles between 2019 and 2021. Two of the new models would be built by Polestar, the performance-car unit that Volvo is spinning off as a “separately branded electrified global high performance car company.” Volvo Cars would build the other three models. No further details were available.

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That will cost them sales
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In the big picture they are of course very wrong.

Urban commuters using electric motors will be fine, but rural, agriculture, transport, and highway shipping will still be using the internal combustion engine for centuries to come.
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