Will Volvo Really Kill the Gasoline Engine?

Why the carmaker’s audacious plan to electrify every Volvo from 2019 may stall out

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Volvo Cars CEO Hakan Samuelsson standing in front of a blue Volvo car and a white Volvo car
Volvo Cars CEO Hakan Samuelsson announced on 5 July that all new Volvos will use an electric motor starting in 2019.
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