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Related: About this forumVolvo to drop traditional engines (apart from in hybrids) by 2019
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Volvo has become the first traditional carmaker to signal the end of the internal combustion engine by saying all its cars will have an electric motor in three years' time.
The Chinese-owned firm, best known for its emphasis on driver safety, is not killing petrol and diesel altogether.
By 2019 all of its cars will be either all-electric, or hybrids which combine electric and conventional engines.
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"This announcement marks the end of the solely combustion engine-powered car," said Hakan Samuelsson, chief executive of Volvo's car-making division.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40505671
brush
(53,467 posts)Haven't heard of Volvo developing said engines though.
2019 is just a year and a half away.
muriel_volestrangler
(101,149 posts)FBaggins
(26,695 posts)It isn't that all traditional engines will be gone from their lineup by 2019... it's that any new or redesigned model after the 2019 model year will meet that standard.
Volvo can easily have 5-6 years between generations of a given model. So there could easily be non-hybrid gasoline engines still in their lineup through 2025/2026.
Still pretty impressive.