All Volvo cars to include electric motors from 2019

Volvo starts to wave goodbye to the internal combustion engine with swift transition toward electric powertrains

Volvo  has announced that every new car it launches from 2019 will have an electric motor. 

Note that some will still have traditional combustion engines, but these will always be in hybrid vehicles - so the traditional engine will be combined with an electric motor. 

Speaking about the announcement, Håkan Samuelsson, president and chief executive of Volvo, said that:


You can hear Samuelsson talk about Volvo's move to electrification in more detail in the below video:


These five cars will be supplemented by a range of petrol and diesel plug in hybrid and mild hybrid 48 volt options on all models.

While full electrification remains a way off, this aggressive push by Volvo really seems to indicate the company's belief in an all-electric future. 

Considering rivals' offerings, such as Nissan's notable efforts, this ramp up in activity probably couldn't come at a better time either for Volvo, with many manufacturers already well-advanced in their electrification road maps. 
