Swedish automotive manufacturer, Volvo, promised to begin launching next electric car by 2019. The manufacturer calls in 2020, the number of electric cars has reached 10 percent of all car models are marketed.
A source at the manufacturer says, the launch of the electric car is part of a long-term strategy manufacturers in the face of the global automotive market. Only, about the size and shape of an electric car that will be launched, the source said that it will be announced at a later time.
Some time ago, the second generation of Volvo XC90 SUV has launched with plug-in hybrid technology. The car carrying the twin engine XC90T8 capacity of 2,000 cc four-cylinder air-turbocharger and an electric motor, power reaches 295 kW and 640 Nm of torque.
The Swedish company revealed its new strategy which involves the introduction of plug-in hybrid models across its range as well as an all-electric model which is said to offer up to 325 miles of range, featuring fast-charging technology and premium performance on the road. The new model will most likely be an SUV as the Swedes have their eyes on the Tesla Model X and Audi’s upcoming Q6 E-Tron.
The first models to benefit from the new strategy will be the plug-in versions of the upcoming S90 flagship and S60 saloon which are based on the same Scalable Product Architecture we know from the XC90 SUV.
Volvo already offers the XC90 T8 Twin Engine AWD PHEV, which combines 407hp with 49g/km of CO2 and more than but confirms that they will expand their range of plug-in hybrids by introducing front-wheel driven Twin Engine variants. With that said, the company is also developing a new V40 model, based on their new Compact Modular Architecture (CMA) which has been designed to support both plug-in and all-electric powertrains.
"Our research has shown that people driving a car we are using twin engine (hybrid) electric mode with about 50 percent," says Peter Mertens, Deputy Director of Research and Development of Volvo.
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