We all know Volvo cars to be one of, if not the safest cars in the world. As redundant as it sounds, the Swedish brand has practically built its reputation around this hallmark. Now, it plans to take a bold step towards another direction: it plans to go electric.
Volvo Cars announced today that beginning 2019, it will begin producing cars with a supplemental electric motor. While it isn’t killing the internal combustion engine just yet, it is bent on making cleaner motors aided by electric mills.
These models will either be mild hybrids, with a 48-volt electric motor that acts as the starter and electric generator, plug-in hybrids, or fully electric vehicles. In short, no Volvo will be powered by a sole gasoline or diesel mill by 2019.
Volvo showed its sincerity to its electrification commitment by announcing that it will unveil five fully electric models between 2019 and 2021. Three of these electric vehicles, Volvo says, will bear its own nameplates, while the other two will come from performance arm Polestar.
The news comes at the heels of an earlier revelation that Polestar will become an independent subsidiary specializing in electrified performance vehicles. Moreover, all these plans are in line with the brand’s commitment to sell 1 million electrified vehicles by 2025.
So, are you ready to drive an electrified Volvo?
