La svedese Volvo Cars abbandona il piano di vendere solo veicoli elettrici entro il 2030
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/09/04/swedens-volvo-cars-scraps-plan-to-only-sell-electric-vehicles-by-2030.html
di krazydude22
La svedese Volvo Cars abbandona il piano di vendere solo veicoli elettrici entro il 2030
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/09/04/swedens-volvo-cars-scraps-plan-to-only-sell-electric-vehicles-by-2030.html
di krazydude22
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I’m all for helping curb climate change but the technology and infrastructure just doesn’t exist in most countries at present.
Electric sales seem to be going poorly for Volvo like every other major European manufacturer.
Well, doesn’t help that Volvo, as most European cars somehow made themselves into premium brands. With Volvo you’re at least getting something for the money, but others just completely lost the plot.
Bad sales, could they perhaps be too expensive?
Who would have thought that hybrids would be the best option to eventually phase out combustion engine based cars.
I hope alternative fuel is the way forward
It was written in the stars!
Well, when an EV costs at least €50000, and then I’d have to find places to charge it because my HOA doesn’t have charging stations(it’s not really possible to install without paying a lot), then yeah, I’ll stick with older petrol cars.
I really don’t get how people can afford EVs in todays’ economy. I really cannot afford a car loan on top of the inflation and interest rate on my mortgage, and now winter is coming with rising electricity costs..
It’s almost like over-promising for publicity and not delivering has zero consequences…
Anyone else waiting for solid states battery cars before buying an EV?
Well, they adjusted the goal from 100% electric by 2030 to [90-100%](https://www.media.volvocars.com/global/en-gb/media/pressreleases/333213/volvo-cars-adjusts-electrification-ambitions-remains-committed-to-fully-electric-future) in terms of global sales. So still very committed to EVs.
Volvo is owned by Geely – a Chinese company. Yes, the brand was created by some Swedes some time ago. But as it stands today, there is nothing Swedish about Volvo Cars. That is like calling the McDonalds in London a British Establishment. Yes, the franchise owner is British. Yes, the manager is British. Yes, the employees are British. Heck, some of the ingredients might be sourced from the UK. But The company is American.
In memory of Volvo, a Swedish car brand known for its safety, reliability, and innovation. Though it no longer exists as a Swedish brand, Volvo’s legacy of quality and craftsmanship will be dearly remembered by all who valued its contribution to automotive excellence.
I don’t like evs at all. I find plugin hybrid option very attractive tho. You can drive in low noise and emission mode in the city and charge daily while you have no limits with driving large number of kilometers if you need. Then i went to the market and saw the price difference between benzine and plugin variants (not even mentioning pure ev) and i was shocked in the past it was a price of very luxury models. Car sellers will have hard time in the future when they will decide to drop non electric engine.
There are more people who barely managed new cars in the 10k-35k range than those in the 30k-80k range. Everybody who can comfortably that amount is either affluent, got a company car or has a lease. But even with a lease, few families can afford €500-1000 monthly leases, let alone two.
On top of that, range & charging reliability is better, but not yet fully adequate.