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The end of the combustion engine? Volvo to go all-electric by 2019

Volvo will launch five new all-electric models between 2019 and 2021

Madeleine Cuff
05 July 2017

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CEO declares the 'end of the solely combustion engine-powered car' as automaker promises all new cars will be fully electric, plug-in hybrid or 'mild hybrid' by 2019

Swedish carmaker Volvo has become the first traditional automotive firm to announce a full shift away from the internal combustion engine, as it today unveils plans for every Volvo car to have an electric...

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Energy

Octopus Energy toasts US expansion with acquisition of startup Evolve Energy

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