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First drive review: 2022 Volvo XC60 Recharge plug-in hybrid delivers more range and power

Green Car Reports

Volvo has said that it will make only electric cars by 2030. So what’s in store for its plug-in hybrids in the interim? Bigger batteries for more electric range.

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Volvo Cars to triple electric car production capacity in Ghent after strong year of electrified car sales

Green Car Congress

Volvo Cars is tripling electric car manufacturing capacity at its plant in Ghent, Belgium as it prepares to meet fast growing demand for its Recharge line-up of chargeable cars. The share of Recharge cars as a percentage of total sales more than doubled in 2020, compared to 2019.

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Volvo Cars January global sales up 2%; Recharge models up 31%, for 40.7% of all cars sold

Green Car Congress

Volvo Cars reported global sales of 48,520 in January, up 2% compared to the same month last year. Sales of Volvo Cars´ Recharge models of fully electric and plug-in hybrid cars increased by 31% in January year-on-year, accounting for 40.7% of all Volvo cars sold globally during the month.

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EU new-car market suffers worst performance in over two years

Baua Electric

20 September 2024 Read next The Kia Picanto takes the 2024 Wertmeister title 19 September 2024 Read next Which car brands sold the most EVs in July? 18 September 2024 Read next Tesla and BYD do battle in July’s global EV market 17 September 2024 EU new-car registrations declined sharply in August, marking their biggest drop since April 2022.

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Volvo backtracks on its 100% EV pledge: Here’s what the new plan looks like

Baua Electric

The plan was to sell only fully electric cars while phasing out “any car in its global portfolio with an internal combustion engine, including hybrids.” The new plans call for 90 to 100% of global sales to be electrified, including EVs and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs). Or, in other words, “all cars with a cord.”

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Car sales in China surge on back of exports, offsetting sales slump at home

Baua Electric

Read more Car sales in China picked up in June thanks to increase in exports amid EU hiking tariff on electric vehicles made in the country. million cars, while exports rose 29 per cent to 400,000 units, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers said in a monthly report. Sales in China dropped 7.4

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New launch of MG5 in the electric car market

EV Report

It has come back to its native as a brand that is well known for building electric crossovers. This new electric vehicle was launched in October 2019 in two electric countries of Europe – Norway and Netherlands. At the first half of 2020, MG ZS EV is expected to target Sweden, Netherlands, France, Germany and Belgium markets.

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