Many of you follow the news of the motor world and have seen how electrification has been occupying our pages for several years. In fact, manufacturers encouraged this trend by announcing that would focus on this technology. There have been quite a few who have confirmed the end of combustion in their range. Although some have been forced to back down due to low demand. This is the case of Volvo and its promise to sell only electric cars from 2030, which will have to wait a little longer.
The end of the decade had been marked as a turning point by some brands, also aligned with the bans in certain regions such as ours. However, in recent months there has been a marked Slowing demand for electric cars. It has been motivated by several aspects, some such as the high price of these models or the lack of infrastructure in some countries. That is why Volvo has decided that it will continue to offer Hybrids in its range from 2030.
It seems that they are also preparing for the effect that tariffs will have Europeans are changing their minds about electric cars made in China, such as their Volvo EX30. They are backtracking and saying that they want more than 90% of their sales from 2030 to be electric and also plug-in hybrids. But they are leaving open the possibility that less than that 10% are sales of vehicles without a plugwith combustion being the protagonist. It was recently seen in the launch of the Volvo XC90 how they maintain the microhybrid option with an ECO label.
The truth is that the Swedish firm was carrying good pace of electrification thanks to models such as the aforementioned EX30, in addition to the EX40 and EX90. They also prepare at least one new electric car every year, with the idea of gradually eliminating combustion. However, they no longer put the date of 2030 on the horizon, as they believe that the evolution will be slower than expected. Other brands have also released the accelerator in this regard and They see hybrids as that temporary measure allowing them to make a more balanced transition.
