三级aa视频在线观看-三级国产-三级国产精品一区二区-三级国产三级在线-三级国产在线

US EUROPE AFRICA ASIA 中文
China / Across America

Volvo to focus on electric cars starting in 2019

By Paul Welitzkin in New York (China Daily USA) Updated: 2017-07-06 10:42

Volvo, which is owned by China's Geely Holding Group Co, on Wednesday became the first mainstream auto company to signal the end of the conventional internal combustion engine, but some observers aren't ready yet to write the obituary.

Calling its announcement "one of the most significant moves by any carmaker", Volvo said that all of its new models from 2019 on will either be hybrids or battery powered. Volvo said it will still be manufacturing earlier models that have internal combustion engines. Electric vehicles are powered by a battery and electric motor while hybrids utilize a battery but still run on gasoline.

Volvo CEO Hakan Samuelsson said that "this announcement marks the end of the solely combustion engine-powered car". "People increasingly demand electrified cars, and we want to respond to our customers' current and future needs," he said.

Samuelsson said the shift to electric motors would "strengthen our brand image, which is a lot about protecting what is important for you (customers)," according to The Associated Press. Volvo has set a goal of selling 1 million electric vehicles by 2025. Last year, the company sold 534,332 cars in 100 countries.

"This is a bold move, but it is not as bold as it sounds at first blush, because hybrid vehicles use internal combustion engines for a substantial portion of the time they are in operation," Jack Nerad, Kelley Blue Book's executive market analyst, said in a press release. "Making hybrid powertrains available on all Volvos has been one of the company's keynote strategy for several years now."

David Whiston, an industry analyst with Morningstar Inc, said in an email that Volvo is likely remaining a premium player so it is assuming wealthier consumers will pay a premium for hybrid and (electric) models.

"With Volvo's clientele, they can get away with that, but I'm not expecting a volume automaker such as GM (General Motors) or Toyota saying they'll only make hybrids and (electrics) starting in the next couple of years," he said.

Dave Zoia, a writer for industry journal WardsAuto, noted that Volvo isn't eliminating gasoline engines entirely because much of its production won't be electric-only, but hybrids of some type.

"It doesn't mark the end of the internal combustion engine, which most in the industry see continuing well beyond 2030. It does put Volvo among those on the forefront of what is expected to be a migration toward electrification as automakers look to meet toughening emissions and fuel-economy standards in markets around the world," he wrote in an email.

Brian Moody, executive editor of the auto research site Autotrader.com, said that "if any automaker can manage the move to all-electric, it's Volvo".

paulwelitzkin@chinadailyusa.com

Highlights
Hot Topics

...
主站蜘蛛池模板: 日韩一级a毛片欧美一级 | 欧美日韩在线视频 | 麻豆91av| 99国产国人青青视频在线观看 | 国产一二区 | 日本片网址 | 日本一卡2卡三卡4卡 免费网站仙踪 | 国产免费黄色大片 | 国产日韩欧美在线一区二区三区 | 黄色片日韩 | 亚洲大胆视频 | 黄色免费看 | 国产精品极品 | 婷婷色在线视频 | 免费在线观看黄色网址 | 国产精品爽爽影院在线 | 草逼网站视频 | 国产免费福利 | 国产日韩在线观看视频网站 | 青娱乐91视频 | 成人免费视频视频在线不卡 | 久久日本精品一区二区免费 | 国产日产欧产精品精品软件 | 欧美视频日韩视频 | 国产精品特黄毛片 | 久久综合综合 | 国产精品福利视频主播真会玩 | 日本免费乱人伦在线观看 | 日韩在线二区全免费 | 一级毛片观看 | 国产码一区二区三区 | 伊人热| 福利小视频在线 | 日韩免费中文字幕 | 黄色a级片免费 | 一级黑寡妇毛片免费视频 | 网友自拍视频在线 | 国产一区二区三区精品视频 | 国产特黄特色一级特色大片 | 国产午夜精品不卡观看 | 国产精品99爱免费视频 |