Volvo is on an absolute roll at the moment and from
2019, it will be the first traditional automaker to have a fleet consisting
solely of electrified models. The Swedish marques ambitious are noble and
perhaps a little crazy but if achieved, will put Volvo at the forefront of the
widely-anticipated electric vehicle revolution, helping it to capture an
important slice of the market before competition heats up.
According to Volvo, it will launch five
fully-electric cars between 2019 and 2021 and if we were Volvo, we’d make one
of those vehicles an affordable city car, perhaps like the one pictured. Dreamt
up by artist Subum Lee, this unique Volvo project brings a number of
characteristic Volvo design traits in a two-door creation that appears slightly
smaller than the BMW i3. It is sleek, compact and if it were fitted with an
electric powertrain, could be hilariously fun to drive.
Recent trends indicate that cities are likely to be
the first locations to stipulate that only EVs can be used in inner-city
streets, perhaps suggesting that affordable, electric city cars could
eventually become big business for established automakers.
