Volvo has already announced that it plans to offer
several electric, hybrid, and mild-hybrid vehicles, and its first zero-emission
car will reportedly arrive in 2019. According to Autocar, the new EV was
previewed by the 40.2 concept shown in 2016 and it will enter the brand’s ’40’
lineup with a similar design to the rest of the family.
Based on the CMA platform that’s shared by Volvo and
parent company Geely in compact vehicles, including the XC40, the coupe-like
hatchback is already in development. The information was confirmed by the
Swedish automaker’s Research and Development chief Henrik Green, who admitted
that it will arrive with a modular battery system.
The minimum range is currently not confirmed, but it
seems that top-of-the-line models will get to travel for around 500 km in between chargers. Volvo could offer a fully electric version of the
XC40 as well. Moreover, its high-performance division, Polestar, plans to
introduce three more vehicles besides the already unveiled Polestar 1.
The
Polestar 2 zero-emission midsize saloon is said to arrive at the end of next
year, followed in 2020 by the Polestar 3 electric crossover. The Polestar 4
should complete the family, coming before the end of 2020, probably as a
convertible based on the Polestar 1.
