Volvo might join the tide of automakers turning to hybrids and PHEVs

Volvo had been the clearest and most direct of all automakers about switching to a purely electric lineup. Less than a year after getting the XC40 Recharge to market, on March 2, 2021, the company wrote that it “intends to only sell fully electric cars and phase out any car in its global portfolio with an internal combustion engine, including hybrids.