In the first half of this decade, there was a race to set a cutoff date for the ol’ combustion engine. Volvo claimed an early lead, announcing in early 2021 that it would go fully electric by the end of the decade. But like many other automakers, it has since backtracked on that ambitious EV pledge. Last year, the Swedish brand revised its goal: by 2030, 90 to 100 percent of its lineup would consist of either plug-in hybrids or fully electric vehicles.
