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Fortune
Ryan Hogg

Why has Volvo scrapped plans to be fully electric by 2030?

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Volvo Cars has joined a wave of carmakers walking back previously ambitious fully electric targets as fears grow that a recent slowdown in consumer sentiment is unlikely to be a blip.

The Swedish carmaker announced Wednesday it was reining in plans to go fully electric by 2030, instead opting to roll out more hybrid models for a longer period than previously planned. 

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