Volvo’s first electric vehicle to launch in 2019
Swedish car company Volvo has confirmed the launch of its first all electric production model in 2019. It will be capable of supporting battery packs up to 100 kWh in capacity.
The news was confirmed by Volvo’s senior director of Electric Propulsion Systems, Mats Anderson at the recent SAE 2017 Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Technologies Symposium in San Diego.
The company is developing a new Modular Electrification Platform (MEP) which can underpin its future range of electric vehicles. The new platform will be capable of supporting up to 450 kW of electric power.
Details on the new model should be out in due course of time.
