Volvo U-turns from 'shrinking' fossil fuel car business with pledge to go all-electric by 2030

Cecilia Keating
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Swedish company announces new direction as study from Which? warns carmakers are overstating the fuel efficiency of plug-in hybrid vehicles a

Volvo has become the latest auto giant to sound the death knell for fossil fuel vehicles as it announced this morning it will axe all its internal combustion engine (ICE) car lines over the next 10 years,...

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