It’s been nearly a decade since Volvo first started rolling out plug-in hybrids in the U.S., and while the formula for them hasn’t changed a whole lot, a couple of important details have.
One of them is that Volvo’s made the batteries larger every few years, leading to more plug-in electric range, improved hybrid drivability, and overall a better mix of attributes.
The other thing that’s changed in that time is that Volvo is seriously going all-electric. It’s targeting 2030 for a fully electric lineup, with EVs that won’t cost more than gas vehicles by 2025.
Volvo just this week announced that the S60 will be discontinued, with 2025 the final model year for this South Carolina-built sedan. It’s going away as that plant becomes the first of Volvo’s plants globally to go all-EV, making space for both the Volvo EX90 and, later in the year, the Polestar 3.
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