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Volvo Cars all-electric sales climb to 19% of all sales in February

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Volvo Cars reported global sales of 51,286 cars in February, up 22% compared to the same month last year and a record for the month of February. The sales growth was led by the company’s Recharge line up of fully electric and plug-in hybrid cars. China sales reached 13,066 cars, up 50% compared with February last year.

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JLR Halewood to become all-electric production facility; next-gen medium-size SUV architecture fully electric

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As part of the investment, the Halewood plant in the UK will become an all-electric production facility and the next generation medium-size SUV architecture, electrified modular architecture (EMA), will now be pure-electric. JLR (Jaguar Land Rover) will invest £15 billion (US$18.7

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Fully electric Genesis GV60 arrives in US starting at $58,890

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Genesis Motor America announced the start of sales of its first electric vehicle, the GV60 ( earlier post ). This summer, Genesis Motor America will launch the Electrified G80, its first fully-electric sedan. Later this year, as part of Hyundai Motor Group’s $7.4-billion

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Volvo Cars says early demand for fully electric Volvo XC40 Recharge P8 AWD is strong

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Volvo Cars has opened order books for the XC40 Recharge P8 AWD ( earlier post ), the company’s first fully electric car which is based on the best-selling SUV, in selected markets. The company says it has already received “several thousands” of firm orders even before the formal start of sales.

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Jeep to introduce four electric SUVs in N America and Europe by end of 2025

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Jeep will introduce four all-electric SUVs in North America and Europe by the end of 2025. As part of an ongoing comprehensive product plan, 50% of Jeep brand sales in the US will be fully electric by 2030, while 100% of European sales will be all-electric by then. Jeep Recon. Jeep Recon.

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Lincoln working with Rivian on new fully electric vehicle

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Lincoln’s first fully electric vehicle will join the Aviator and Corsair Grand Touring plug-in hybrid vehicles, further solidifying Lincoln’s commitment to electrification. Lincoln has introduced four new SUVs—including Corsair, Aviator and Navigator—in the past three years.

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Mustang Mach-E EV sales total 3,739 units in first full month

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Sales of Ford’s Mustang Mach-E totaled 3,739 vehicles in its first full month on the market. With the fully electric Mustang Mach-E, Ford F-150 PowerBoost Hybrid and Escape and Explorer hybrids, overall electrified vehicle sales rose 56.1% Retail sales were up 7.9%. SUV sales were down 10.2%

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