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Volvo To Cease Selling Gas Vehicles In Australia By 2026

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(The Guardian) Volvo to stop selling petrol vehicles in Australia by 2026
Car giant Volvo has announced plans to stop selling petrol vehicles in Australia by 2026, with a top executive calling the older technology a “shrinking business”, AAP has reported.

Volvo’s Australian deadline will come four years before its worldwide target to transition to electric vehicles, and comes one week after it launched its first electric car in Australia.

Experts said the move showed Australia still had the potential to be “a world leader in the transition to electric vehicles” despite low take-up to date.

Volvo Car Australia’s managing director, Stephen Connor, made the surprise announcement on Thursday, revealing the carmaker would switch to all electric vehicles by 2026 to give it a “strategic advantage” in the Australian market: There is no long-term future for cars with an internal combustion engine. So instead of investing in a shrinking business we choose to invest in the future, which is fully electric.

Globally, Volvo is firmly committed to becoming an electric-only car maker by 2030 but in Australia we will make the transition happen by 2026. The earlier deadline will allow us to meet the expectations of our Australian customers and be a part of the solution when it comes to fighting climate change.
 
I know Australia is wanting to phase out gas cars by the early 2030's. Okay. I'm not against it. But the real question is....."With what money?"

Are they gonna offer financial aid to middle and lower class citizens who can't afford one?
 
But the real question is....."With what money?"

Are they gonna offer financial aid to middle and lower class citizens who can't afford one?
Oh, with money not having to be spent building fossil energy systems, for instances. From that not having to be spent digging up fossil energy or having to clean up fossil energy pollution, etc., etc.
 
Oh, with money not having to be spent building fossil energy systems, for instances. From that not having to be spent digging up fossil energy or having to clean up fossil energy pollution, etc., etc.

Well. Then we're headed in a good direction. It's a start. We can't be stuck on fuel cars forever.
 
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