Volvo to drop traditional engines
Volvo has become the first traditional carmaker to signal the end of the internal combustion engine by saying all its cars will have an electric motor in three years' time.
The Chinese-owned firm, best known for its emphasis on driver safety, is not killing petrol and diesel altogether.
By 2019 all of its cars will be either all-electric, or hybrids which combine electric and conventional engines.
Volvo's move puts pressure on Tesla, the start-up maker of electric cars.
On Sunday, it announced that it will start deliveries of its first mass-market car, the Model 3, at the end of the month.
Elon Musk, Tesla's founder, said the company was on track to make 200,000 Model 3 cars a month by December.
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