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PARIS, July 27 — Leading automakers have signalled their intention to scrap internal combustion engines by 2030 or cut back sharply on their production as the sector turns towards electric vehicles. The latest to unveil plans was German group Daimler, maker of Mercedes Benz and smart cars, which...

PARIS, July 27 — Leading automakers have signalled their intention to scrap internal combustion engines by 2030 or cut back sharply on their production as the sector turns towards electric vehicles.

From 2025, all Mercedes “architectures” — the chassis, motor and wheels — are to be 100-per cent electric. In the United States, the group’s Dodge division plans to roll out an electric “muscle car” in 2024, and its Ram line of pickups will launch an electric version of the popular 1500 model that year as well.Its ID3 model, which was launched in late 2020, is battling Tesla for top spot in the European electric market.

It has earmarked €73 billion in investments and, like Tesla, plans to create a global network of charging stations.Lamborghini forecasts all its sports cars will be hybrid by the end of 2024.Volvo is owned by the Chinese group Geely, and plans to no longer offer internal combustion models, including hybrids, by 2030.Volvo chief Hakan Samuelsson told AFP in March that by 2025, “half of our cars will be electric.

 

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