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Stephan Jacoby, President and CEO of Volvo Cars, said today at an industry seminar in Brussels that the European Commission’s plan of reducing CO2 emissions and promoting electrification throughout Europe is mistaken.
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Volvo CEO Criticizes EU’s Strategy on CO2 Emissions Reduction and Electric Cars
Stephan Jacoby, President and CEO of Volvo Cars, said today at an industry seminar in Brussels that the European Commission’s plan of reducing CO2 emissions and promoting electrification throughout Europe is mistaken.
Jacoby believes that a lack of a cohesive incentive strategy and over-optimistic targets set by the EU will not have the desired effects. He said that the high cost of hybrid and all-electric vehicles is currently preventing European car buyers from adopting them.
“Volvo Car Corporation urges the EU to coordinate incentives while supporting research and developmentâ€, said Jacoby, adding that if this does not happen, European carmakers will have to deal with the consequences.
Read more »- Stefan Jacoby Steps Down As Volvo's Ceo, Is Replaced By Hakan Samuelsson
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On April 14, 1927, at 10 am, Volvo sales manager Hilmer Johansson was photographed while he was driving the Swedish company's first mass-produced automobile, the ÖV4, through the factory gates in Lundby in Göteborg. To celebrate the 85th...
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