Of all the Volvos sold in California last month, 77% were hybrids or plug-in electric hybrids, the automaker said Thursday in a press release announcing the sales. in North America in May 2022.
That’s a 6% increase from the previous month, indicating continued appetite for plug-in vehicles in California. Nationally, hybrids and plug-in electric vehicles – collectively known as the Recharge badge – accounted for 35.7% of the 9,372 Volvo vehicles sold in the United States in May.
2022 Recharge Volvo XC60
That represents significant growth only from last year. In May 2021, Volvo confirmed it had achieved its previous goal of putting plug-in hybrids at the top of 20% of sales in the US, up from about 5% the year before.
Volvo is in the process its plug-in hybrid upgrade with a larger battery and more power miles. It does good things with the XC60 Recharge, which we drove at the end of last yearVolvo claims, while the S60 Recharge sedan and V60 Polestar Engineered wagon will achieve a range of 41 km. And to make sure customers get the message, Volvo has started mask discharging trick.
2022 Recharge Volvo C40
The automaker also now has several all-electric models in its lineup in the US. The EV line now includes C40 recharge and XC40 Recharge, and an electric version of the XC90 SUV is on the way.
The electric XC90 is expected to be the first production Volvo EV to run on a dedicated platform. While the C40 Recharge and XC40 Recharge use the CMA platform shared with the internal combustion models, the XC90 EV is expected to use a separate platform from the other versions of the SUV. This will be one of the first models to push Volvo to become an all-electric product line by 2030.
