Carmakers plugging into the motoring zeitgeist

Volvo stole the headlines last week with its announcement about electrifying its entire model range by 2019. Many outlets completely misquoted or misunderstood what Volvo was saying, resulting in many headlines suggesting that the end of internal combustion as we know it is nigh. In fact, Volvo was merely stating its commitment to an electric-powered future, and it’s not about to throw all its petrol and diesel engines ...