# Volvo is phasing out Conventional Car Engine by 2019

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**Created:** [July 5, 2017, 9:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/volvo-is-phasing-out-conventional-car-engine-by-2019/105620 "2017-07-05T21:49:12Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 5, 2017, 9:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/volvo-is-phasing-out-conventional-car-engine-by-2019/105620/2 "2017-07-05T21:51:53Z")

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> [@kurtwm2010](#):
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> Here goes the resale value of Volvo’s down the toilet

…of Volvo’s…what?

In any event, this is essentially a duplicate of another thread:

> [@Volvo will phase-out gas-powered vehicles in a few years](https://community.cartalk.com/t/volvo-will-phase-out-gas-powered-vehicles-in-a-few-years/105603/13):
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> You are correct, but I think it is interesting to note that EVERY site that published–and amplified-- Volvo’s press release posted an essentially similar headline. That includes Fortune magazine, which calls itself “The Capitalist Tool”. It seems that everyone–including me–was guilty of not reading the full details of Volvo’s press release. Could that massive amount of miscommunication be the result of poor English usage in the original press release, as a result of Volvo’s Chinese ownership…

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