The Volvo XC40 Recharge Is Their First All-Electric Model

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The Volvo XC40 Recharge Is Their First All-Electric Model

Things have moved a lot faster than we expected. Volvo has fast-tracked the roll out of their all-electric XC40, now known as the XC40 Recharge. It’s the first of its kind in the Volvo Cars range, and there will be many more all-electric cars to come in the future.

The XC40 as we know it as Volvo’s smallest model on offer, replacing the S40 and V40 models of old with a crossover that appeals to the modern consumer. For the next five years, Volvo will be launching one all-electric vehicle every year, with the aim to make all-electric cars 50% of their global sales by 2025.

What’s more interesting is the fact that the Recharge suffix will also retroactively apply to all plug-in hybrid models as well as the upcoming all-electric models. To sweeten the deal, all Recharge models will come with free electricity for a year, with a refund from Volvo for the average electricity cost during the period.

The important numbers for the XC40 Recharge are a range of 400 kilometers on a single charge, and a power output of 408 hp, as well as a battery charge rate of 80% in just 40 minutes on a fast charger system. Anticipated growth for the all-electric model and its current line of plug-in hybrids has Volvo tripling production capacity for electrified vehicles, with a target of 20% of total sales in 2020.

But beyond the fact that it’s a battery and electric motors propelling this XC40, the central party piece is the Android-based operating system for the entertainment system that now allows over-the-air updates for the car, as well as full integration with Volvo On-Call.

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Aswan

Aswan

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Places more value in how fun a car is to drive than outright performance or luxury. He laments the direction that automotive development is headed in, but grudgingly accepts the logic behind it. Can be commonly found trying to fix yet another problem on his rusty project car.


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