The future of Volvo Cars is electric, and the new Volvo C40 Recharge is the latest manifestation of the company’s commitment to a zero-emission future.
Volvo c40 recharge has been revealed as brand’s first electric only model essentially in volvo xc40 with coupe inspired styling cues the second ev from the brand has a slightly lower roof line and a sportier rear end to capitalize on the crossover coupe boom while the standard xc40 can be had with gasoline engines the new c40 comes exclusively with zero emissions
Electric motor only the c40s dimensions are nearly identical to the xc40s other than its lower height the roof line in the rear slopes into a tapered lift back shape meaning it has less cargo volume than the more squared off xc40 otherwise the c40 is nearly identical to the electric version of the suv it rides on the same cma platform and shares its 402 horsepower
2 motor electric drivetrain and 75 kilowatt hour battery pack with the xc40 recharge volvo estimates that the c40 will provide an epa rated driving range of 210 miles which is two miles more than the xc40 recharged rating the zero to sixty miles per hour acceleration claim of 4.7 seconds is the same as the xc40 the c40’s interior is nearly identical to the
Xc40 recharge with a digital gauge cluster and interesting looking dashboard trim it has volvo’s latest android-based infotainment system with built-in google apps and the car is capable of receiving over-the-air software updates volvo says it won’t offer many different configurations of the c40 recharge meaning it will likely come in a single well-equipped
Trim level possibly starting around fifty five thousand dollars the company says it will use an online sales model for this ev meaning customers in the us will likely be able to place an order online for delivery at their local volvo dealership look for more details to come as volvo prepares to start production of the c40 recharge later this year there are
More changes once you look closer as volvo has also tweaked the front end by installing new headlights with pixel technology in addition the bumper has been mildly revised as well now hosting horizontal fog lights instead of the rounder clusters of the xc40 recharge once you’re out of battery juice it’ll take eight hours to charge it at 11 kilowatts while fast
Charging with 150 kilowatts to 80 percent will take just 40 minutes volvo is already announcing future ota updates for the c40 will enable improvements in terms of range volvo will start production of the us-bound c-40 recharge this fall at the plant in ghent belgium where the xc40 is assembled five additional evs will follow by the middle of the decade when
The company estimates half of its annual sales will be represented by fully electric cars and the other half by phevs in volvo’s vision the writing is on the wall for traditional gasoline and diesel engines according to henrik green chief technology officer there is no long-term future for cars with an internal combustion engine he goes on to say the automaker
Is firmly committed to transitioning to a purely electric brand by 2030 to fight climate change you got me down again oh so so you got me down again oh so so subscribe to auto tv you
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