Living with an electric vehicle is still a fairly new concept in Malaysia, and not many people have the opportunity to know what it is like living with an electric vehicle. When Volvo Cars Malaysia decided to let me have a go in their new XC40 Recharge Pure Electric, I took the chance to not only review the vehicle, but also to provide a first hand experience living with an electric vehicle. The Volvo XC40 is a rather familiar vehicle to me, as I’ve actually tested the other 2 power train options that Volvo offers in Malaysia.
Living with an electric vehicle is still a fairly new concept in malaysia and not many people have the opportunity to know what it is like living with an electric vehicle where volvo cars malaysia decided to let me have a go in their new xc40 recharge po electric i took the chance to not only review the vehicle but also to provide a first-hand experience living
With an electric vehicle with that welcome back to classic.9 for another review video the volvo xc40 is a rather familiar vehicle to me as i’ve actually tested the other two powertrain options that volvo offers in malaysia without further ado let’s take a closer look at the latest volvo xc40 recharge po electric the volvo xc40 recharge peel electric carries the
Familiar shape of the volvo xc40 to set the pure electric variant apart from the other xc40 variants there are some minor differences that volvo has done to the exterior of the vehicle to start off the front grille has been replaced with a body colored panel to reduce the drag created by the front grille since there’s no engine needed to be cooled down other
Than that the xc40 recharge pure electric is fitted with a set of pure electric specific 19-inch rims wrapped in 235 550 r19 tyres up front and 255 445 r19 tires at the rear while the pure electric still retains the fuel filler flap volvo engineers have replaced the fuel filler hose with a charging slot without an internal combustion engine the space under
The hood has been converted into a small storage compartment for owners to store items such as the charging cable which is fairly useful as for the interior most of the components are carried over from the other xc40 variants the only changes here is that the xc40 recharge pure electrics infotainment is now powered by the android automotive operating system
Which i’ve checked out in the xc60. as you can see now if you want to go towards a location the gps not only indicates about the time that we arrive but the gps also shows you the level of charge when you arrived at the location most of the time it’s quite accurate from what i’ve experienced inside here we can see there’s a range assistance it will show you the
Range that you get and how can you optimize the range and all your different speed driving style and climate control this is something that is very important when you’re driving an electric vehicle while driving i can’t deny that i do feel the range anxiety kicking in the main reason for my ranged anxiety was due to the lack of dc fast charging stations around
Malaysia apart from that there are different circumstances such as faulty or occupied charges that owners may have to experience throughout their ownership of an eevee at the current moment with a dc fast charger i spend about an hour just to juice the car up to about 80 to 90 percent of the battery capacity before heading home this is to ensure when i leave the
Car charging overnight on the three beam plug i can get a full charge the next morning on a full charge i can get about 360 kilometers of estimated range for the xc40 recharge pure electric powering the xc40 recharge pure electric are two electric motors that are located on both front and rear axles this made the xc40 recharge pure electric and all-wheel drive
Vehicle here are the performance figure for the xc40 recharge pure electric in order to start the xc40 recharge peel electric all i have to do is just put the vehicle into gear and off we go on daily drives i tend to drive the vehicle in a more conservative manner this is just so i can eat out as much range as possible from a single charge from time to time i do
Step on the accelerator pedal just to feel the acceleration that the suv can provide another way to be efficient is to drive the vehicle in the one pedal driving mode the one pedal driving mode will utilize the electric motor fully not only for acceleration but also slowing down the vehicle while the electric motor has the ability to bring the xc40 recharge peel
Electric to a standstill the suv is still equipped with strong braking performance disc brakes all round if the owner only utilizes the one pedal driving chances are their brake pads could last them a long time before needing any replacement another advantage for using regenerative braking is that the physical brakes have lesser tendency to overheat when coming
Down a mountain route the xc40 recharge pure electric may have strong acceleration the suv will start showing its flaw when taking corners when going into a corner the turn-in does feel immediate as the corner progresses the additional 400 kilogram weight that the xc40 recharge pure electric is carrying will start pushing the vehicle wide other than that the
Weight also enhanced the body roll of the suv the echo tyres that come with the xc40 recharge pure electric does not help as well as the level of grip from these tyres are much lower than the regular xc40 tyres while the cornering capability of the suv may reduce i do think that volvo engineers did a good job to ensure that the xc40 recharge pure electric rides
As good as the regular xc40 even so i can still feel that the suspension is still working hard to ensure that the car stays level and not bottoming out especially when going over road harms as per all over vehicles it will always be packed full with safety and advanced driver assistance systems the systems available in the xc40 recharge pure electric include
With a price tag of 262 000 ringgit you do get quite a lot of vehicle for the money especially for those who are looking for an electric suv throughout my time with the vehicle i do understand the hype for people wanting to embrace the future of mobility at the current moment the infrastructure is still lagging far behind compared to the amount of new electric
Vehicles there are soon to arrive due to the overwhelming demand volvo cars malaysia has stopped taking orders for the 2022 volvo xc40 recharge pure electric if you are still keen to old one stay tuned for the announcement of the reopening of other books for the 2023 model year volvo xc40 recharge pure electric hope you enjoyed this review please kindly leave
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2022 Volvo XC40 Pure Electric – Living With An Electric Vehicle By carsick
