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Road Test: 2023 Volvo XC60 Recharge Ultimate

Clean Fleet Report

Road Test: 2023 Volvo XC60 Recharge Ultimate Surprising Performance in a Compact Plug-In Hybrid SUV Okay, a show of hands if “quick or fast” come to mind when Volvo SUV is mentioned. Power and Range The XC60 Recharge PHEV combines a turbocharged and supercharged inline 4-cylinder engine with 312 horsepower (hp) and an 18.8-kilowatt

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Volvo XC40 Recharge and Polestar 2: EV cousins offer different takes on “premium”

Charged EVs

Volvo and its Chinese parent Geely are very serious about selling cars that plug in. In 2019, Volvo launched the XC40 compact crossover, a boxy but stylish compact SUV with a 2.0-liter In 2019, Volvo launched the XC40 compact crossover, a boxy but stylish compact SUV with a 2.0-liter Volvo’s first EV.

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You Vote! 2021 CleanTechnica Car of the Year Competition

CleanTechnica EVs

In coming weeks, we will write more in-depth articles on each of the finalists to explain why each of them may deserve to win. Volvo […]. It’s time for another CleanTechnica Car of the Year competition! For now, though, here’s the list of the four 2021 finalists!

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How to make heavy-duty electric trucks work in practice

Charged EVs

Fleets tested Volvo VNR Electric Class 8 tractors for three years: Here’s what they learned. Volvo Trucks (now a separate entity from the carmaker Volvo owned by China’s Geely) knew several years ago it wanted to get into the electric truck business. A 150 kW charger may recharge a battery pack to 80 percent in about 2.5

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Why you might be charging your EV wrong – and what to do instead

Baua Electric

The article points out that the problem with using the old “monitor gauge” model is that EV recharging and gasoline refueling require different strategies. If recharging is started at the right time and place, it takes only seconds to plug in. Thus, each mental model is well adapted for one fuel but not the other.

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How to choose the right electric car charger?

Setec Powerr

If this sounds technical, don’t worry, our previous articles provide explanations of these basic terms. 4 23 Volvo C40 Recharge 24 Volvo XC40 Recharge Models with a Max Charge Rate of 200-350+kW No. Understanding the battery specifications of your EV model is key to choosing the right charger.

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NIO plans to enter the U.S. by 2025

Teslarati

NIO also lists four crossovers/SUVs: the EC6, a crossover SUV/coupe that resembles a BMW X4 or Volvo C40 Recharge, the ES8, a full-size three-row SUV, the ES6, a smaller two-row version of the ES8, and the ES7, another two-row SUV. What do you think of the article? Further, while NIO’s vehicles may look well designed, U.S.