Volvo XC40 Recharge review
Discover EV
JUNE 14, 2021
The Volvo XC40 Recharge isn’t cheap for a small SUV but it does offer a dynamic drive, fairly decent range and beautiful design.
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Volvo XC40 Recharge and Polestar 2: EV cousins offer different takes on “premium”
Charged EVs
FEBRUARY 23, 2021
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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But it didn’t deliver driving range that quite works for me in Minnesota, where chargers are fewer and farther apart; the backseat is compromised for three; it has some unpleasant body motions; and it’s not cheap. That’s basically $10,000 more than a fully loaded Volvo C40 Recharge and $20,000 more than a loaded Tesla Model Y.
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The shipping containers, which house a Frankenstein-like assortment of machine parts—motors repurposed from Volvo truck engines, giant tanks of compressed air, huge silos of piping hot sand—are produced by a company called Cheesecake Energy. They gradually lose capacity with each discharge and recharge cycle, and they can be fire hazards.
Used electric vehicle pricing guide: How much you’ll pay for a pre-loved Tesla Model 3, Hyundai Kona Electric, MG ZS EV and many more
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Dedicated city cars with cheap-feeling cabins, but rarer than a Pagani Zonda on our shores. 2021 Lexus UX300e – from $56,000 2021 Volvo XC40 Recharge – from $62,000 2018 Jaguar I-Pace – from $65,100 (only 18,000km!) MG ZS EV – from $25,000 MG ZS EV. What are the entry prices of used examples in Australia?
False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power
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Photo-illustration: Max-o-matic; photo source: M&N/Alamy Some operators of early direct-current power plants at the turn of the 20th century solved the problem of uneven power output from their generators by employing large banks of rechargeable lead-acid batteries, which served as a kind of buffer to balance the flow of electrons.
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Charged EVs
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Supplying to Volvo Trucks or Daimler Trucks or whoever is more burdensome. If we’re going to hit the numbers we need to hit for fleet adoption, we need as many places for those vehicles to recharge as possible. Iron phosphate batteries are great because they’re durable, they’re cheap. It’s less time and effort.
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