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Volvo Cars opens order books for new electric C40 Recharge

Green Car Congress

The all-electric Volvo C40 Recharge is available online via volvocars.com in select markets across Europe as of this week. Like the XC40 Recharge electric compact SUV, the C40 Recharge comes with an infotainment systems jointly developed with Google and based on the Android operating system.

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Volvo C40 Recharge EV coming to US with $58,750 MSRP

Green Car Congress

The Volvo C40 Recharge pure electric will start at an MSRP of $58,750 in the United States before tax credits. This newest addition to the Volvo electric line-up has all the benefits of an SUV but with a lower and sleeker design. This will enable drivers to charge at discounted rates of $0.31/min, min, compared to the standard $0.43/min.

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

Charged EVs

In 2019, Volvo launched the XC40 compact crossover, a boxy but stylish compact SUV with a 2.0-liter It’s called the XC40 Recharge, and the earliest versions aren’t cheap, priced from about $55,000 including delivery. My quick road test revealed both pros and cons of the XC40 Recharge. Until now, it’s had no plug-in option.

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Volvo Cars says early demand for fully electric Volvo XC40 Recharge P8 AWD is strong

Green Car Congress

Volvo Cars has opened order books for the XC40 Recharge P8 AWD ( earlier post ), the company’s first fully electric car which is based on the best-selling SUV, in selected markets. Production and the first customer deliveries of the XC40 Recharge P8 are scheduled to begin later this year.

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X-rated: 2025 Alpine A290 unleashed as pint-sized hot hatch to rival Abarth 500e and MINI Cooper SE

EV Central

The A290 should also drive a cut above the car it’s based on too, with Alpine switching out the R5’s 110kW front-mounted e-motor for the punchier powertrain from Renault’s Megane E-Tech electric SUV. Alpine claims a 15 to 80 per cent recharge takes around 30 minutes thanks to a charge speed up to 100kW. There’s a 10.25-inch

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

And yet, what about recharging? That means I'd have to recharge at least once. An electric SUV is going to have more aerodynamic drag than an electric sedan like a Tesla Model S or Lucid Air. Like a lot of people, I've been thinking about trading in my car. Right now, my Subaru Impreza, with its 14.5 And it varies by car.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

And yet, what about recharging? That means I'd have to recharge at least once. An electric SUV is going to have more aerodynamic drag than an electric sedan like a Tesla Model S or Lucid Air. Like a lot of people, I've been thinking about trading in my car. Right now, my Subaru Impreza, with its 14.5 And it varies by car.