The Volvo XC40 Recharge is barely outside the gate and the Swedish carmaker is already unveiling its next electric vehicle. The C40 Recharge is only Volvo’s second pure battery electric car. The C40 Recharge, a slightly shorter and more streamlined version of the XC40 Recharge, is built on the same modular platform as the first carmaker and will be produced in the fall of 2021 at Volvo’s factory in Ghent, Belgium.
Volvo says that the C40 Recharge “has all the benefits of an SUV, but with a lower and slimmer design.” The roofline is lower and the rear section gradually tapers off like the XC40 Recharge. The main difference is the height, with the C40 Recharge being three centimeters shorter than its predecessor. Volvo does not want to call it as lazy as a hatchback or wagon, but it does seem to have some features with Volvo’s discontinued V40.
The release of the C40 Recharge brings Volvo one step closer to its goal of electrifying half of its range by 2025. Earlier today, Volvo said it would be 100 percent electric by 2030. The carmaker also said it would reduce the life cycle of carbon. footprint – effectively the CO2 emissions that the car will produce during its lifetime, taking into account the manufacture and use – on each car by the same year by 40 percent.
It is estimated that the C40 Recharge will reach the same range – 210 miles based on the EPA’s standard or 420 km based on the European WLTP – as the XC40 Recharge. According to Volvo, the range will improve in the future with software updates. Will the price also be the same as the XC40 Recharge? We do not know yet, because Volvo does not disclose the information at this time.
Volvo also did not provide any photos of the interior, but we can probably assume that it will not be too different from the XC40 Recharge. The company says the C40 Recharge’s infotainment software is powered by Android Automotive, which means it will use popular apps like Google Maps and Google Assistant as standard features. It is also similar to Volvo’s XC40 Recharge and Polestar 2 and the joint performance brand Geely’s parent company.
The C40 Recharge will run on two electric motors, one front and one rear. A 78kWh battery pack – of which 75kWh is usable – drives the twin-engine propulsion with a total of 402 horsepower and a time of 0 to 60 mph of 4.7 seconds. The headlights are also brand new with modern pixel technology.
The car charges 40 to 80 percent of its capacity within 40 minutes on a 150 kW / DC high-speed power system. On an 11 kWh AC charger, the C40 Recharge’s battery will take eight hours to get 80 percent.
It has been known for years that car dealers are reluctant to sell and sell electric cars, and Volvo intends to circumvent this issue by offering the new C40 Recharge for sale online only. The carmaker also said it intends to sell 50 percent of its global volume online by 2025.
Hopefully the C40 Recharge can avoid some of the software problems of its predecessors. Yesterday, The edge reports that an unknown number of XC40 recharge SUV deliveries have been delayed by a major software update that caused them to crash in US ports.
Among the bold environmental promises, Volvo also said it would reduce carbon production from its entire operations by 25 percent, including its suppliers, by 2025. If all goes according to plan, the amount of recycling and reuse of materials in Volvo’s supply chain will increase dramatically. increase. By 2025, Volvo expects each vehicle to contain 25 percent recycled material.
Since Volvo made its promise to electrify half of its range, other carmakers have been on the lookout. GM said it would only sell electric vehicles by 2040, while Ford recently announced that it would only be in Europe by 2030. The Volkswagen Group, which owns Audi, Skoda, Porsche and others, says its entire range will be electric or hybrid. by 2026.