Volvo’s first BEV, the Volvo XC40 EV, is being studied for the Indian market, and is the start of many such Volvo electric car projects to come to India.
News of the Volvo XC20 has been doing rounds since 2017 (when one Volvo officer remarked that if a smaller range is approved it would make that a 20 Series) but the model never came into being.
The Volvo XC40 Recharge will be a CBU import in India when it is launched in October. From 2022 or later, it could be locally made, though.
Update – It’s official! Volvo plans to hold a new event tomorrow, and in all likeliness, it would be the C40 world premiere. Watch it live here.
In April 2018, Volvo Cars announced an ambitious target that fully electric cars would make up 50% of its global sales by 2025. Now, Volvo Car India Managing Director has said that 50% or more of the Swedish brand’s sales in India by 2025 would be electric cars.
The next-gen 2022 Volvo XC90 will be a pure electric SUV-coupe that strays from the traditional SUV styling for enhanced aerodynamics and higher driving range.
As its launch nears, Volvo has released a walk-around video of its first fully-electric XC40 Recharge, showcasing the car’s features and powertrain.
Volvo believes that wireless charging for electric cars is an over-engineered solution and isn’t necessary when you have the space to park and plug in your car, as stated by Volvo boss Håkan Samuelsson.
Volvo unveiled the XC40 EV earlier this week as its first purely electric car, promising to launch 5 more EVs in the next five years. An interesting trivia has now been reported by the Verge – Volvo engineers had to change course half way through development as Tesla …
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