[RM Motorsports]

Volvo XC40 Recharge for India. Volvo's first electric offering in India

418km (WLTP) range, 408bhp, 660Nm, 0-100kmph in 4.9s, twin batteries & AWD

Bookings open June 2021 & deliveries start October 2021

[Rohan1511]

Can't wait for further reviews on this!

I was honestly waiting a petrol + Hybrid version for it, but I'm all up for electric charging stations!

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I would have really liked hybrid version as my society has open but dedicated parking and installing a charger would be a nightmare.

But this is certainly a right step ahead and if more manufacturers jump on electric bandwagon, more sooner the societies will also have to change the infrastructure.

One minor niggle, I am not a huge fan of the recharge front grill.

[carthick1000]

Originally Posted by click

I would have really liked hybrid version as my society has open but dedicated parking and installing a charger would be a nightmare.
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One minor niggle, I am not a huge fan of the recharge front grill.

Unlike most people think, installing a charger is not a nightmare, if you know what you need. See my post (Setting up an Electric Vehicle charging point at home) and other posts on on 'Setting up EV charging point at home' topic. You might need to extend a power supply cable (3 or 5 core depending on 1 or 3 phase) from your main supply. In case of an apartment, you need a separate kWh energy meter and then pay the bills (to your society) based on the energy meter display. Yes, it is a bit more work, but you don't have to visit tank stations for the rest of your life.

Hybrids, btw has more parts than an ICE car or an EV. So technically, they are just complex powertrains which just doesn't justify the fuel savings. Moreover, Volvo hybrids are all plug-in if I am correct. In that case, you still need a charger at home if you want to use the electric range and also visit tank stations to topup, if the electric range of a hybrid is insufficient for your use case. Also when driving a hybrid in ICE mode, you are carrying the additional weight and volume of battery pack+motor+power electronics and while driving in electric mode, you engine and associated auxillary items are unwanted additional weights. IMHO, Going for either an ICE or an EV is prudent.



Regarding the grill, you can always blacken the grill area with a sticker. For eg. see the black one:

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Originally Posted by carthick1000

Unlike most people think, installing a charger is not a nightmare, if you know what you need. See my post (Setting up an Electric Vehicle charging point at home) and other posts on on 'Setting up EV charging point at home' topic.

Thanks, will definitely look into it. Next car is still couple years away at the best so there is enough time to research and get the setup ready for not just myself but the whole society.

[Crazy_Bean]

All recent/upcoming launches seem to boast right around 400 BHP , this is good as finally performace cars are becoming the norm for India

[BackInTheFold]

Originally Posted by RM Motorsports

Volvo XC40 Recharge for India. Volvo's first electric offering in India

418km (WLTP) range, 408bhp, 660Nm, 0-100kmph in 4.9s, twin batteries & AWD

This car is in my shortlist for next year, pending reviews and ironing out initial niggles. Looking forward to the TBHP review of this electric puppy.
As mentioned in earlier discussions, the XC40 has received good-to-great reviews in general abroad. In comparison to the Tesla, it wins on fit and finish, interiors etc.Tesla has better range though.
A sample review here

[DarthVeda]

They should go the CKD route here and reduce the cost. They have the necessary infra here to do that easily. This would become an "affordable" luxury SUV if it was that route.

[cool_dube]

Looks good! Any ballpark on the price?

[speedmiester]

Originally Posted by cool_dube

Looks good! Any ballpark on the price?

It should be around 60L+. This will also benefit from zero or lower road tax depending on the state government.
Hope we see more mainstream EVs with 400Kms+ range.

[sarathlal]

Originally Posted by cool_dube

Looks good! Any ballpark on the price?

Originally Posted by speedmiester

It should be around 60L+. This will also benefit from zero or lower road tax depending on the state government.
Hope we see more mainstream EVs with 400Kms+ range.

Going by the current market numbers, they should manage for a ~ 50L OTR price for this car.
Think that would be a fair price tag without taking a hit on Volvo's margin, whereas anything more would make this a DOA.

[DonHyd]

Originally Posted by carthick1000

Regarding the grill, you can always blacken the grill area with a sticker. For eg. see the black one:

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It looks absolutely beautiful in black. Does the colour of the grill depend on the body colour or is it just a black sticker? Or in other words, can a black grill be had on car in other body shades?

[carthick1000]

Originally Posted by DonHyd

Does the colour of the grill depend on the body colour or is it just a black sticker? Or in other words, can a black grill be had on car in other body shades?

At the moment of writing, the XC40 electrics sold here in Netherlands have body coloured grill. Also I don't see any accessories/customisation options listed on Volvo's website to choose the grill colour. I think this will also be applicable in Indian market. I see 2 options for non-black buyers:

1. OEM route : Buy the grill intended for a black one as a part and intstall it at a dealer. It if going to be expensive and you have an extra grill lying around with no use.

2. Aftermarket: A professional black wrap. Simple and inexpensive and one day when you want to have the old grill back for selling, just remove, clean and you are done.

NOTE: But make sure wraps are not intended in the logo area as it affects the calibration of Radar mounted behind the logo. Though wraps won't affect much, but still the distance estimation of pilot assist and adaptive cruise control will be compromised.



Being said that, the body coloured grill actually looks better in person than in pictures. Personally, I like this colour with the body coloured grill on an XC40 Recharge:

[Venkatesh]

Launch of the Volvo XC40 Recharge has been pushed to early-2022 due to the global shortage of semiconductors.



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[V.Narayan]

Originally Posted by Venkatesh

Launch of the Volvo XC40 Recharge has been pushed to early-2022 due to the global shortage of semiconductors.

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A month back I saw this car at the Volvo workshop outside Gurgaon undergoing testing of some kind.