Volvo Cars India will launch its first electric vehicle, the XC40 Recharge, in the first quarter of 2022
Volvo Cars India has reiterated the company’s plan to become a fully electric car company by 2030 as part of its ambitious climate plan. The company first announced it Go fully electric by 2030 in March 2021. Today, at the virtual launch of the petrol mild-hybrid version of the 2021 S90 sedan and XC60 SUV in India, the Chinese-owned Swedish carmaker said it will launch a new electric car in India every year from 2022 to achieve its target. . . The first electric vehicle from the company will be the Volvo XC40 Recharge, which will come early next year.
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It was in 2017 that Volvo Cars first announced that from 2019, all of its new models will include an electric motor in their powertrains. The company had also said that it will launch 4 electrified models in the market by 2021. Where the company launched the XC90 plug-in hybrid, and now we have the S60 and XC60 mild-hybrid models as well, Volvo is now focusing on bringing that. In fully electric cars in India.
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Globally, the company is already gearing up to introduce the C40 recharge, which will also come to India later.
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Initially, the company was expected to launch the Volvo XC40 Recharge in India by October this year. However, due to challenges posed by the pandemic and global chip shortage, earlier in August the company said it would now launch the XC40 recharge in the first quarter of the 2022 calendar year. Globally, the company has already launched the XC40 recharge and is now gearing up to introduce the C40 recharge, which will also come to India in the future.
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As for the upcoming Volvo XC40, the electric SUV comes with a dual-motor powertrain with 150 kW electric motors on each axle that converts to 402 bhp and 660 Nm of peak torque. The electric motors are powered by a 78 kWh battery pack that offers an estimated range of up to 418 km. It can accelerate from 0-100 kmph in 4.9 seconds.
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