The Gentleman Magazine Issue 18 | December 2019 | Page 45

The XC40 Recharge is everything customers expect from a
Volvo, with the addition of a state-of-the-art, fully electric all-
wheel-drive powertrain that offers a range of more than 400km
(249 miles) on a single charge and output of 408hp. The battery
charges to 80 per cent of its capacity in 40 minutes on a fast-
charger system.
The Android-powered infotainment system is fully integrated
with Volvo On Call, the company’s digital connected services
platform. Via Volvo On Call, plug-in hybrid drivers can track
how much time they spend driving on electric power.
To meet the anticipated growth in demand for its Recharge
cars, Volvo Cars will triple production capacity for electrified
cars and will, as of next year, prepare a Designer’s Choice
selection of popular Recharge models, offering the potential
for radically reduced delivery times. Volvo Cars aims for plug-
in hybrid cars to make up 20 per cent of total sales in 2020.
Every Volvo model in the range includes a Recharge option,
from the XC40 small SUV, via the 60 series cars to the company’s
flagship, the XC90 large SUV. Volvo Cars is the only car maker
to offer a plug-in variant of every model in its line-up.
The XC40 Recharge and the Recharge car line are also tangible
proof points of the company’s ambitious new action plan, also
launched today, which represents concrete actions in line with
the Paris climate agreement and supports Volvo Cars’ ambition
to become a climate-neutral company by 2040.
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