Volvo has revealed that its fully-electric version of its XC40 before the end of the year, Automotive News reports. The timeline follows that projected last year by the company, when it said that the brand’s first battery-powered electric would arrive following the launch of the Polestar 2.
There are no details about the XC40’s drive system as yet, but the Polestar 2 – which was revealed in February and had its public debut in Geneva last month – provides a bit of a glimpse, even if system output and range will likely be trimmed on the compact SUV.
The Polestar 2 is equipped with a pair of electric motors, each producing 150 kW (204 hp) and 330 Nm of torque, on each axle to provide all-wheel drive. With a 78 kWh battery, the car yields a range of up to 500 km on the new, more stringent WLTP cycle.
If anything, expect the all-electric version to be around the output levels managed by the XC40 T5 Twin Engine plug-in hybrid version, which was announced last year, with a T4 Twin Engine version set to follow.
The electric XC40 is the first solid step in the Swedish automaker’s electrification plans, which aims to have an electrified version of every model in its line-up from this year on, be it in the form of a mild hybrid, hybrid or battery-electric powertrain. It has also stated it expects half of its global sales to come from full-electric models by 2025.
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full electric is just not practical at all at malaysia, our government give tax incentive for ckd new car, but still tax gao gao for their spare parts, tats the reason why a battery change for e300 cost 120k, if your new car selling at 550k then one might be afford for 120k repair, but definitely not for a car selling At 300k..
And our petrol price is cheap, lastly, the hybrid car comfirm get lower resale value .
Volvo will be full EV before end 2019. Meanwhile in Malaysia, no more news about the Game Changing Proton Iriz EV already. Probably Game Over already before even mass producing it. Good news is that our second national car company, Perodua, will develop a Game Changing EV cars for all Msian with affordable price.
Hahaha! P2 salesman still dreaming his Jepunis lord will donate EV car to his team for rebadging. Kesian, hybrid habuk pun tarak, but want to dream of EV. Lolz!
Already got caught for multiple dupes over the weekend, still coming here and making fun of people. Malu
I don’t want to pay 50K or 65K for the battery like C350e/E350e and S400h/E300h respectively
Why go around and accuse others what you yourself are doing? What a funny guy you are.
Oso this https://paultan.org/2019/03/11/local-ev-road-tax-to-finally-switch-to-kw-based-rate/
Will kirr any EV initiatives here.
Governments may change but still the slow 1.6 million people remain the same. They are too lembap to make good decisions to promote EV in the country
How are they going to promote EV when they own cybertrooper here keeps complaining battery prices are way too expensive for the masses?
Get yourself updated. The latest update from MBM that the battery replacement cost RM50k instead of RM120k
Meanwhile here in Bolehland we are still waiting for the PHEV XC40