Volvo XC40 Recharge Pure Electric is Coming to South Africa!
The Volvo XC40 Recharge Pure Electric, the first all-electric car from the Swedish luxury brand – will be launched in South Africa in the second half of 2021.
This all-electric sport utility vehicle (SUV) has already demonstrated strong sales internationally. Thousands of orders were placed for the XC40 Recharge even before the formal start of sales in Europe last year.
According to Greg Maruszewski, Managing Director at Volvo Car South Africa, the XC40 Recharge Pure Electric is capable of travelling more than 400 km on a single charge.
“It can be charged to 80% of its battery capacity in as little as 40 minutes using a fast charger.
The XC40 Recharge will deliver a brisk performance, with its twin electric motors producing 304 kW (408 hp) of power and 660 Nm of torque to deliver a 0-100 km/h time of just 4.9 seconds.
The car scores highly in the field of practicality too. For instance, the lack of an internal combustion engine frees up space for an additional 30-litre storage compartment – or ‘frunk’ – under the front bonnet, while the placement of the batteries under the centre of the car means space is not compromised elsewhere.
Owners will be able to charge the vehicle at a dealership, at home or at one of the ever-growing network of public charging stations.
Volvo Car South Africa is also rolling out an extensive network of charging stations at its dealerships and, by the end of 2021, each Volvo dealership will have a charging station.
Maruszewski, says the launch of the XC40 Recharge is a significant step towards Volvo Cars’ ambition to reduce its CO2 footprint per car by 40 percent by 2025.
Maruszewski believes that the XC40 Recharge will find favour in South Africa.
“South Africans are already firm fans of the internal combustion engine-powered XC40; it had an 8.40% share of its segment in 2019; that grew to 14.70% in 2020. We look forward to bringing the huge benefits of electric driving – and more – to an already award-winning package.
Volvo dealers will start taking orders for the XC40 Recharge in April while deliveries will commence in August.
The price of the XC40 Recharge will be confirmed later this month.
