Volvo officially confirmed the arrival of the fully
electric XC40 in the near future, but that’s pretty much everything we’ve got
on it so far. However, if we were to give credit to a report published by
Autocar, then it should arrive with a total driving range of around 500 km, in between charges.
It looks like the XC40 won’t be the Swedish brand’s
first electric vehicle, as this role is apparently reserved for a hatchback,
which was previewed by the 40.2 Concept in 2016. The two cars are expected to
share the same CMA platform, powertrain, and batteries, and to have an
identical range.
If everything goes as planned, then the hatch might
arrive as early as next year, according to a previous report, around the same
time with the hybrid version of the XC40, with the full EV shortly following
them.
Under Geely’s ownership, the automaker’s electric
push is also believed to include the Polestar 2, a zero-emission midsize saloon
that could arrive in late 2019. One year later, the Volvo’s electrified
performance brand is also expected to launch a crossover, probably called the
Polestar 3.
In the meantime, the current Volvo XC40 is
officially the company’s first ever model to feature a three-cylinder engine.
Baptized the T3, it uses a turbocharged 1.5-liter direct-injected petrol unit,
and it can already be ordered in the United Kingdom.
