@@homomorphic I've been curious about the Polestar 2. How much battery depletion takes place when it goes down to 220 miles and how fast would you typically be going to achieve that?
@@ABowlofPho well, i haven't conducted a test as rigorously as out of spec does, but I generally drive between 70-75 mph. Also, i dont drive down to 0% soc, I determine my total range by multiplying the kWh remaining in the battery at whatever SoC I do charge at, by the trips mi/kWh and adding that to miles driven since last charge.
We did 250 miles this weekend on a single charge with range optimizer on. I was very surprised. Stayed around 65mph on a relatively flat road in 90 degree weather
I owned the XC40 for 1 year and now the Tesla Model Y for 4 months. The Tesla with its charging network is fantastic but if the Volvo had 350 miles I would go back to the Volvo. The quality, the smooth quiet ride and even though the screen is smaller and Tesla has great software the Volvo did some things better with the Google based system. Lower price, increase range would put it toward the top in my opinion.
We bought the XC40 Recharge and it is a fantastic commuter, especially with charging at both of our workplaces provided for free. Everything about it is perfectly refined as such, IMO. No fast charging needed we actually limit the charging to 30 amps even at home where we charge overnight when needed.
I think I was more anxious at home watching this video than you were driving it down to 0% I love that Volvo. If Volvo gives it a bigger battery and a bit longer range, it will be very likely my next car.
great review Jordon, as always both you and Kyle do a fantastic job. Do you think that Volvo's position as a luxury vehicle is justified over say an Iconiq 5 or EV 6. Big difference in price?
First viewer!!! I’ve literally used all your videos for “research” on what car I want! Thanks for making these videos easy to understand for newbie’s like me!!!
Nice video, would like to have actual detail about how long the charging time was. You kept saying stuff like "i've been waiting so long" for it to charge. But it would helpful to know specifically how long. Was it 10 minutes? 15 minutes? 20 minutes? etc.
Since you have Software 2.1 and Volvo has been constantly tweaking the range efficiencies in the last few releases the range does not surprise me. Around town I find that if I were to run 100%to 0% I could get 240 miles usually. I run pack from 80% to 30% around town. I have the C40 and wife has XC40 and we both get similar range.
I like the advertisement before the video. People always wait until they are less than 10% before they charge. I was wondering what would happen if you run out of charge. Now I know
When I do a range test that's exactly how I do it as well I set my GPS at the charger while I'm driving away to know when I should turn around. Gets you very close to zero. I couldn't help but notice one of your updates showed you were going 74 was there a slowdown at one point and you had to offset the difference for a bit?
To me this is emergency range. Considering the driving dynamics changed drastically for the last several miles, I wouldn’t really count that as range. I would want the car to drive as normal until I get to 0 miles of range and then maybe have a buffer where I could drive to a charging station if I needed to. I live in Oregon and drive down to Southern California to visit family. It’s about 750 miles so the range on this would require a lot of charging considering you are starting at around 200 miles and then after that even less as you won’t charge to 100 %. So this would be great for driving locally, but I wouldn’t want to deal with it for long trips.
Love the range test. How bout a range test on normal driving, rather than consistent 70mph? Also on 20-80% charging instead of 0-100%. For example, driving from LA to Las Vegas, one is confronted with driving at 80 mph slow lane (75 is "limit"), but have to very often accelerate to 90 mph to pass the trucks etc on the fast lane. Not sure how you would do it to keep the consistency to make it comparable model to model. But I think it would be useful. Perhaps do a from/to turn around in 1 hour, and see how much power the car need to accomplish that.
There will be a wagon EV Volvo at some time but probably raised and it's priority 3 with the crossover/SUV first, then sedan and finally wagons. Of course it won't be called V anything because Volvo is getting away from these names.
@@benjaminsmith2287 mostly I’m looking for something that’s not an SUV/Crossover, but I wasn’t sold on the polestar experience… but, I’ve been driving VWs for 20 years… 🤷♂️😸
@@andykphoto Sadly, the automakers are almost obliged to sell these unnecessarily tall things because they're the hottest sellers. The 2 is at least a sedan. The 5 will be a very expensive sedan. VW has discontinued their large sedan, the Passat, in the USA. Those are the times we're living in.
Couldn't find one around Phoenix plus a 4 month or more wait and, at $60K, too expensive for the range. Have owned and loved 3 Volvos but I'll wait the same amount of time for the Model 3 I ordered, get better range, a charging network, better resale, for less money. IMO.
But do you get a better made and driving car? I didn't find that after renting a Model 3. It's kind of fun to drive but the feeling over expansion joints and bumps in the body isn't tight and solid like it is in a Volvo.
@@rzu7120 Most EVs have slow top-end charging rates... Volvo just takes it a step more. The reality is that you will VERY rarely charge above 85% or let the car get below 15%... if you frequently need all the range an EV can offer then you don't want an EV... simple as that. At ~160 miles of actual 70MPH range the C40 charged to 85% would only cover about 70% of my normal driving days, but that 30% of the time I can do 300 miles in a day... and that's too much to ask from an EV at the moment consider... AND highway speeds around here are 85mph, backroad speed limits are 75MPH with traffic going 80MPH... so I would probably only have 120 miles of highway range in a C40 and would be nowhere near a DC fast charger 99% of the time. A PHEV with 100 miles of EV range would allow me to be electric only for about 25% of my work-days, however... my Volt gets me about half-way there on those days and it's fantastic.
@@MachuFreyWith only an 80% charge, and the car limiting power at the low end of the battery, I would hate taking this thing on a road trip, and his range was under ideal weather conditions.
@@looncrazI don't know what "reality" you're living in, but I often charge my car to or near 100% and drop below 10% on road trips, and routinely do 600+ mile days.
If we can get the range of these cars and SUVs to 400 to 475 miles. It would be no reason we couldn't all go electric. The facts are is that people like to not have to stop on road trips and the American highway system is freedom personified.
And will depend on how long it takes to charge. I just hope once gas cars are gone electricity doesn't end up costing as much as gas. If we are having blackouts now what is going to happen once everyone is charging their cars
They easily can reach 400 miles. Easily. It’s a matter of cost (add more battery) vs weight (handling). Cost bring the primary factor. Adding more batteries to achieve over 400 is easy, but it will take longer to charge.
I've already range tested my Model 3 and achieved 330 miles with 5% remaining. My total trip was 400 miles so I plugged in for 9 minutes to get enough charge to reach my destination with 25%. I used the bathroom and grabbed a snack from the grocery store while plugged in. Modern EV's could have over 400 miles of range but you just lose efficiency when you do so. Same reason Corolla's don't have 30 gallon gas tanks, there's no point.
@@IanKilpatrick801 Yea once batteries become more and more energy dense, I'd imagine most manufacturers will just remove excess batteries to keep it around the 350 to 400 mile mark to make them more and more efficient. Maybe there will be specific extended range models for towing applications.
This is an unrealistic test. With the low and high charge speed penalty few will do this. A test to see the 90%-10% to allow faster recharge is more useful.
For daily driving wouldn't you keep this charged at 70 to 80%. That means daily use is around 150 to 180 range. If they improved the range, I would be interested.. really nice looking car.
We drive the XC40 daily and charge to 80% at home and 90% at work where charging is free. It's a great car and experience, minimum daily commute is 62 miles total.
Thor's hammer lol, looks more like a Concorde Jet to me. Funny how one person says their opinion and then we get a monkey see monkey do experience. So, when I see those headlights I think Concorde jet :)
Eeew, that screen is grimy. LOL. I replaced a lemoned Jaguar I-PACE with this Fjord Blue Ext/Fjord Blue Int C40. Not quite to the level of I-PACE driving dynamics and not up to par to the luxe level of I-PACE, but I am happy with it so far. I expect to return it after the lease and get a fully designed BEV from Volvo in 3 years time.
The point is normal fuel, fill up and go ! No sitting around waiting around as you did ! What was the cost money wise to charge it ? Like the car, but not sold on EV's
Charging from 0% -10% and 90% to 100% always takes longer - it’s really not recommended to ever go into those ranges except when needed. They mention that at the very beginning of the video. Volvo advertises 10% to 80% in 37 minutes. It’s a 150kW DC system. Cost is the same as for any other EV so it’s not really worth mentioning in a review of a single car - but here’s the math: It’s a ~75kWh battery. So at 12 cents per kWh (an average at-home price) that’s about $9 for a full 0% to 100% charge, or 4 cents per mile of range. At a DC fast charge station it varies by location- but worst case is about 50 cents or ~$25 for 10% to 80% and 150 miles of charge at 17 cents per mile. It’s not usually that expensive. The cost is similar to $4/gal gas and 25 mpg, or $5 and 30 mpg - but you only need this on a road trip and you get the first 250 kWh (about 750 miles) free from Volvo.
Cheap looking inside. No stitching on the dashboard. Plastic looking? Be interesting to measure the internal noise levels at the 70 mph loop test as well. Excellent review.
When will manufactures understand that 300-350 miles is needed for wide scale adoption and reducing range anxiety of normal drivers. 220 miles with the reduction in winter and not charging to 100% would maybe have 130-150 miles range.
80 miles round trip, but on call so sometimes I have to return to work. I have a Kia E Niro, about 230 miles range in the summer, more range is the most important thing I am looking for in a non Tesla vehicle.
@@timeforchange3786 Ok, that makes since then. Best to go with the higher range cars, but man they are so expensive right now. I'd love a Lucid Air.......but no way I can afford a 130K for a car. I'm getting a BMW i4 and it supposedly gets 300 miles.......but again, its an expensive car. The car makers need to get the prices down.
It's winter now in Canada barely 0 degrees Celsius ... SOC 100% predicted range is 220km ..... absolute joke hahah wish I would have waited for a Fisker Ocean/Ultra ....
Not bad at all. Many people don't know that Volvo is a Chinese car manufacturer now, so I'm glad that you mentioned the chassis design. Thanks for your time and effort which went into making this video. 🙂👍
Unfortunately the range is not long enough for my taste, looking for 300 miles plus. By the way, you're lucky not to have run into some of those thunderstorms between Denver and Cheyenne during the summer months.
Tbf I fuel up a couple times a week as its never good to let an ICE car have less than a quarter tank. These range issues only apply for trips that happen maybe a few times a year. Overblown.
Still not won-over to move away from ICE, with the distance covered, especially adding cold weather where i live in Northern part of UK. Great review though, very informative & stops me considering an EV for a few more years. Thank-you.
It’s a tough choice, but I’m closer to jumping in. I already have a PHEV so that I’m not range limited… but more than anything, it’s made me realize I almost never go more than 60 miles at a time - and when I do need to take a longer trip it’s always an intentional journey where I might wish to consider another vehicle than my daily driver and renting a vehicle for towing capacity, extra cargo space, etc. Maybe next year.
To each his own but, to be fair, there are many other EVs that have much more range. I think that PHEVs are the best choice for a lot of people buying a new car today, but it all depends on your use case and living situation.
If you don't know it already, you're paying for the EV fill-up with cash AND your time. It's NOT as cheap as you may think it is. Or perhaps your time has no value, then I stand corrected. 🤣🤣🤣 EV charging is not ready for prime time yet. Should have standardized batteries and go the battery swapping route.
Could any owners share their City range ? not going over 60mph or 100kmh? I have the MG ZS EV, but the range is just so bad. I get only 125miles 20-90% But I'm looking for something that can do 200 miles 20-90% in the City. Not to mention all the issues and time spend in the service center for the MG ZS EV. What a bad luck car...
The range is mediocre because it’s not a dedicated EV platform sadly. The 75kwh battery is the same size as a Tesla Model Y yet the Tesla gives 80-100 more miles of range and has more interior room.
not that great for $60K car... Should be a $37-40K car for that size and range. KIA and Hyundai clearly leading here and VW smashes the Volvo value statement. Since EVs are so safe... Why Pay for the big Volvo safety price....
It's a 60K car due to its level of refinement, build quality. Range isn't the only determinant of why a car cost more. Whether it is an EV or ICE, a more refined car and better built car costs more than a less refined one. I don't expect Lexus to have better range than Toyota EVs but I expect to pay more for a Lexus because it is more refined.
@@benjaminsmith2287I disagree. That's a matter of perception. I don't think it's a good value at $60K having driven in XC90 V90 and XC60 I'm quite familiar with these cars. 40 is a base range car and XC40 ICE is $47K base car. It's a competitive segment.
@@b6s4shelter It's not that I think it's a good price. I'm just saying is more than range that makes a car expensive. The way for Volvo to get better range is to make a more aerodynamic car and that's not coming in this segment until 2024. Volvo says they'll have a somewhat smaller, ground-up crossover, all-new EV in 2024. Hopefully, it'll have more competitive range. For now, it's hard for any car company to make a profit on EVs due to their cost to build so I understand why Volvo is charging what they charge for their EVs and the size of their market.
I rented the C40 and had nothing but terrible experiences with it. Could it of been my particular rental, maybe but I doubt it as it only had 8 miles when I rented it. 1.) The range was absolutely atrocious. I could never get 200 miles before it was already indicating 10% left. 2.) We all know Electrify America is terrible but this vehicle would never receive anything above 65 k/wh when charging. I couldn’t figure out why. I even used the Google charge map for the vehicle to precondition and it still didn’t work. Not sure if that was a vehicle issue or network issue. Either way, I really wanted to like this since I’ve only had positive experiences with Polestar. I absolutely love EV’s but it seems like only Tesla has truly got their crap right with an across the board satisfactory experience all the time, IMO. Next month, I’ll be purchasing my first EV and it’s safe to say that Tesla has taken the cake on this on. Model Y, here I come.
Volvo C40 is a scam! My 2023 Volvo C40 has a steering wheel that vibrates very badly, making it quite annoying and UNSAFE to drive, and Volvo doesn’t want to fix it. Lemon Law
You will do the same thing in a gas car if you are almost empty and still 50 miles from the nearest refueling. And with $5 gas there are more people now trying to extend their gas range as much as possible. I've driven gas cars slower so I don't arrive early. I'd rather do that then sit in a parking lot for 15 minutes. Did you ask those drivers why they were going slower than you think they should have?
What a dumb service from your sponsor...? They drive in an ICE van to your EV to charge it from a battery or generator? This is okay for like AAA in emergency situations, but not for daily use I expect better from you guys..
Still very impractical. Grossly overpriced, too short a range, too long to charge. Waiting for a practical EV. Practical is 400 mile minimum, 10 min charge time empty to full, and price 20k or under.
@@JohnSmith-ug5ci My old gas car couldn't even go 400 miles most days. 🤣 A weird thing to perseverate on like the clowns in the past yapping about HP numbers from their V8s. Get a horse and can it.
I own this car and the 220 range is pretty standard. Happy to see my favorite EV channel confirms my experience!
I have the polestar 2 and 220 is easily achievable (without going to 0% soc). Just the slightly lower profile I guess.
@@homomorphic I've been curious about the Polestar 2. How much battery depletion takes place when it goes down to 220 miles and how fast would you typically be going to achieve that?
@@ABowlofPho well, i haven't conducted a test as rigorously as out of spec does, but I generally drive between 70-75 mph. Also, i dont drive down to 0% soc, I determine my total range by multiplying the kWh remaining in the battery at whatever SoC I do charge at, by the trips mi/kWh and adding that to miles driven since last charge.
We did 250 miles this weekend on a single charge with range optimizer on. I was very surprised. Stayed around 65mph on a relatively flat road in 90 degree weather
@@VetlyApp 2 motor or FWD version? I think Polestar has had more software updates than has Volvo. But I may be wrong about that.
I owned the XC40 for 1 year and now the Tesla Model Y for 4 months. The Tesla with its charging network is fantastic but if the Volvo had 350 miles I would go back to the Volvo. The quality, the smooth quiet ride and even though the screen is smaller and Tesla has great software the Volvo did some things better with the Google based system. Lower price, increase range would put it toward the top in my opinion.
We bought the XC40 Recharge and it is a fantastic commuter, especially with charging at both of our workplaces provided for free. Everything about it is perfectly refined as such, IMO. No fast charging needed we actually limit the charging to 30 amps even at home where we charge overnight when needed.
Sucks for long journeys
I think I was more anxious at home watching this video than you were driving it down to 0%
I love that Volvo. If Volvo gives it a bigger battery and a bit longer range, it will be very likely my next car.
I like the speed limiting. Think will keep people from running out.
The C40 is the only coupe SUV that looks good IMO.
221.9 is your answer……..22:55
Wish these had slightly more range or a slightly lower price
Would be cool to see a spreadsheet of all the tests
great review Jordon, as always both you and Kyle do a fantastic job. Do you think that Volvo's position as a luxury vehicle is justified over say an Iconiq 5 or EV 6. Big difference in price?
First viewer!!! I’ve literally used all your videos for “research” on what car I want! Thanks for making these videos easy to understand for newbie’s like me!!!
I love my c40. For those saying they wished it was cheaper, you can almost always get these at an 8-11% discount if you ask.
New batteries coming for MY24 - will make this car much more competitive
Nice video, would like to have actual detail about how long the charging time was. You kept saying stuff like "i've been waiting so long" for it to charge. But it would helpful to know specifically how long. Was it 10 minutes? 15 minutes? 20 minutes? etc.
Kyle went through this in his XC40 video.
@@rzu7120 but we are watching this video
@@timeforchange3786 It's their very clever way of getting you to watch more of their videos.
Since you have Software 2.1 and Volvo has been constantly tweaking the range efficiencies in the last few releases the range does not surprise me. Around town I find that if I were to run 100%to 0% I could get 240 miles usually. I run pack from 80% to 30% around town. I have the C40 and wife has XC40 and we both get similar range.
Am I the only person who noticed that your charging stations are called "kum & go"? Who thought that was a good idea hahaha
I like the advertisement before the video. People always wait until they are less than 10% before they charge. I was wondering what would happen if you run out of charge. Now I know
Thanks for sharing the experience.
When I do a range test that's exactly how I do it as well I set my GPS at the charger while I'm driving away to know when I should turn around. Gets you very close to zero. I couldn't help but notice one of your updates showed you were going 74 was there a slowdown at one point and you had to offset the difference for a bit?
pilot assist, at least in my polestar, is capacitive and it wants two hands when it goes off
I would want a luxury version of the Volvo not a sport model. Something to compete with the Cadillac Lyriq
Thanks.... from Portugal.
Famous last words “I know what I’m doing”. Great video.
"I know what I'm doing."
A moment later
"Luckily I had a viewer of the channel stop to help push me to the charger."
great result!
To me this is emergency range. Considering the driving dynamics changed drastically for the last several miles, I wouldn’t really count that as range. I would want the car to drive as normal until I get to 0 miles of range and then maybe have a buffer where I could drive to a charging station if I needed to. I live in Oregon and drive down to Southern California to visit family. It’s about 750 miles so the range on this would require a lot of charging considering you are starting at around 200 miles and then after that even less as you won’t charge to 100 %. So this would be great for driving locally, but I wouldn’t want to deal with it for long trips.
Love the range test. How bout a range test on normal driving, rather than consistent 70mph? Also on 20-80% charging instead of 0-100%. For example, driving from LA to Las Vegas, one is confronted with driving at 80 mph slow lane (75 is "limit"), but have to very often accelerate to 90 mph to pass the trucks etc on the fast lane. Not sure how you would do it to keep the consistency to make it comparable model to model. But I think it would be useful. Perhaps do a from/to turn around in 1 hour, and see how much power the car need to accomplish that.
We’re you using one pedal driving? Volvo says not recommended for highway driving.
I love my ID4, but the Volvos and polestars are interesting 😸 once there’s a V60 XC Recharge, I might be more tempted…
There will be a wagon EV Volvo at some time but probably raised and it's priority 3 with the crossover/SUV first, then sedan and finally wagons. Of course it won't be called V anything because Volvo is getting away from these names.
@@benjaminsmith2287 mostly I’m looking for something that’s not an SUV/Crossover, but I wasn’t sold on the polestar experience… but, I’ve been driving VWs for 20 years… 🤷♂️😸
@@andykphoto Sadly, the automakers are almost obliged to sell these unnecessarily tall things because they're the hottest sellers. The 2 is at least a sedan. The 5 will be a very expensive sedan. VW has discontinued their large sedan, the Passat, in the USA. Those are the times we're living in.
@@benjaminsmith2287 yeah, as a long time Jetta driver, and a recent Golf Alltrack driver, I am keenly aware of the push for bigger and bigger cars.
I like it. Reminds me of my Prius
@10:27, that's the greasiest screen I've ever seen!
Couldn't find one around Phoenix plus a 4 month or more wait and, at $60K, too expensive for the range. Have owned and loved 3 Volvos but I'll wait the same amount of time for the Model 3 I ordered, get better range, a charging network, better resale, for less money. IMO.
But do you get a better made and driving car? I didn't find that after renting a Model 3. It's kind of fun to drive but the feeling over expansion joints and bumps in the body isn't tight and solid like it is in a Volvo.
I prefer the look of the C40 over the XC40 but I would not buy either one. The mediocre range and efficiency ruin it for me.
Coupled with bad charging speed at the top end.
@@rzu7120 the bad charging is when over 80%. From 10 to 80% the charging curve is fine (has been updated several times).
@@rzu7120 Most EVs have slow top-end charging rates... Volvo just takes it a step more.
The reality is that you will VERY rarely charge above 85% or let the car get below 15%... if you frequently need all the range an EV can offer then you don't want an EV... simple as that.
At ~160 miles of actual 70MPH range the C40 charged to 85% would only cover about 70% of my normal driving days, but that 30% of the time I can do 300 miles in a day... and that's too much to ask from an EV at the moment consider... AND highway speeds around here are 85mph, backroad speed limits are 75MPH with traffic going 80MPH... so I would probably only have 120 miles of highway range in a C40 and would be nowhere near a DC fast charger 99% of the time.
A PHEV with 100 miles of EV range would allow me to be electric only for about 25% of my work-days, however... my Volt gets me about half-way there on those days and it's fantastic.
@@MachuFreyWith only an 80% charge, and the car limiting power at the low end of the battery, I would hate taking this thing on a road trip, and his range was under ideal weather conditions.
@@looncrazI don't know what "reality" you're living in, but I often charge my car to or near 100% and drop below 10% on road trips, and routinely do 600+ mile days.
If we can get the range of these cars and SUVs to 400 to 475 miles. It would be no reason we couldn't all go electric. The facts are is that people like to not have to stop on road trips and the American highway system is freedom personified.
And will depend on how long it takes to charge. I just hope once gas cars are gone electricity doesn't end up costing as much as gas. If we are having blackouts now what is going to happen once everyone is charging their cars
They easily can reach 400 miles. Easily. It’s a matter of cost (add more battery) vs weight (handling). Cost bring the primary factor. Adding more batteries to achieve over 400 is easy, but it will take longer to charge.
I've already range tested my Model 3 and achieved 330 miles with 5% remaining. My total trip was 400 miles so I plugged in for 9 minutes to get enough charge to reach my destination with 25%. I used the bathroom and grabbed a snack from the grocery store while plugged in. Modern EV's could have over 400 miles of range but you just lose efficiency when you do so. Same reason Corolla's don't have 30 gallon gas tanks, there's no point.
@@TheAdventureAuto True only way that changes is if batteries get lighter and smaller
@@IanKilpatrick801 Yea once batteries become more and more energy dense, I'd imagine most manufacturers will just remove excess batteries to keep it around the 350 to 400 mile mark to make them more and more efficient. Maybe there will be specific extended range models for towing applications.
C40 is great!
If you drive with one hand and with your phone in the other hand you may soon need the Volvo safety features.
a proper range test should be from a battery charge of 80% down to 20% before power/performance deplete
If speedometer is corrected for speed shouldn’t the odometer also be corrected- 2% in this case
This is an unrealistic test. With the low and high charge speed penalty few will do this. A test to see the 90%-10% to allow faster recharge is more useful.
Waiting for a video on the ID.5 my dudes!:) Great video btw.as always
For daily driving wouldn't you keep this charged at 70 to 80%. That means daily use is around 150 to 180 range. If they improved the range, I would be interested.. really nice looking car.
Volvo/Polestar recommendation is a daily charge to 90%
We drive the XC40 daily and charge to 80% at home and 90% at work where charging is free. It's a great car and experience, minimum daily commute is 62 miles total.
Isn’t it illegal to use your phone whilst driving?
Thor's hammer lol, looks more like a Concorde Jet to me. Funny how one person says their opinion and then we get a monkey see monkey do experience. So, when I see those headlights I think Concorde jet :)
Eeew, that screen is grimy. LOL. I replaced a lemoned Jaguar I-PACE with this Fjord Blue Ext/Fjord Blue Int C40. Not quite to the level of I-PACE driving dynamics and not up to par to the luxe level of I-PACE, but I am happy with it so far. I expect to return it after the lease and get a fully designed BEV from Volvo in 3 years time.
The point is normal fuel, fill up and go ! No sitting around waiting around as you did !
What was the cost money wise to charge it ? Like the car, but not sold on EV's
How long did it take and how much did it cost to recharge the car ?
Charging from 0% -10% and 90% to 100% always takes longer - it’s really not recommended to ever go into those ranges except when needed. They mention that at the very beginning of the video.
Volvo advertises 10% to 80% in 37 minutes. It’s a 150kW DC system.
Cost is the same as for any other EV so it’s not really worth mentioning in a review of a single car - but here’s the math:
It’s a ~75kWh battery. So at 12 cents per kWh (an average at-home price) that’s about $9 for a full 0% to 100% charge, or 4 cents per mile of range.
At a DC fast charge station it varies by location- but worst case is about 50 cents or ~$25 for 10% to 80% and 150 miles of charge at 17 cents per mile. It’s not usually that expensive. The cost is similar to $4/gal gas and 25 mpg, or $5 and 30 mpg - but you only need this on a road trip and you get the first 250 kWh (about 750 miles) free from Volvo.
Perhaps you shouldn't do these in Nebraska anyway, since, even the cell phone commercials admit, that cell service in Nebraska, is terrible.
Cheap looking inside. No stitching on the dashboard. Plastic looking? Be interesting to measure the internal noise levels at the 70 mph loop test as well. Excellent review.
what is the price in DC ?
Pro Tip: Always carry a microfiber cloth and wipe off the touchscreen for legibility.
for nearly the same price id go with the BMW i4 instead
When will manufactures understand that 300-350 miles is needed for wide scale adoption and reducing range anxiety of normal drivers. 220 miles with the reduction in winter and not charging to 100% would maybe have 130-150 miles range.
True to a point but do you drive 75 miles each way going to work? If you do I feel sorry because that's a brutal commute.
80 miles round trip, but on call so sometimes I have to return to work. I have a Kia E Niro, about 230 miles range in the summer, more range is the most important thing I am looking for in a non Tesla vehicle.
@@DougThompson yes I drive 75 miles to work. Not everyone lives in the city
@@timeforchange3786 Ok, that makes since then. Best to go with the higher range cars, but man they are so expensive right now. I'd love a Lucid Air.......but no way I can afford a 130K for a car. I'm getting a BMW i4 and it supposedly gets 300 miles.......but again, its an expensive car. The car makers need to get the prices down.
@@racekar80 Yeah, that makes sense. I'm getting an BMW i4 eDrive40 due to the increased range versus my Volvo XC40.
You drive me crazy with your camera work, makes me car sick. For the rest, nice review, as always!
It's winter now in Canada barely 0 degrees Celsius ... SOC 100% predicted range is 220km ..... absolute joke hahah wish I would have waited for a Fisker Ocean/Ultra ....
Not bad at all. Many people don't know that Volvo is a Chinese car manufacturer now, so I'm glad that you mentioned the chassis design. Thanks for your time and effort which went into making this video. 🙂👍
Um. My bin says the car was made in Belgium.
Volvo is not Chinese. The Chinese only manage money, Volvo does all the design and engineering.
Unfortunately the range is not long enough for my taste, looking for 300 miles plus.
By the way, you're lucky not to have run into some of those thunderstorms between Denver and Cheyenne during the summer months.
Tbf I fuel up a couple times a week as its never good to let an ICE car have less than a quarter tank.
These range issues only apply for trips that happen maybe a few times a year.
Overblown.
Still not won-over to move away from ICE, with the distance covered, especially adding cold weather where i live in Northern part of UK. Great review though, very informative & stops me considering an EV for a few more years. Thank-you.
It’s a tough choice, but I’m closer to jumping in.
I already have a PHEV so that I’m not range limited… but more than anything, it’s made me realize I almost never go more than 60 miles at a time - and when I do need to take a longer trip it’s always an intentional journey where I might wish to consider another vehicle than my daily driver and renting a vehicle for towing capacity, extra cargo space, etc.
Maybe next year.
To each his own but, to be fair, there are many other EVs that have much more range. I think that PHEVs are the best choice for a lot of people buying a new car today, but it all depends on your use case and living situation.
Blazer EV RS, looking forward to seeing that.
Kyle has 50 lbs on you. Might make a difference.
I would say skip it, 225 epa is too low, go for the id.4 at 275…packs a lot more value unless you can’t live without the Volvo name
I think the ID4 looks good too. I'm keeping my eye on these.
except the comparable ID4, the AWD Pro S gradient, is rated for 245 miles and still has 107 less hp. Your comparison makes zero sense.
Too low for what? As a commuter it's a great car to drive every day.
@@TheGropplerZorn 250 minimum it’s almost 2023
Their review of the ID.4 was not great, better to get an Ionic or EV6 if you can't afford a Tesla.
If you don't know it already, you're paying for the EV fill-up with cash AND your time. It's NOT as cheap as you may think it is. Or perhaps your time has no value, then I stand corrected. 🤣🤣🤣
EV charging is not ready for prime time yet. Should have standardized batteries and go the battery swapping route.
Could any owners share their City range ? not going over 60mph or 100kmh?
I have the MG ZS EV, but the range is just so bad. I get only 125miles 20-90%
But I'm looking for something that can do 200 miles 20-90% in the City.
Not to mention all the issues and time spend in the service center for the MG ZS EV. What a bad luck car...
I hate the slope
This car screams! “Customize me”.
The range is mediocre because it’s not a dedicated EV platform sadly. The 75kwh battery is the same size as a Tesla Model Y yet the Tesla gives 80-100 more miles of range and has more interior room.
Aerodynamics are the biggest factor here.
This vehicle is a bit overpriced, and the range is too short. I love everything else about this vehicle.
not that great for $60K car... Should be a $37-40K car for that size and range. KIA and Hyundai clearly leading here and VW smashes the Volvo value statement. Since EVs are so safe... Why Pay for the big Volvo safety price....
It's a 60K car due to its level of refinement, build quality. Range isn't the only determinant of why a car cost more. Whether it is an EV or ICE, a more refined car and better built car costs more than a less refined one. I don't expect Lexus to have better range than Toyota EVs but I expect to pay more for a Lexus because it is more refined.
@@benjaminsmith2287I disagree. That's a matter of perception. I don't think it's a good value at $60K having driven in XC90 V90 and XC60 I'm quite familiar with these cars. 40 is a base range car and XC40 ICE is $47K base car. It's a competitive segment.
@@b6s4shelter It's not that I think it's a good price. I'm just saying is more than range that makes a car expensive. The way for Volvo to get better range is to make a more aerodynamic car and that's not coming in this segment until 2024. Volvo says they'll have a somewhat smaller, ground-up crossover, all-new EV in 2024. Hopefully, it'll have more competitive range. For now, it's hard for any car company to make a profit on EVs due to their cost to build so I understand why Volvo is charging what they charge for their EVs and the size of their market.
I rented the C40 and had nothing but terrible experiences with it. Could it of been my particular rental, maybe but I doubt it as it only had 8 miles when I rented it. 1.) The range was absolutely atrocious. I could never get 200 miles before it was already indicating 10% left. 2.) We all know Electrify America is terrible but this vehicle would never receive anything above 65 k/wh when charging. I couldn’t figure out why. I even used the Google charge map for the vehicle to precondition and it still didn’t work. Not sure if that was a vehicle issue or network issue. Either way, I really wanted to like this since I’ve only had positive experiences with Polestar.
I absolutely love EV’s but it seems like only Tesla has truly got their crap right with an across the board satisfactory experience all the time, IMO. Next month, I’ll be purchasing my first EV and it’s safe to say that Tesla has taken the cake on this on. Model Y, here I come.
I love the styling of this car, but the Tesla Y is way better at almost the same price. No contest IMO.
Love evs
Seriously ditch the DA hat!
Currently, a company charge your EV with dead dinosaurs. 😆
who can afford this car
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XC40 looks much better
Volvo C40 is a scam! My 2023 Volvo C40 has a steering wheel that vibrates very badly, making it quite annoying and UNSAFE to drive, and Volvo doesn’t want to fix it. Lemon Law
Kum & Go… 😶
It’s fast
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A lot of money for a range that is less than a Bolt. Nope.
I always smile when I pass an EV doing less than the speed limit. Yes EVs are good for some but not all.
You will do the same thing in a gas car if you are almost empty and still 50 miles from the nearest refueling. And with $5 gas there are more people now trying to extend their gas range as much as possible. I've driven gas cars slower so I don't arrive early. I'd rather do that then sit in a parking lot for 15 minutes. Did you ask those drivers why they were going slower than you think they should have?
That’s fair: I always smile knowing that I spend 2 cents per mile driving.
So you should title this video stupid things NOT to do with cars. EV or otherwise.
What a dumb service from your sponsor...? They drive in an ICE van to your EV to charge it from a battery or generator? This is okay for like AAA in emergency situations, but not for daily use
I expect better from you guys..
Righteous indignation duly noted.
That's all I'm asking for 🤣
Still very impractical. Grossly overpriced, too short a range, too long to charge. Waiting for a practical EV. Practical is 400 mile minimum, 10 min charge time empty to full, and price 20k or under.
You do realize that will never happen. Name a new ICE car for less than $20K.
@@mowcowbell cars.usnews.com/cars-trucks/best-new-cars-under-20000
It wouldn't be any type of Volvo. You're going to be waiting a long time.
@@benjaminsmith2287 I do not need to wait when I have a gas model that is practical.
@@JohnSmith-ug5ci My old gas car couldn't even go 400 miles most days. 🤣 A weird thing to perseverate on like the clowns in the past yapping about HP numbers from their V8s. Get a horse and can it.
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"Volvo"...don't you mean Geely 🇨🇳 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@benjaminsmith2287 Is that what the Volvo dealer told you when you bought your Geely 😆😆😆😆
@@welfiblablabla A Geely is a Geely no matter where it's made...it's like if Tata Motors owned Porsche 😆😆😆
@@welfiblablabla I'd rather own a Ferrari owned by Fiat than a Volvo owned by Geely...a lot of auto heritage in the Fiat brand...Geely not so much.
@@welfiblablabla Didn't take long for an ad hominem attack...pretty infantile. Bye 🖐
@@welfiblablabla Troll. I deleted my comments because trolls aren't worth anyone's time.