ELECTRIFYING LAUNCH! Fully electric Volvo XC40 Recharge is here - All you need to know

Keeping in mind the future of the automobiles in India, Volvo Cars on Thursday introduced the XC40 Recharge. Fully electric Volvo XC40 Recharge is the first ever full electric car from the house of this luxury vehicles manufacturer. Also, Volvo XC40 Recharge is the first model to appear in its brand new Recharge car line concept. Here are TOP THINGS to know: -

- Volvo XC40 Recharge is based on the multi-award-winning and best-selling XC40 small SUV.

- The fully electric is the first of a family of fully electric Volvos.

-Volvo XC40 Recharge is the company’s first electric car and the first Volvo with a brand new infotainment system powered by Google’s Android operating 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.

-The fully electric all-wheel drive powertrain offers a range of over 400 km (WLTP) on a single charge and output of 408hp.

-The battery charges to 80 % of its capacity in 40 mins on a fast-charger system.

“We have said this several times before: for Volvo Cars, the future is electric,” said Håkan Samuelsson, chief executive. “Today we take a major new step in that direction with the launch of our fully electric XC40 and the Recharge car line,”  Samuelsson added.

"Every Volvo model in the range includes a Recharge option, from the small XC40 SUV via the 60 Series cars to the company’s flagship, the large XC90 SUV. Volvo Cars is the only car maker to offer a plug-in variant on every model in its line-up," says the luxury car maker.