The fully electrically powered Volvo XC40 Recharge P8 was launched at the end of 2020. In the past fourteen months, quite a few experiences about consumption and range have already been collected. By us from AutoWeek and of course also by the drivers of the XC40 Recharge P8. Please note, this is about the car that has already changed its name and is now listed as XC40 Recharge Twin Pure Electric.
As you are used to by now, we start with our own experiences. The 408 hp EV appeared for the first time in the winter of 2021 in a comparative test, so for a period of at least one week. In that first test, the XC40 Recharge P8 took on a Ford Mustang Mach-E Extended Range AWD. The temperatures were around 10 degrees and we recorded 24.3 kWh per 100 kilometers. With a net battery capacity of 75 kW, this equates to a range of 307 kilometers.
In the summer we started an endurance test with the P8, and then the conditions were ideal. Temperatures of just over 20 degrees, so no excessive air conditioning use, helped the angular SUV to an average consumption of 20.8 kWh/100 kilometers over the first month and we have not seen better than that. It means that if you squeeze everything out of the battery pack, you can travel 360 kilometers on a single charge. That is reasonable, however, the manufacturer’s specification for this model is 418 kilometers per hour.
In between, the endurance tester passed in a test against the Tesla Model Y Long Range, and at 16 degrees the XC40 Recharge P8 achieved a range of 330 kilometers, with an average consumption of 22.7 kWh per 100 kilometers. In this comparative test, the XC40 was less efficient than its opponent, because the Tesla Model Y was under 18 kWh per 100 kilometers under comparable conditions.
Winter
We can certainly talk about really winter conditions, because at the end of 2021 we sent the Volvo XC40 Recharge P8 to Gothenburg in Sweden. In addition, consumption rose to 30.9 kWh/100 kilometers, with the journey largely on the highway and the temperature was always below 4 degrees. Then you are talking about a range of 243 kilometers. So at AutoWeek we arrived at a range of 243 kilometers under the least favorable conditions and 360 kilometers when the weather helps.
What are the users saying?
Looking at the experiences of Volvo XC40 Recharge P8 drivers, we see a similar picture. The first reviewers took the car into use in the winter of 2020-2021 and initially came out at 275 to just 300 kilometers. That is also our experience with normal Dutch winter weather. Of the eight reviewers who keep track of their P8 experiences, we once read someone who tapped the 400, then you should especially avoid the highway and then the car comes out under 20 kWh/100 kilometers.
Incidentally, there is also a Volvo XC40 Recharge Pure Electric. We have not yet tested that version with one electric motor at AutoWeek, and there are no user experiences yet.
If you own such an XC40 Recharge Pure Electric, be sure to write a review.
– Thanks for information from Autoweek.nl