A closer look at the XC40 Recharge, Volvo’s first electric car

Volvo has a reputation for building the safest cars on the road. Now, it wants to be known for producing the least amount of pollution, too. On October 16th, the China-owned / Sweden-based automaker unveiled its first fully electric car , the XC40 Recharge. Everything about the reveal event was understated: the stage was small, the SUV was compact, and the backdrop was a pink so soft you could almost call it rose. Sure, there was a little dry ice and some EDM when the car was revealed, but Volvo was less concerned with the mise-en-scène and more concerned with the message. But there was still a car to consider. The XC40 Recharge won't blow people away or engender rapturous headlines in the same way as the Tesla Model 3 or the Porsche Taycan . The least you can say about it is that it looks almost exactly like the gas-powered XC40, just without a front grille and a tailpipe. The real differences, of course, are just beneath the surface. The battery pack, stuffed into the floor of the vehicle, is encased in a neon orange aluminum case that Volvo is calling "a safety cage." Embedded in the middle of… Read full this story

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