mobanmarketLos Angeles: Swedish luxury car-maker Volvo has introduced its first ever fully electric car, the XC40 Recharge that comes with a brand new infotainment system powered by Googles Android operating system.
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The company did not reveal the price of the vehicle while unveiling it at an event in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
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The XC40 Recharge offers a range of over 400 km (WLTP) on a single charge and output of 408hp, Volvo Cars said.
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The battery charges to 80 per cent of its capacity in 40 minutes on a fast-charger system.
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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.
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“We have said this several times before: for Volvo Cars, the future is electric,” said Volvo CEO Hakan Samuelsson.
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“Today we take a major new step in that direction with the launch of our fully electric XC40 and the Recharge car line.”
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Volvo has pledged to launch a fully electric car every year over the next five years, as it seeks to make all-electric cars 50 per cent of global sales by 2025.
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Recharge will be the overarching name for all chargeable Volvos with a fully electric and plug-in hybrid powertrain.
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To further encourage electric driving, every Volvo Recharge plug-in hybrid model will come with free electricity for a year, provided through a refund for the average electricity cost during that period.
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To meet the anticipated growth in demand for its Recharge cars, Volvo Cars said it will triple production capacity for electrified cars.
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Volvo aims for plug-in hybrid cars to make up 20 per cent of total sales in 2020.
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