It may be luxury in northern Europe, it may also be safety, and of course it will also think of reducing prices.
Volvo is a brand with obvious advantages and disadvantages. Its advantage is luxury and safety, but its disadvantage is unstable price. For Volvo, the price reduction of 30,000 to 50,000 is a small fight, 70,000 to 80,000 is normal, and hundreds of thousands are not unusual. Therefore, there have been some jokes on the Internet that "don't buy Volvo as soon as it is listed, and then buy it when the price comes down".
At Guangzhou Auto Show in 2020, Volvo's first pure electric vehicle X40? The recharge was officially listed, and the official guide price of the new car was announced at 357,000 yuan. Since Volvo can't stabilize the price in the field of fuel vehicles, can it stabilize in the field of pure electric vehicles? Let's take a look at the comprehensive strength of Volvo XC40 pure electric.
Volvo XC40 pure electric vehicle continues the shape of XC40 fuel version as a whole, and the biggest difference with fuel vehicles lies in the shape of the front face. The front grille has adopted a brand-new design and looks relatively closed. In fact, there is a gap at the bottom, and the headlights continue to use Volvo's iconic "Raytheon Hammer" design, and the shape is still sharp.
The side of the car body is painted in two colors. The design of black coat reduces the visual center of gravity and creates a certain cross-border style. The black decorative strip on the C-pillar has the word "charging", which highlights the identity of new energy. In terms of body size, its length, width and height are 4425/1863/1651mm, and its wheelbase is 2702 mm From the body size, it can also be seen that Volvo XC40 pure electric is an oil-to-electricity product.
Not surprisingly, like the tonality of most joint venture brands or luxury brands, the pure electric cruising range of Volvo XC40 is not outstanding.
Volvo XC40 pure electric vehicle is equipped with ternary lithium battery provided by Contemporary Ampere Technology Co., Ltd.. The battery capacity is 7 1kWh, and the cruising range of pure electric vehicles is 420km, which is far from the cruising range of most brands of 500 and 600km. Obviously, in Volvo's view, XC40 pure electric vehicle is an urban vehicle, but it can also meet the demand of vehicles around the city.
In terms of charging speed, if the maximum charge is 150kW DC, it takes 40 minutes for the power to change from 0 to 80%, and the fast charging speed is slightly conservative. If it is domestic 1 1kW AC slow filling pile, it will take 8 hours for the power to reach 0-80%.
In terms of power performance, the Volvo XC40 pure electric vehicle is equipped with front and rear dual motor systems, with a comprehensive power of 408 HP, a peak torque of 660 Nm, and an acceleration time of only 4.9 seconds per 100 km.
Safety is another highlight of Volvo XC40 pure electric vehicle.
In terms of electrical safety, whether it is battery life or battery energy density, Volvo XC40 pure electric is not outstanding. For example, BMW iX3 uses 8 series ternary batteries, and the energy density of the battery system is 154Wh/kg. Volkswagen ID.4 series is also an 8-series ternary battery with a density of 175Wh/kg, while Volvo only has 150Wh/kg.
In addition, the structural design of Volvo XC40 pure electric battery pack also leaves a large number of collision energy absorption buffers. Moreover, BMS can monitor the operating data such as voltage and temperature of each battery cell in real time to ensure the consistency of each battery cell.
In terms of body structure and material, the author thinks there is no need to worry too much. This is originally an oil-to-electricity model, and the body structure will not be adjusted too much. Coupled with the assistance of intelligent security configuration, there is no need to worry too much about security.
Frankly speaking, Volvo XC40 pure electric vehicle is a car with balanced performance, and there are not many bright spots, but it is difficult to see its biggest shortcoming. If you have to question it, it may be the price. The Lexus UX300e, both imported models, costs 362-385,000 yuan and has a battery life of 400km.
Volvo and Lexus are the two extremes of the market. The former will sell at a reduced price, while the latter will not worry about selling at a higher price. Through this comparison, we can think of the price of pure electric Volvo XC40, and it is definitely possible to reduce the price. It is not impossible to fall below 300,000 in the middle of next year.
It is true that the Volvo XC40 pure electric vehicle is a test of Volvo in the electric vehicle market, with some sincerity but not high sincerity. After all, it is a product of changing oil into electricity.
Starting from the next generation of products, Volvo will use the exclusive platform for new energy vehicles, Volvo CEO? Hakan? Samuelssn once said in an interview that Volvo will start to use Geely's vast sea architecture in the future.
Perhaps Volvo will have a great advantage in the field of new energy only if it uses a truly exclusive platform for new energy vehicles. The XC40 is purely electric. If you want to buy it, you might as well wait. There will be a surprise price after the year.
This article comes from car home, the author of the car manufacturer, and does not represent car home's position.