More efficient than claimed, a nose for pollution, and a downside : We spent time with Volvo’s electric coupe-SUV, the C40,We tested the XC40 Recharge and yes, the two cars have similarities, including very similar looking from ends. The pictures don’t show it, but the C40 – as a coupe SUV – does quite a lot to differentiate itself from its brother in the flesh.
In real life, the CarBuyer team also bettered the C40’s official consumption figures quite easily. CarBuyer head ed Lionel Kong listed 20kWh/100km in his lots-of-slow-driving run, while light-footed tree-huggers Derryn and Julen nailed 18.6kWh/100km and 18.8kWh/100km, giving a real life range of 350km to 400km per charge.
One of the reasons for EV adoption is to break the cycle of local pollution that cars emit: Driving around spewing out bad stuff while pedestrians, cyclists, and motorcyclists breathe in the fumes. Air pollution is A Very Bad Thing, if you didn’t know, accounting for millions of deaths and the micro-particles can be found in our blood now,Besides the low roofline and sunroof, the C40 has a unique feature in the form of its backlit trim panels that stretch across the dash and to the doors.