Electric Volvo XC40 set to make UAE debut

Making its vision of electrifying its entire line-up a reality, Volvo Cars has formally opened order books for the XC40 Recharge P8 AWD, the company’s first fully electric car based on the best-selling SUV, in selected international markets. With thousands of orders already received, production and customer deliveries are expect to commence later this year.

Trading Enterprises, an Al-Futtaim Automotive company and exclusive distributor of  Volvo Cars in the UAE, will introduce the electric XC40 Recharge P8 into the local market in 2021 but will precede that with the launch of the plug-in hybrid XC40 in Q4 2020.  

Oscar Rivoli, Managing Director of Trading Enterprises commented: “ We are very excited to be expanding our Recharge line-up of Volvo cars, not only with plug-in hybrid variants but with fully electric vehicles, a choice that has been rapidly gaining popularity around the world.”

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The XC40 Recharge P8 is the first of a family of fully electric Volvos. It represents a true milestone as the company’s first fully electric car and the first Volvo with a brand new infotainment system powered by Google’s Android operating system. In addition to over the air updates, this also includes Google Assistant, Google Maps and access to the Google Play Store.

In terms of performance, the XC40 Recharge P8 offers a range of over 400 km (WLTP) on a single charge and an output of 408hp. The battery charges also possesses the capability to charge up to 80 % of its capacity in just 40 minutes on a fast-charger system.