The first electric car Volvo will appear in 2019

In 2019, the Volvo XC40 compact crossover will receive a fully electric version. In this new electric car will go on sale in 2020.

There are no details about electric vehicles, but it is known that a crossover with a fully electric powerplant will be presented before the end of 2019, and will go on sale in 2020. In the same year, Polestar 2 will begin sales, which is unified with the Volvo XC40 on the Compact Modular Architecture (CMA) platform (Lynk & Co 01, 02, and 03 models use it) and will initially be an electric car.

In 2018, the Volvo XC40 won the European Car of the Year competition. For the compact crossover, a modification of the T5 Twin Engine has already been announced, which includes a 1.5-liter gasoline engine, an electric motor, and a 9.7 kW / lithium-ion battery with a 7-speed automatic transmission. The engine produces 180 hp, an electric motor provides another 82 hp and the total recoil of the power plant is 262 hp From zero to 100 km / h, the hybrid accelerates in 7.3 seconds, developing a maximum speed of 205 km / h. On electricity, the crossover can travel up to 54 kilometers.

The Volvo XC40 T5 Twin Engine will be launched in November 2019 at a factory in the Belgian Ghent.