We drive Volvo’s first all-electric car, the £60k XC40 Recharge

Volvo’s first fully electric vehicle, the XC40 Recharge SUV,  really is a car you drive by the seat of your pants. That’s because this elegantly proportioned family-friendly Swedish off-roader has no ignition switch and no dashboard or console button to press to fire up its electric motor. Instead, your posterior is the trigger to starting … Read more

RAY MASSEY: Volvo’s new XC40 family SUV is pure pleasure

Volvo’s  proud boast is that if you want to buy one of their cars, from now on you will be asked: ‘Would you like one with or without a plug?’ The Swedish maker, now owned by China’s Geely, is driving hard towards electricification (its ‘Pure’ mode) and to have a plug-in hybrid or fully electric … Read more