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An all electric XC90,Is it feasible and when?Views : 3017 Replies : 60Users Viewing This Thread : |
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Oct 19th, 2018, 11:07 | #21 | |
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MB have already announced their EQC SUV (ironically in Stockholm)' (https://electrek.co/2018/09/04/merce...n-on-electric/) The photos of the car indicates a boot capacity lower than that of the XC60 I think, so not a load-lugging rival for the XC60 and XC90. The indicated range figures mean a practical driving range of around 200 miles only, so not outstanding and not a concern for Tesla in that regard. Elsewhere MB have said their production will begin next year, with sales beginning in the US in 2020. MB's previous attempt, by adapting the ML range, severely reduced the boot capacity to accommodate the strapped-on batteries. If Volvo were to electrify the XC90, I hope they don't sacrifice luggage capacity - although that does seem to be current practice - hence the V90's style over substance. (The V90 is attractive, but its raked rear end does restrict load capacity imo). |
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Oct 19th, 2018, 15:42 | #22 |
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Think they need to start looking at well over 200 miles to cater for range anxiety. Wonder why they don't try a big battery / small tank ice. 200 + electric miles plus a couple of gallons petrol would eliminate range anxiety.
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Oct 19th, 2018, 20:23 | #24 |
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Indeed. Made a right mess of the truck.
Also, just looking again, it is interesting how the XC70's windscreen actually detaches at the top. Wonder if this was one with the defective sealant that caused them to leak?
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Oct 19th, 2018, 20:36 | #25 |
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As I drove past Woodall Services on the M1 tonight I saw an all time record of 4 Teslas charging in their supercharger bays. Never seen more than 2 together before.
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Oct 19th, 2018, 23:16 | #26 | |
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I've learned that full electric is just not viable first hand in the UK. Which is a shame, you can make it work great, but sadly its just via le yet, I know people with tesla's that have driven all over Europe yet in Wales the have to take the diesel volvo! I'm looking forward to a volvo full electric, I just hope shell and BP will have rolled out nationwide rapid charging by thar point |
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Oct 20th, 2018, 10:33 | #27 | |
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Was wondering the same about you recently. I did have a fair amount of annual leave in the summer. Was in Dubai and did not see a single XC90 over there which disappointed me (slightly). |
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Oct 20th, 2018, 13:09 | #28 |
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One of the big drawbacks of owning an all elecric XC90 or any other make would be the cost of replacing a battery pack after its expected life, whether that will be the number of charges or number of years, which will vastly reduce the trade in or second hand value of your car.
The cost to replace these batteries is astranomical. It would not make sense to buy an electric car, knowing how much it will devalue, so I predict most will be on PCH, and even then the future value after contract is up will be reduced so hire charges will be higher. They would not make a very good second hand choice either knowing that you may face an unaffordable cost to replace the battery pack, reflecting in the second hand values. Unless they come down in price significantly. The other problem the country faces is we can not supply enough electricity for all these future electric cars, we barely manage now at peak winter times. And the tax the government receives from fuel duty is massive something like £29 billion a year, and there will be the cost to put in infrastructure for electric cars. They can not afford to lose that amount of revenue so will have to raise taxes some other way, tax electric cars ?, higher road fund licence cost ?, toll charges ?, congestion charges ?. Who knows what the cost will be to us, rather than being a cheaper form of tranport we will all end up paying more, a lot more, the price we will have to pay for clean air I suppose, but then again producing all that electricity will just add more pollution or spoil our country side with wind farms or nuclear reactors.
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"Between 2019 and 2021, Volvo will introduce five 100% electric models, and ensure the rest of its conventional petrol and diesel range has a hybrid engine of some form. It is the first major manufacturer to make such a bold move.
Håkan Samuelsson, the Volvo chief executive, said: “This announcement marks the end of the solely combustion engine-powered car.” The second of the fully electric cars ( first was C30 in 2012 ) will be the V40 replacement which is much nearer than the horizon …
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Volvo in the UK already have facilities to recondition their batteries … A new battery for an XC90 is £20,000 Probably artificially high to stop the amateur or anyone else getting his hands on one for his DIY project .
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