What's in a Name? Volvo Reveals 'XC40 Recharge' and 'Volvo Recharge'

Volvo Cars’ new electric crossover has a name, and it just happens to be something people hate doing. The XC40 is the brand’s new EV, crafted out of the compact XC40 crossover and helped in its mission by the model’s versatile modular platform. To make it work, Volvo first carried out some alterations. See details here.

“Recharge” isn’t just the name applied to the brand’s new EV ⁠— it’s a new sub-brand under which all upcoming EVs and plug-in hybrids will reside. An invitation to confusion or buried psychological disdain? Possibly.

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  • Fahrvergnugen Too bad most new vehicles don't come already equipped with the one option that actually makes a difference in collision avoidance.A human brain.