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cRiPpLe_rOoStEr · 12-22-2021, 05:55 PM

Due to an upcoming emission regulation which will start next year, instead of upgrading the canister of the plug-in hybrid which was the only powertrain with an ICE fitted to the XC40 since mid-2020, Volvo will only import its full-electric version. Doesn't seem to be a much smart move, as the XC40 is the best-seller of the local Volvo range, and the EV-only approach is not so suitable to Brazilian conditions. The price of a full-electric XC40 is nearly the same of a XC60 plug-in hybrid.

12-22-2021, 05:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
cRiPpLe_rOoStEr It's all about Diesel Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Posts: 12,923 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,697 Times in 1,515 Posts	Volvo phasing out the ICE versions of the XC40 in Brazil Due to an upcoming emission regulation which will start next year, instead of upgrading the canister of the plug-in hybrid which was the only powertrain with an ICE fitted to the XC40 since mid-2020, Volvo will only import its full-electric version. Doesn't seem to be a much smart move, as the XC40 is the best-seller of the local Volvo range, and the EV-only approach is not so suitable to Brazilian conditions. The price of a full-electric XC40 is nearly the same of a XC60 plug-in hybrid.