{"id":16692,"date":"2024-11-20T15:26:09","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T09:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caronphone.com\/blog\/?p=16692"},"modified":"2025-03-12T15:00:19","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T09:30:19","slug":"volvo-xc40-recharge-renamed-as-ex40-prices-increased","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/volvo-xc40-recharge-renamed-as-ex40-prices-increased\/","title":{"rendered":"Volvo XC40 Recharge renamed as EX40; prices increased"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"16692\" class=\"elementor elementor-16692\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3697490 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3697490\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f27296\" data-id=\"f27296\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43917a55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"43917a55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Volvo-XC40-Recharge-renamed-as-EX40-Cover.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-16733\" alt=\"Volvo XC40 Recharge renamed as EX40\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Volvo-XC40-Recharge-renamed-as-EX40-Cover.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Volvo-XC40-Recharge-renamed-as-EX40-Cover-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Volvo-XC40-Recharge-renamed-as-EX40-Cover-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Volvo-XC40-Recharge-renamed-as-EX40-Cover-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c507103 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c507103\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.caronphone.com\/volvo-cars\">Volvo <\/a>has officially renamed the XC40 Recharge electric SUV as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caronphone.com\/volvo-cars\/ex40\">EX40 <\/a>in India. The name change has been made to bring the SUV&#8217;s nomenclature in line with Volvo&#8217;s global EV models.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0008ca7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0008ca7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Volvo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.volvocars.com\/in\/cars\/ex40-electric\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">EX40 <\/a>Recharge now comes in at Rs 56.10 lakh (ex-showroom), which is a slight hike from earlier.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d1e14e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d1e14e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Volvo_XC40\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">EX40 <\/a>now only has a rear-wheel-drive configuration, featuring a 69 kWh battery pack. The rear axle-mounted electric motor can produce 238 hp and 420 Nm of peak torque.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5a7a88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5a7a88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe &#8216;Recharge&#8217; name has also been removed from the model&#8217;s plug-in hybrid range, which will be denoted using the &#8216;T6&#8217; and &#8216;T8&#8217; suffixes. The XC40 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caronphone.com\/volvo-cars\/c40\">C40<\/a> names, though, will continue to be used on the model&#8217;s ICE versions.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30508e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30508e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMoreover, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.volvocars.com\/in\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Volvo<\/a> has increased the EX40&#8217;s feature list compared to the XC40 Recharge. A 360-degree camera and Harmon Kardon sound system have been added. These were also available on the XC40 Recharge but only on the dual-motor variant.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a3f907 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a3f907\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Volvo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Volvo<\/a> had adopted the current nomenclature pattern back in 1995 by incorporating \u2018S\u2019 to denote sedans, \u2018V\u2019 for estates, \u2018C\u2019 for hatchbacks and coupes, and \u2018XC\u2019 for SUVs. It was followed by a size-based number.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86a67f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86a67f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVolvo currently has two EVs on sale in India: the now \u201crenamed\u201d EX40 and EC40. The Swedish automaker is expected to bring the new flagship EX90 and the all-new entry-level EX30 electric SUV to India soon.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dd673af elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3dd673af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Volvo EX 40: Price and competitors<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03062e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03062e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe EX40 is priced between \u20b956.10 lakh (ex-showroom, India). 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