Volvo Car India is all set to release its first electric vehicle in India, the prices of the SUV will be announced in the Metaverse, claiming to be the first automaker in India to do so. The new Volvo XC40 Recharge will be launched in the country on July 26, 2022, pre-bookings for the same are already open since June 2021. 

The car will also be the first luxury brand which will be locally assembled electric vehicles in the country. It will be assembled at the company’s Hosakote plant near Bengaluru in Karnataka.  In terms of design, this luxury electric SUV looks identical to its ICE counterpart and is also built on the same Compact Modular Architecture (CMA) platform.

The Volvo XC40 Recharge will get two electric motors which will deliver a combined output of 408 bhp and 660 Nm of torque. Additionally, it features a 78kWh lithium-ion battery pack that is claimed to deliver a range of around 400 km per charge. 

Volvo Car India Managing Director Jyoti Malhotra when commenting on the announcement, said “Volvo is known for harnessing the power of technology in providing safer and hi-tech cars. Leveraging the capabilities of the metaverse is just another example of Volvo Car using the latest technology from a vantage point in marketing. We are confident that the XC40 Recharge with its over 400km per charge range will be widely accepted by customers who are looking for an EV with all the safety and luxury features that Volvo Cars are synonymous with.”

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