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by Tech57
Fri Jan 01, 2021 12:19 am
Forum: Main Volvo XC40 chat
Topic: Owners opinions on T5 Recharge PHEV
Replies: 23
Views: 7404

Re: Owners opinions on T5 Recharge PHEV

Hi tech57, take a look at viewtopic.php?f=11&t=2385 page 2 of the thread regarding charge timer glitch- my first PHEV suffered causing me to reject the car. The workaround is to set a timer on the socket or wall box that you plug in to, but Volvo have promised a fix for their software sometime n...
by Tech57
Thu Dec 31, 2020 6:30 pm
Forum: Main Volvo XC40 chat
Topic: Owners opinions on T5 Recharge PHEV
Replies: 23
Views: 7404

Re: Owners opinions on T5 Recharge PHEV

Had my T5 Recharge hybrid just over a week, covered 1200 miles at approx 200 a day mostly dual carriageway. Using the battery at 70, forget it. Braking and steering are obviously electronic in nature so feedback is non existent. That said it’s really pleasant to drive in urban areas on electric powe...
by Tech57
Thu Dec 31, 2020 6:06 pm
Forum: Main Volvo XC40 chat
Topic: Phev - hold and charge functions
Replies: 10
Views: 3988

Re: Phev - hold and charge functions

I’ve only had my T5 Recharge just over a week but 1200 miles on, I find the charge function pulls the consumption down about 4 mpg. Ive also found travelling at 65 far more economical than 70 about 3 mpg. Currently getting 42 mpg in this cold, using the manual battery hold function, holding it on ba...
by Tech57
Thu Dec 31, 2020 5:49 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Newbie XC40 Hybrid driver
Replies: 0
Views: 1948

Newbie XC40 Hybrid driver

Hi Everybody
Recently took delivery of the T5 Recharge Hybrid. Decided to join this forum to search for much needed information about this complex machine. I’m a company driver covering 50,000 miles per year and this is my first Auto.
Looking forward to chatting with you.