Search found 4 matches
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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.
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.