Just a crazy thought: Upgrade XC40 D4 to Recharge (fully electric)
Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2021 5:36 pm
The XC40 is a relatively new model (<3 years since first launch), so it uses the CMA platform which has been designed to accommodate electric motors, power trains and batteries.
I’m just curious to know if it would be possible to convert a diesel model to fully electric in the near future.
Would love to consider in few years when diesel cars inevitably get phased out.
PS: There’s so many vintage cars being converted to electric though there’s design, hardware and battery limitations, etc. So I guess it is perfectly reasonable to expect to be able to convert an xc40 to electric, as it is design ready and even has an electric cousin to source parts from!
Would love the quirky + customer-centric Volvo to enable this.
This, combined with Android Auto update, retrofits of all-round camera modules (for live recording), MagSafe mounts, wireless CarPlay would make it the perfect car. And would be a delight for all buyers of xc40 (2017-2021).
Thoughts pls
I’m just curious to know if it would be possible to convert a diesel model to fully electric in the near future.
Would love to consider in few years when diesel cars inevitably get phased out.
PS: There’s so many vintage cars being converted to electric though there’s design, hardware and battery limitations, etc. So I guess it is perfectly reasonable to expect to be able to convert an xc40 to electric, as it is design ready and even has an electric cousin to source parts from!
Would love the quirky + customer-centric Volvo to enable this.
This, combined with Android Auto update, retrofits of all-round camera modules (for live recording), MagSafe mounts, wireless CarPlay would make it the perfect car. And would be a delight for all buyers of xc40 (2017-2021).
Thoughts pls