Living with Electric

Depending on, amongst other things, driving style, temperature and climate, normal range for electric mode is at 25-45 km (15-27 miles) for a S60 T6/T8, V60 T6/T8 and S90/V90, 20-40 km (12-24 miles) for an XC60/XC90 and 25-50 km (15-30 miles).

On our new 18.8kw battery this range is even further.

Rate of charge depends on the type of charging and the power of that charging type, as well as factors such as ambient temperature, battery temperature, the size and condition of the car’s battery and the capacity of the car’s onboard charging circuit.

Generally, a 220V household connection will provide about 7–14km of range per hour, an 11kW AC wallbox or public charging point will provide about 50–60km of range per hour, and a DC fast charging station will provide between 30 and 100km of range per 10 minutes, depending on wattage.

This means that charging from zero to 100 per cent with an 11kW AC wallbox will take approximately 7 hours, and charging from zero to 80 per cent at a 150kW DC fast charging station will take approximately 30 minutes.

Battery is under warranty for 8 years or 100,000 miles*, Volvo will fix any material defects in your plug-in hybrid’s lithium battery pack.

*This does not cover the normal gradual capacity loss expected from all lithium batteries.

Your national insurance contributions (NIC) are 13.8% of the cars taxable value. So, plug-in hybrids with lower Benefit-in-Kind percentages mean you'll pay less NIC as a business.

For your drivers, the current emissions-based tax bands mean going electric makes sense. Our Volvo plug-in hybrids, for example, offer BIK as low as 7%.

On all our electric vehicles you benefit from £0 road fund licence.