Because hybrids remain a more attractive choice for personal vehicles than full-fledged electric vehicles, manufacturers are working to give buyers more options. The key disadvantage of any hybrid is “neither fish nor fowl”: for pure electric driving mode, the power reserve is too short, and for internal combustion engine driving, the power is weak due to the compensation of the power unit and the high mass of the car itself.
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It’s still suffering due to increased power reserves, and now Volvo is launching new hybrid versions of its XC60 and XC90 crossovers Successful More than twice that. If the electric crossover of the previous generation could only travel 70-80 kilometers, the current one has a range of 189-200 kilometers, depending on the model (of course, younger models will have a little more). This was achieved by replacing the 18.8 kWh traction battery with a larger 41.2 kWh battery and installing a more efficient electric motor.
The two crossover models have the same powerplant operating scheme: an internal combustion engine drives the front axle, and an electric motor drives the rear axle. Internal combustion engines range in power from 180 horsepower. and. Up to 250 liters. and. Depending on configuration, the electric motor produces 177 horsepower. and. Measuring the total power of an entire system with two engines is not entirely correct, especially with a drivetrain like this, so we won’t mention these for purely marketing value.
The new hybrid XC60 and XC90 are therefore significantly closer to full-fledged electric vehicles in the entry price segment. No matter what people say, 200 kilometers of range on a single charge should be enough for most drivers’ standard journeys. There is nothing to say about the 70 kilometers ahead.