Volvo XC40 Recharge P8 615km Range Test! (Norwegian High Speed Run)

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Other cars I've tested on this testing route:

Audi E-Tron S:

Audi E-Tron 55:

Jaguar I-Pace EV320:

Peugoet E-2008:

I'm going to try to standarize my range testing more with the route Oslo-Kristiansand-Oslo. Something I'm calling the Norwegian High Speed Run, because it is the longest stretch of road over a larger distance with high speed limits. The stretch is 615km and averages over 100KPH.

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[lastlondon]

There's something about winter driving in Norway that is beautiful and mesmerizing. I'm adding a winter road trip in Norway to my bucket list, looking forward to the end of Covid

[borama]

And he is again at 0%. You are the YOLO master Kris 👍😁

[teknofil]

Nice test of my car. Got my 4th of December and I like it very much. A new update from Volvo is expected to come at the end of January with a number of improvements. Heat pump and heat for battery are some of the things to come. In the spring I will drive Gudbrandsdalen-Lofoten it will be a long trip. I am very happy with my Volvo XC40 Recharge Eletric P8!

[gery]

A race with Bjorn to Trondheim. The vehicles could be XC40 vs iX3 !!

[automatix]

Driving the Kystriksveien between Steinkjer and Bodø with the e-tron would be a bit challenging ;)

[bytemarq]

Nice clean videos, with clear content, well done :) keep it up.

[joubaierjoubert]

Kris thanks for these amazing range test videos, I’ve watched many videos on other channels and I always get confused but the way you explain how the evs charge and the difference in KW and battery 🔋 life on EVs soooo well I feel like a pro now lol! Btw I can’t wait to see your next XC90 EV! I also think you should do a video of your wish list for the next Volvo XC90.

[XLoaferY]

not even watched it and 100% certain it won't be very good ;)

Loving the content Kris!

[anderspersson]

Great content. You are getting better and better at this in my humble opinion:).
A breath of fresh air to focus on other EVs than that American brand w the Southafrican dude cant remember his name🤣

[lastlondon]

Kris maybe it didn't pre-heat the battery to the earlier charging station because it was planning to arrive with a low state of charge, and pre-heating the battery could have used too much energy and prevented you from arriving there. Therefore maybe the car pre-heats only if it thinks it will arrive with a state of charge greater than 5%, 10% or maybe even 15%.

[Trader-CL]

Batteries charge fastest from 0-50% and slowest from 80-100%. So it's better to charge more stops than to try charge it full. This is according to manufacturers' recommendation also.

[eocll]

I want to see a side by side of the Polestar with and without the sports pack, efficiency, handling and comfort

[miata]

Would love to see a drive up the Atlantic Highway....still have great memories of that trip with my Norwegian cousins!

[neilurquhart]

After watching this video I won’t be changing my petrol XC 40 anytime soon! Too much wasted time at charging stations + constant ‘range anxiety’ and having to a.ways plan ahead to re charge. I love everything about my XC40 R design (petrol)😁

[marcsinnaeve]

The car does not heat the battery to prepare charging. And the heat pump does not work under 5°C (plus). All battery heating is done by the HVHA (High Voltage Coolant heater).

[Miata]

Found your channel through seeing you on Bjorn Nyland's video. You make good stuff.
Charging speed sometimes varies for no apparent reason. I think sometimes it is the fault of the stations, not the vehicle, but I don't know how we can test that.

[sydjaguar]

Please do a complete battery drain test in the Norwegian winter!

[karla]

As long as you don't have any tool to check on the battery temperature, possible reasons for slow charging is just a guess. To be able to make charts of all kinds of parameters is basically interessting to compare different cars too. Besides the guessing, a quite interesting video. Thank you!

[philippeschmauch]

Wondeful video. Crazy idea: a trip from nord kape to gibraltar with an mazda mx30.

[TL-phwg]

The speed you drive through icy roads Is very brave or even silly if you ask me. !! I would be doing around 30 miles per hour max