Volvo SA to add new battery electric vehicle to its local line-up
Volvo Car South Africa (Volvo SA) will soon add a second battery electric vehicle (EV) to its local EV portfolio – the XC40 P6 Recharge.
The local arm of the Swedish manufacturer currently offers the XC40 P8 Recharge to the South African market.
While the XC40 P8 Recharge employs twin electric motors (one on each axle), the P6 features a single unit – permanently sealed and maintenance free – at the front.
Supply of Volvo EVs and plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) to South Africa has remained extremely tight.
The company sold out its preorder EV allocation for South Africa last year, which was 30 XC40 P8s, says Volvo SA MD Greg Maruszewski.
“Although our order book is much larger than this, we are expecting to sell just under 100 EV units this year.
“With the introduction of the XC60 T8, we are aiming to receive as close to 100 PHEVs as possible, which could triple our PHEV sales this year,” adds Maruszewski.
“The global demand for our PHEVs and EVs has resulted in supply constraints in all of our markets, including South Africa, which has made it challenging to accommodate local demand for our Recharge line,” he notes.
“However, we are anticipating an ease in supply next year on all of our powertrains – PHEV and EV included – and will be targeting at least 50% growth on total sales compared with this year.”
Maruszewski says steeply rising fuel prices are playing a role in the move to EVs in South Africa – but only to a degree.
“Owning an EV is still a fairly new concept to the South African consumer. However, the current push to electrification with all the benefits it offers is increasing interest in our PHEVs.”
Comments
Research Reports
Latest Multimedia
Latest News
Showroom
Weir Minerals Europe, Middle East and Africa is a global supplier of excellent minerals solutions, including pumps, valves, hydrocyclones,...
VISIT SHOWROOM
Press Office
Announcements
What's On
Subscribe to improve your user experience...
Option 1 (equivalent of R125 a month):
Receive a weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine
(print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
Receive daily email newsletters
Access to full search results
Access archive of magazine back copies
Access to Projects in Progress
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format
Option 2 (equivalent of R375 a month):
All benefits from Option 1
PLUS
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports, in PDF format, on various industrial and mining sectors
including Electricity; Water; Energy Transition; Hydrogen; Roads, Rail and Ports; Coal; Gold; Platinum; Battery Metals; etc.
Already a subscriber?
Forgotten your password?
Receive weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine (print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
➕
Recieve daily email newsletters
➕
Access to full search results
➕
Access archive of magazine back copies
➕
Access to Projects in Progress
➕
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format
RESEARCH CHANNEL AFRICA
R4500 (equivalent of R375 a month)
SUBSCRIBEAll benefits from Option 1
➕
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports on various industrial and mining sectors, in PDF format, including on:
Electricity
➕
Water
➕
Energy Transition
➕
Hydrogen
➕
Roads, Rail and Ports
➕
Coal
➕
Gold
➕
Platinum
➕
Battery Metals
➕
etc.
Receive all benefits from Option 1 or Option 2 delivered to numerous people at your company
➕
Multiple User names and Passwords for simultaneous log-ins
➕
Intranet integration access to all in your organisation
