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Tesla Powered Volvo | C40 Recharge Road Trip

Can electrical cars do trip? Where do you stop and charge at? How much does it cost? Well the responses may (or may not) surprise you however with over 800 miles on the roadway I can formally call this a trip with a fun twist; just charging at Superchargers! Volvo and many others are gaining access to the Tesla Supercharger network and the timing couldn't have been much better for me bring out long term 2023 C40 Recharge up the PNW and share a little about my experience.

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00:00 Getting the C40 Out On The Road
00:46 The Strategy and the Difficulties
02:13 Plugging In and Charging
04:43 Disconnecting and Ending Charge Session
06:06 Data Debrief
08:55 Road Trip Words
10:30 Supercharger Experience
11:40 Conclusion

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16 responses to “Tesla Powered Volvo | C40 Recharge Road Trip”

  1. @laloajuria4678 Avatar
    @laloajuria4678

    Should be flawless. Sucks to fund elonia but it helps be a lifeline for long trips.

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    1. @EVBuyersGuide Avatar
      @EVBuyersGuide

      At least with adapters it’s nice to have a wider array of charging option. -Travis

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  2. @Techridr Avatar
    @Techridr

    At least that is one of the few non-Tesla cars with the charge port in the rear left so you don’t take up two spaces.

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    1. @EVBuyersGuide Avatar
      @EVBuyersGuide

      The positioning was 🤌 -Travis

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  3. @Techridr Avatar
    @Techridr

    I asked Grok: “You can start preconditioning directly from the centre display. Open the climate view by tapping on the temperature button at the bottom center of the centre display. Then, press “Parking” and tap on “Start heating/cooling” to initiate preconditioning”

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    1. @joetacchino4470 Avatar
      @joetacchino4470

      Pretty sure that’s just climate preconditioning, not battery. I just had a Polestar 2 rental and while driving, that preconditioning button did nothing.

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    2. @Techridr Avatar
      @Techridr

      @@joetacchino4470 I thought of that too. Then there is this on the app:
      “Open the Volvo Cars app.
      Select your car, if you have more than one linked to the app.
      Navigate to the “Climate” or “Charge” section (the exact location can vary with app updates).
      Look for an option like “Precondition Battery” or “Start Preconditioning”. This might be under a submenu like “Charging” or directly available depending on the app’s version.”
      But if it’s a rental, we may not get the app. They really do need to make that easier!

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    3. @carlfe4891 Avatar
      @carlfe4891

      @@joetacchino4470 100% – Volvo/Polestar do not precondition the battery this way.

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    4. @soaringspoon Avatar
      @soaringspoon

      And thats why we dont use Grok lol

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  4. @OverlordActual Avatar
    @OverlordActual

    I imagine this was initially recorded a decent time so has Alex made a decision to swap this for the EX30?

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    1. @EVBuyersGuide Avatar
      @EVBuyersGuide

      Just a few weeks ago, I’ll be driving it back down in the next few days using non-Tesla charging. We’re not sure on the EX30 but it’s a strong possibility. -Travis

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  5. @carlfe4891 Avatar
    @carlfe4891

    Access to the Tesla stations are a setting in Google Maps. You tell you have a NACS adapter and it does the right thing. This is relevant to some of your concerns about preconditioning – if you were navigating with onboard Maps to a charger it preconditions automatically.

    That said, CMA charging isn’t the greatest for NA MY ’21-23 stuck at just 150kw. SM ’24 and DM ’25 will get the 205kw (rest of the world got it for all models in 2023 calendar year IIRC.) Even still the curve isn’t the best for long trips. The rates are highly predictable but not aggressive. You are going to be playing in ~15%-75%. The efficiency isn’t awesome either, again unless you have a SM MY ’25. We’ve got two in the house (P2 and C40) and they are perfectly fine for daily and regional trips. Software quality is a joke, OTA doesn’t instantly mean it’s good. Still like them quite a bit – they are nice vehicles if only mid EVs. P2 w/ Performance Pack at 470hp is a hoot, but still not class leading in terms of handling or performance.

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  6. @soaringspoon Avatar
    @soaringspoon

    Damn that would have just cost me 70 odd $s in an ICE car. My ICE does at minimum 450 miles per fillup in New England winters. That cost is double what ICE would have cost right 140 to 70, a bummer to see EVs costing way more than ICE 🙁

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    1. @StephenByersJ Avatar
      @StephenByersJ

      But it’s about 1/4 the cost of ICE when home charging, which is what 95% of your charging usually is, so overall total cost of ownership is less.

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    2. @soaringspoon Avatar
      @soaringspoon

      @@StephenByersJ Oh yeah for sure just a bummer to see Fast Charging costing so much. But ran the numbers with the memberships from Tesla and EA it ends up costing a little less than gas around me so that was nice. Just never realized don’t have my electric car yet so new to all the pricing.

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  7. @therealjeffg Avatar
    @therealjeffg

    Great video thanks. I’d be interested to see how many suitcases you can fit in the boot.

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