Volvo's Recharge Brand To Disclose Lifecycle Carbon Footprint For EV Vehicles

Volvo will introduce a new Recharge brand for all of its full electric and plug-in hybrid cars, and has vowed to show buyers the average lifecycle carbon footprint of each new model as part of a bold set of plans to reduce its carbon emissions.

The new Recharge line will be introduced with the Swedish firm’s first battery electric vehicle, the XC40 Recharge, which will be unveiled later today (Wednesday). That will also be the first model for which Volvo will disclose the average lifecycle carbon footprint – effectively the CO2 emissions the car will produce during its life with both manufacturing and usage taken into account.

TomM - 10/16/2019 5:09:11 PM

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A german study recently showed that ICE cars are actually cleaner when you consider the pollution of mining the rare earth elements for EVs. Evs just move the pollution to another place.

MDarringer - 10/16/2019 8:50:37 PM

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Uh oh! Now the Tesla Gestapo will lose their minds and CTRL + V spew.

runninglogan1 - 10/16/2019 10:45:19 PM

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Uh oh! Brainless troll with nothing to say succumbs to Godwin's law again.

Shocker.

MDarringer - 10/16/2019 10:55:24 PM

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As I predicted and right on cue: "...the Tesla Gestapo will lose their minds and CTRL + V spew.", but huntee, you are the Tesla Gestapo personified.

CANADIANCOMMENTS - 10/16/2019 10:58:36 PM

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I think the horse has already left the barn on this. Although Toyota now wants to market a Hydrogen Mirari based on the large LS chassis and go up against the Model S and I guess any others that appear with a 3rd option vs just ICE or BEV.
If you live near a filling station I suppose it could be a choice.

carloslassiter - 10/17/2019 10:13:27 PM

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Accepts "a German study" as definitive proof while simultaneously ignoring any climate change studies that disagree with your world view.

#SMH.

SanJoseDriver - 10/24/2019 12:21:04 AM

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Ironic indeed.