There’s still no consensus on quick-charging standards but definitely, Volvo Car Corp. is rethinking its initial plan for the batteries of the electric Volvo C30 to charge for 6-8 hours overnight.
Volvo had previously stated that it doesn’t require the C30’s batteries to be capable of quick charging in three hours or less. For now, Volvo will market the C30 EV only in Europe. The European Union has yet to agree on quick-charging standards but for the time being, the volume is all for Europe,” Lennart Stegland, president of Volvo’s Special Vehicles unit, said at a media briefing last January at the EnerDel plant, which will produce the batteries for the C30.
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