This is the new edition of the volvo, etc. 40 what familiar . Maybe at 1st glance, but not upon closer inspection. Of like 640 read shots. I said the streets in 2019. And after a small facelift in 2022, its an old gets a bigger revision. Lets take a closer look at all the details, and lets try to answer a question thats been tormenting our car test for decades, volleyball is known for safety and full, swedish european engineering. And since the acquisition by and julie some years ago, everyone things, oh, how long will they stay . Swedish and not become chinese. Cxc 40 is based on volvos compact, modular architecture platform more cma. The platform can vary in width and length, but the distance between the front wheels and the pedals always remains the same. It can be equipped with combustion engines as well as fiber and full. The electric power trains the cars that use this platform include the volvo, see 40 some lincoln, koa, 01. But g leasing your way. And the g lead preface. A now with a switch to electric cars. The question of cause is, is this really this with this call, or if this its a nice car with a swedish design. But lets come back to that question later. For now, lets check out what the x the 40 has to offer when it comes to driving the driving behavior. It doesnt offer any surprise, a little bit off on the steering in fast driven curves, but very, very small with right, good to control. Busy the exploration also, if i go up, the mountains is very good. Although the car way small the into tons. Thats not surprising when you consider that the twin motor version were testing has 110 kilowatts of power at the front, axels and 190. At the rear of the major advantages of the 2024 model is the bet, sorry, the battery is now able to be charged at 200. 00 kilowatts. And the battery offers more range and combination with the new eddings. And so the x, the 40 can go up to 575 kilometers without recharging, but thats only possible in the extended right ins version with a 185. 00 kilowatt rear axle drive and a lightfoot before it was no integrated this mont recuperation system in this kind of a vehicle is in front of you because were recuperated up to a 2. 5 meters per 2nd. And its best, no one in front of you with the car, just rolls down the hill end of the car in front of your brakes. This one recuperate stronger, as i just said, up to a 2 and a half meters per 2nd. If he breaks honda, you have to break joseph. Thats something you have to get used to the if you rely too much on the automatic breaking, you might find the gap between you and the vehicle in front of you closing too fast for comfort the next to me, this looks the class he is the head of development of all electric Propulsion Systems for this car looks this cars the 1st time 24 by fuse that is available with a rear wheel drive 25 years ago. Volleyball said, oh, we dont build a rear wheel drives anymore because front wheel drive is safe. If this wrong, ill just do the physics is of course the same, but a lot of changes have happened. Namely its chronic stuff developed tremendously. So all the controls and the vegas to both systems on much, much better than 25 years ago. And the other effect this that as an a battery electric vehicle is much easier to control when it comes to driving dynamics and driving step in it to you on the outside details like the grill differentiate the ecc 40 recharge from its combustion engine. Powered siblings, of course the fee for the with its coup like shape, is somewhat more elegant. About the x, the 40 is somewhat more practical, especially when it comes to the receipts. Your passengers has much more had room in this cause. Some trim levels come with a contrasting glossy black route. What i like is that the seats are not completely made of fabric on the back rest, but with a little bit of plastic here in between. So if you have children with you and they are sitting in their childrens seats of the chinese model. Yeah. Yeah. And, and i would say it up is a nearly 0 that call like the other mobile stuff we have on the roads today is 100 percent developed in speed and nothing broke. That platform is still locked in in gothenburg. It is of course, used in other cars, also on the, in the, within the daily group. But its european design, european engineering. What is behind that the car, to be a manufacturer that the car in all plugged in again, for other markets, its also manufactured in china. In those 2 regions are the main components of the costs are localized. So it has to be producing low to a full local. According to volvo, the quality of the cars is identical, whether they come from europe or china, where a particular vehicle comes from will depend on import regulations and availability. The car were driving today comes from belgium and ar test or had a clear opinion about it. Its really a great guy. It drives good, the seats comfortable as well. The overall performance is great. The look and feel on the inside is good. You have to get used to the input Payment System and to the climate controlled in the infotainment system. But if you have found that this nothing really to complain about. Unfortunately, i would love to complain about something but i cant find anything. Sounds like both of those legendary suite is quality. I have learned that although theyre outside these cars that use the same platform as this one is not a chinese car. It is of the swedish car, the material, the quality of the overall look and feel the design, everything is just as you expected in avoidable. Unfortunately, also the price is of all volleyball costs, but never famous for being cheap. To be precise, the model we tested goes for 69200. 00 euros in germany. But for that you get a car with lots of safety and comfort features, a powerful power train, and an appealing interior. On the downside, the google maps navigation and infotainment system apps are sometimes a bit awkward to use. Easier access to them would make the car even safer to run is done. So i want you to name the move law. So number 2 was putting in no net fun needs. If im want the, did it the only due to a sip of, youll see if it was a long you want to use the menu item that to do to john to a dining room and to friend proof listing and obtaining my say, send this list, take the one from what youre doing, you move off. So now model. So was a upload you, maam, a dummy. Yeah. Those yankee might need to do that. So say the, the genetic cnn fund is you lose single main is on simple a. 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The wheels of change have been set in motion. 24 year old video is breaking gender stereotypes, willow, so taking a step forward for the environment sees them on the 1st batch of women to be driving electric buses. A non whole jennys out of the city of new denny, the. The bus is a part of an initiative by private company in waco, which operates one of the largest fleets of the buses in the country. High representative either that when im on the highway, all i think about is getting my passengers to the destination safely. Before that goes on in this transport sector accounts with nearly 10 percent of its total National Greenhouse gas emissions in order to make liability green ambitious targets have been announced. Im curious to find out how india can dekalb and nice economy while creating Job Opportunities for the most vulnerable and modern lives community or and thats how women like video can be positive. All that the new Green Economy has to offer have 7 man based on the problem stuff at home. The ask way that im capable of doing this job because its mens work, especially since i look through people those way. But im up for driving such a big bus. They say this is mens work, north womens, i think work is work. You just need to use it in coverage and thats it. Women like video and her colleagues need support systems in place to ensure that the transition goes smoothly for them. We got some of them in College Captains on board. We change them over and above that training and beat into this training if you cannot afford, then he said that shes ready. Now lets do the floss to invest the date in the entire would, which is that need to walk it off and then go to this whole concept of human vast and yours. The medical, its captain given k. But whats coming in, ma, i try to, you focused on large scale reforms in had tenure as the Indian Ministry of power. Simply by changing the economic model, she was able to create and lead the Worlds Largest electric bus program with 5450 vehicles. First and foremost, remitted mobility was being provided now as a sub. So the incentive, the right place means private developers are the people who come to the buses are incentivized to efficient. Their small do is water allowed us to achieve scale. So suddenly from 200 buses and where cities will. 1 5060 buses, maybe 300 buses, 300 was the biggest number removed from that to 5 and a half 1000 at the same time will also take steps to ensure adjust the transition. We offset the buses be solving neutral. We offset the o e m. That the equipment manufacturers go out and make basically try and make sure that you found the Greenhouse Gas emissions. And if you want to offset offset with projects in india, we made special reservation will category. In fact, take reservations for women. By 2030, the government intends to make for public transport electric dennis transport minister kayla cannot invited me for a glimpse of what a green ride looks like. And all the entire fleet will be at 10580 percent. So that in the middle east, this would be probably one of the highest in the world. Im curious to know what kind of infrastructure had to be created to ensure the city was ready for green mobility. And is the one of the van re, uh, youre fine just for the additional because we have spending more than 1500. 00 and when we talk about the public uh sizing station, 4500 feet. And yet the sale of electric vehicles is still far behind the share of eaves remains any one percent of the total markets. India has made it clear that this transition could be false to if it were provided with the vide Financial Support from the international community. The, the n t p c power station at dodge, we just on the outskirts of danny is powered by co that arrives directly from the mines located in east india. The Energy Security of the country and for most of india is economy still depends largely on co i meant to cause law who reminded me that Indias Energy transition must create Job Opportunities for people who are directly or in directly dependent on coal. Its quite exciting to talk about Just Transition as of global concept. In the end, it will come down a lot to how much up scaling and root scaling can be do for people. What kind of jobs we can offer . What kind of Green Economy constructs can be create and regions like these with diversified options exist for people. How can they be absorbed into agriculture, which is productive . Can you create Renewable Energy complexes in these areas and both people can be employed . But these are all distributed ideas and they dont exist in any kind of policy and regulation. And perhaps thats where effort needs to be. In this transition to clean Renewable Energy will have a share of 10 inches bus. People like mama video and k this remind us that a new road is on its way. The the van motivated, the van is our home and our way of life, it appears to be slightly unusual and it does have any challenges, but i like its literally nice to change just shape our lives, but its not as simple. Thats what it is. You think of the as the okay then tell me she a name to be in this 1st van life. Couple intent to go to london by then they begin the journey with the aim of travelling around the wood in emergency only then and have already seen nearly all of india states. And the phone of hometown is to assure it. And caroline, but it isnt just india that we can sit down home country because we travel is weve got all the way up to the portage and theyre called to the china boda into baton, onto the border of me in mind. These are one of the kind experiences to have an experience for the nice little man ever since i was very young, i always wanted to travel, but my parents are a bit straight to and the family is always the dogs. So that is i that i have is a young girl to go and travel the world wasnt something i could follow. Oh no, i never believe that as a go. I could travel number in things changed of the occupant came in, not, but he was the one who said, hey, you can do it or not. And thats why weve been traveling a lot across india as a van live couple live in the rule of california. The canada on im an automobile engineer, that as soon as my course was over, i moved to cats are to start working. But i had no job satisfaction, so i quit and came back to india for name. Whats the message we want to send to people with our travels and you know, they, well how to live a minimalistic lifestyle in and not for everyone . Its pretty well and you can only adhere to a lifestyle if youre passionate about it. In the pen, this is our passion and gave him the best thing that was a boy you then im road of you can see this is the home, the southern when we opened this do, the 1st thing youll see is up at the very model number 4 we solved a better way like this in order to make the most of the little space we have to sun life for you and youre going to get all the electricity we need from the side of the panel on the roof. Photo for now you. We need to think of the fact that im a woman and that we travel as a couple. It really seems like its only fun all through. But there are issues my safety, for example, safety and hygiene to thats important if it is, is were on the road. We have to use Public Restrooms on option is im not composed issues that i all use. One of them we have to sanitize the bathrooms before using them all on the and traveling like this one needs to cook all of ones meals, the surveys, the challenge of finding a safe spot to do that isnt going to put on there. Also several such issues, but since were passionate about traveling, were able to overcome those obstacles to the normal. And weve proved that we can achieve things with passion funding. This is the idea to travel like this during the kind of attend demik at the time of whose business wasnt doing well. But the initial investment we needed to make was huge. Since we needed to convert larissa on the into emerging market a whole month on board for i was able to sell some of my goal to raise to get the funds we needed on the phone funded the other than the gotta sit. Im on the dream for the future is to travel to london and other span golardo to do with the plans online. Good. And then wed dream of traveling across the whole world. But for now we working on project lines in the fall. We do need some sponsorship to make it happen. The other one, the sponsorship, the positive. Theyve also launched a website to help people interested in taking similar jennings. She a is an Online Mental Health professional. The money she makes covers the cost federal and the none of the front of them. Theyre not good. We enjoyed traveling one, but long term travel should have a sort of message associated with it too. So weve started an Organization Called said, which stands for safe, a voice for everyone. Done with this organization. We have to help other people who have the desire to travel, but dont know how to go about it. In the way, can they . Im a rookie on the van is an 800 c c vehicle. When we move and our desire is to travel the entire world in this man, not any other vehicle in that problem. And we want to do it in a minimalistic way, many minutes, thinking that really is our ultimate desire line. Good, awesome. 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