Volvo C40 Recharge
Volvo C40 Recharge overview
The Volvo C40 Recharge is an electric SUV from Volvo, priced from ₹62.00 L – ₹65.00 L (ex-showroom, indicative). It pairs a 78 kWh battery with a claimed range of 530 km and 402 bhp of power. DC fast charging tops it up from 10–80% in about 28 minutes. It seats 5, drives the AWD wheels, and hits a top speed of 180 km/h. At ₹8 a unit the Volvo C40 Recharge works out at roughly ₹1.70 per kilometre, against about ₹5.00 for an equivalent petrol car.
Full specifications
Pros & cons
👍 What's good
- Long claimed range of 530 km
- Quick DC fast charging (10–80% in ~28 min)
- Strong performance (402 bhp)
👎 Watch-outs
- Premium pricing
- Higher upfront cost than petrol equivalents
Frequently asked questions
The Volvo C40 Recharge is priced from ₹62.00 L – ₹65.00 L ex-showroom (indicative, 2026).
It offers a claimed range of 530 km from its 78 kWh battery. Real-world range is typically 70–85% of this.
Yes — DC fast charging takes it from 10% to 80% in about 28 minutes.
On a home tariff of ~₹8/unit it costs roughly ₹1–1.5 per km — far less than a petrol equivalent at ₹6–8 per km.
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Find my EV →EVBharat analysis: what these numbers mean
The Volvo C40 Recharge is listed at 78.0 kWh with a claimed 530 km. Those two numbers drive everything below, which is arithmetic from Volvo’s published specification rather than a road test — we do not test vehicles.
| Claimed range | 530 km (Volvo figure) |
| Realistic range | about 382–424 km |
| Units for a full charge | about 85.8 (78.0 kWh plus charging loss) |
| Cost of a full charge | about ₹686 at ₹8 per unit |
| Running cost | about ₹1.70 per km |
At a realistic 382–424 km, the Volvo C40 Recharge is a genuine long-distance vehicle. Most intercity runs from a metro become a drive rather than a plan, which is the point at which range stops being the thing you shop on.
The Volvo C40 Recharge claims about 28 minutes on a DC fast charger, which is mid-market. Fine for the occasional long drive; noticeable if you do one every weekend, because that wait repeats on every trip.
Over 1,000 km in a month the Volvo C40 Recharge costs roughly ₹1704 in electricity at ₹8 a unit, against about ₹5000 of petrol for an equivalent car. That is ₹3296 a month and ₹39551 a year. Take the price difference you are actually quoted for the Volvo C40 Recharge against the petrol car you would otherwise buy, divide by ₹39551, and you have your own break-even in years — which is a far more useful number than any per-kilometre figure.
Filling the Volvo C40 Recharge’s 78.0 kWh pack from empty draws about 85.8 units at the meter once charging losses are counted — roughly 26 hours on the 3.3 kW portable charger supplied with most cars, or about 12 hours on a 7.2 kW wallbox. On the Volvo C40 Recharge that gap is the practical argument for a wallbox — and all of it assumes you can plug in where you park.
Realistic range applies the 72–80% band set out in how we estimate real-world range, and ₹8 a unit is an assumption rather than your tariff — the calculator takes your own.
Volvo C40 Recharge specifications as published by Volvo; range is claimed, not measured by us. Tell us if anything here is wrong.