Charging your Volvo

Learn how simple and cost-effective it can be to charge your electric car.

Charge where you live life.
At home, at work, at the gym and your favourite grocery store.

Personalise your charging routines.

Make it easier to keep your Volvo electric car charged night and day with charging routines that reflect your lifestyle.

Charge your electric car at home

Rapidly charge your electric car at home with a Volvo Wallbox or plug into a household electricity socket.

*The charging cost is an estimate based on tests and calculations by Volvo Cars for the XC40 Recharge Twin and XC60 Recharge. Energy consumptions depends on many factors such as driving conditions, driving style, climate etc. It is not possible to guarantee an exact figure, final vehicle certification is pending.

Charging times for your electric car

How long it takes to charge your car depends on the car model and how much charge it has when you top up.

Fast charging

DC charging at select public charging stations

Pure Electric

32-37min

Typical times to charge from 10% to 80% (150kW)
Plug-in hybrid

n/a

Not available for home use
Regular charging

AC charging at most public charging stations and home wallboxes

Pure Electric

7-8h

Typical times to charge from 0% to 100% (11kW)
Plug-in hybrid

3-5h

Typical times to charge from 0% to 100% (3.7kW)
Fast charging

DC charging at select public charging stations

Pure Electric

32-37min

Typical times to charge from 10% to 80% (150kW)
Plug-in hybrid

n/a

Not available for home use
Regular charging

AC charging at most public charging stations and home wallboxes

Pure Electric

7-8h

Typical times to charge from 0% to 100% (11kW)
Plug-in hybrid

3-5h

Typical times to charge from 0% to 100% (3.7kW)

Charging times will vary and are dependent on factors such as outdoor temperature, current battery temperature, charging equipment, battery condition and car condition.

Rear sideview of the C40 plugged into a wall charger
Charging a Volvo pure electirc

Make the most of your car’s battery life by charging up to 90 per cent capacity and maintaining a charge of no less than 20 per cent for typical daily driving.

Partial view of Volvo seen from side in white interior environment charging at charging post
Charging a Volvo plug-in hybrid

Charging the car’s battery to 100% lets you utilise every mile of your plug-in hybrid’s electric range. With a combustion engine as backup, a low charge is nothing to worry about.

Explore electrification

Discover more about owning and driving a Volvo Recharge car.

What else do you want to know about charging?

Which kind of battery is used in plug-in hybrid cars?

Plug-in hybrid cars use a lithium-ion battery, similar to, but smaller than, those used in pure electric cars.

What is the range in pure electric mode of a plug-in hybrid car?

Depending on the model, a Volvo plug-in hybrid can manage your daily driving in pure electric mode with zero tailpipe emissions. If you can coordinate charging opportunities at work or other destinations, you can likely make most of your shorter trips entirely electric.

What kind of charging cables can I use for plug-in hybrid cars?

Our plug-in hybrids come with a charging cable which you can use to connect to household power for lightweight charging duty. The car can also be connected to the charging cables present at AC charging points and charging stations. For AC charging points without charging cables, you can complement with a separate cable for that purpose.