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Originally Posted by soupytwister
From what I can see, the battery in the XC90 has increased from 11.6Kwh to 18.8Kwh. That's a 62% increase.
If we make an assumption that there's no snake oil improvements achievable, then an XC90 should see a 62% increase in range.
Given most XC90 T8 owners see around 20-25 miles, then the new real world range I'd expect to be in the region of 32-40 miles, all things being equal, but prepare for it being more towards the 32 end unless you drive in a manner to maximise range.
Of course, 18.8Kwh of battery brings extra weight to the equation, but think in broad terms, 32-40 miles would be a realistic expectation?? Volvo may have made some efficiency improvements which might increase it (or perhaps decrease it!).
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But... in the newer model (picking ours up tomorrow) - the 18.1kwh battery also comes with a 145bhp electric, so a bigger electric motor = more juice used getting around.
We get ours tomorow, so once we've run it for a week I'll post up some results with the new 18kwh/145 combo.