Volvo EC40

The Volvo EC40 is an electric car that Volvo Cars presented in March 2021. Its technology and much of its body are taken from the EX40, but it has a lower roofline with a sloping rear and a changed front. It is offered only with electric drive, even though the same technical platform is also used for cars with combustion engines, and the transmission tunnel is used to make room for the batteries. At first it came in a dual-motor version, with a motor at the front and one at the rear, and four-wheel drive. With the launch Volvo Cars also introduced a subscription service and a business model in which the car is ordered online instead of being bought from a dealer. The subscription works as a private lease with three months of rolling notice and includes service and insurance, and the cars are sold with all-season tires, a choice criticised in Sweden because dedicated winter tires grip better.