Volvo XC40 Recharge P8 Twin Pro AWD 

Minimum Fuss Family EV

This is Volvo’s first all-wheel drive fully electric car, the EV version of the Volvo XC40 medium-sized family SUV that’s been around since 2018. The XC40 is available with other powertrains including a mild hybrid and full plug-in hybrid too. This electric XC40 Recharge was introduced in 2020, and while it may have been adapted to run as an electric car, rather than originating as an EV, it is worth mentioning that it shares its platform with Polestar 2 – which was launched as a fully electric car. 

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How To Save Fuel!

Oil prices have just shot up over $100 a barrel

Russia’s shenanigans means that already rising energy and fuel prices are now going to be further compounded by the threat of war in Europe. So with petrol prices in the UK already over £1.50 a litre and potentially set to rise, what can you do to save fuel? Here are my essentially fuel-saving driving tips!

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What are the Most Reliable Cars? & the LEAST Reliable?

Latest results from the acclaimed and influential J.D. Power survey

What are the most and least reliable cars? JD Power is the industry standard when it comes to owner satisfaction surveys, they survey about 30,000 owners of three-year old cars. Here’s how the 32 major car brands sold in the US rated. What are the most and least dependable cars in your experience? Tell me in the comments.

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Get your FREE BrownCarGuy Hat and Shirt worth over $40. You get a choice of either the baseball cap or a Beanie hat with the BCG logo and a long-sleeve T-Shirt also emblazoned with an embroidered BCG logo. If you’d like, these can be ordered in some alternative colours – though I’d have to check first. How do you get these genuinely high-quality items?Easy, just take out a Tier 4 Patreon subscription (4th Gear – $20 or just over £15 per month). Head over to Patreon.com/BrownCarGuy and do it now! Your continued support is greatly appreciated – and thanks so much to my existing Patreon sponsors!

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