Steve told me of his road trip in the luxurious XC 40 and I mused about how to differentiate cars when they all EVs.
this morning, it was obvious why someone would pay A$80,000 for a car. Massive acceleration , luxurious comfort, and lots of well thought out helpful additions. I remember buying my Ford Fairmont back in the day — the selling point was that it had a clock. And I remember my GM Holden Kingswood had a radio as a feature. The tech changes, the sales tactic doesn’t. Volvo recently declared that it will bring no more petrol or diesel cars to Australia.
As cars move further and further down the EV drivetrain road, it will be technology, creature comforts, and helpful gimmicks that will distinguish them from their rivals — it will be about theThis morning I had the pleasure of interviewing Steve Hausler, a retired train driver who is enjoying travelling Australia in his Volvo XC40 Recharge.
When they picked up the car, the rep set up the ID and sync’d it to his phone. The Volvo has plenty of room, even in the back seat. Steve is 6 feet 1 inch, his son is 6 feet 3 inches. If it gets hot, the sunroof can be opened with a swipe on the ceiling. The car has a stated range of 420 km and all-wheel drive. Reversing is made easy with a 360-degree aerial view . Steve finds the sat nav map behind the steering wheel convenient and easy to use.
Sleeping in a caravan park one night he had to use the granny cord that comes with the car — unfortunately, the inbuilt flashing light was disturbing his sleep. Empty the box of wine, put the charging indicator in, problem solved. One motel had a power point installed in every second parking bay — that made life easy.
The biggest issue that Steve has had with the Volvo occurred on a camping trip to Stradbroke Island. The car was parked on a steep incline and it was raining heavily. The car would not recognize Steve’s remote key and he had to use the physical key to unlock the car. On his return to Brisbane, he took the car into the dealership and all was resolved. It may have been that moisture had affected the key camera.
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