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@@TheRealSpuff it was brutal.. I wouldn’t have minded as much if I was alone, but it was rough making such slow progress with the baby. I do wish google would adjust better to your recent efficiency, during regular driving it’s usually pretty accurate.

@@CanopyFlyer150 range takes a pretty decent hit, I’d probably count on 140-150 highway miles instead of 180ish in good weather. Preheating the battery will help. For getting around town there’s no issues with range at all. Driving in snow is great, absolutely no issues on the stock tires. Cabin gets nice and toasty and the seat heater/steering wheel heater both work very well. Preconditioning the cabin is magical in cold weather, you can have it turn seat and steering wheel heat too. We had multiple weeks of single digit temps last winter and it was a great car for the winter in all regards! ETA: the 2024 and newer models have a bigger battery than my 2023, so expect more range with newer models.

@@panameradan6860 it’s definitely annoying. My 2013 LR2 can tell me when tire pressure is low.. which is basically all this can do.

@@kenbaker8924 congrats on the Volvo, love my 2023! You’ll be able to use almost all V3 and V4 stations. Any stations that are V2 and V3 combined, typically older stations that were expanded, will not be available as far as I know. You can use the Tesla app to search for non Tesla eligible superchargers. I got the A2Z adapter from their website, but you can also order one through your Volvo dealer. I’m not sure what brand they are using, but I opted for the A2Z after watching reviews on State of Charge (he also has a discount code). Enjoy your car!

Hi I just bought one over their website a couple of days ago for my wife Volvo c40,use the code STATEOFCHARGE and you would get 10% off,I haven’t try it because I will get it this next Tuesday,how ever I would like to know if we can use it with out warranty troubles I hope I explain my self because English is not my primary language,I bought the c40 in a Mexico City dealership near the border and we crossed the border regularly,I talked to my salesman in Volvo the other day and I let him know about the adapter and the said that Volvo hasn’t approved any kind of adapter to use with Tesla’s superchargers,so what do you guys think? Should I have any kind of problem at the time I use the adapter? I don’t want the car go up in flames 😂

@@lowfuel6089 I’ll reread the instructions tomorrow to double check. I thought it said plug into the car first, then plug the Tesla handle into the adapter but I could have misread.

@@LandLectric Always put the adapter on the cable first. Most ev's have a micro switch on the latch so if you plug in the adaptor first it can (not always) cause an error on the communication pins.

@@chetsaxton1526 interesting, thanks for the context. I did just reread the official A2Z instructions, they’re in my hand in fact, and it does say plug the adapter into the vehicle and then plug the NACS handle into the adapter. That definitely did not work for me however! I will try plugging the handle into the adapter first next time and see if it works on the first try.

@@Balogh-sx4ls usually a little bit of both. The google routing is great, but it does overestimate ChargePoint chargers and can take a while to show new chargers on the map. Overall it’s been really reliable though!

It is such an incredibly fun car to drive, glad you’re enjoying yours and thanks for watching!

@@KMasters2015 I have my A2Z adapter ready to go, haven’t done a test yet but I will soon. We’ll be using a supercharger on the way to Cincinnati for thanksgiving and I’m really excited because that Lafayette electrify America fills up real fast!

@ I honestly think it’s a game changer. I’m seriously considering non Tesla EVs that have supercharger access especially ones like your Volvo that have the port in the proper location

@ yea I can’t wait to try it out. Honestly I’ve had great luck with ccs chargers for the most part, but having so many options is going to make trips so much better.

@@AlistairArbour-qi3xp this is the first Volvo I’ve driven, it’s a nice machine! I’m jealous that you get to drive on the autobahn 😂

@@nimbusspacewagon they are really great, we’re officially at 15,000 miles driven now and I have very few complaints. Are you getting a newer model? The bigger battery and range would be nice.

Yeah! 👍🏻

Congrats, I hope you enjoy it as much as we do!

@@dstephens183 thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed!

@@henamedmeseven I had a cattle dog for 15 years, great dogs! I do like it, it does a good job with the dog hair and any other mess. The dog hair doesn’t stick either so it’s pretty easy to vacuum clean. It makes accessing the sub trunk a little tricky, but that’ll be the case for any cover.

@@LandLectric Thank you! yeah, attempting to keep this new car less hairy this go around but we will see how long it lasts. Always such high hopes at the very beginning, but two dogs and two kids is usually no match for any car.

@@EV_OG I’m very curious about your frunk mod! I’ve found the backup camera to be usable, but the field of view and angle aren’t great. I haven’t really had too much trouble at night, but our driveway has a street light close by and that’s where we usually back up from.

@@iantelinside I don’t think you can specify brands, I always do a bit of research via ABRP and PlugShare to see what my options are though. Several times on the way back to Chicago it has tried to send me to a broken shell charger so I don’t trust it 100%. From Kyle Conner’s EX30 video it looks like there are some additional customization options, hopefully we’ll get those eventually on the 40.

Looks like I was wrong! When you’re in google maps you can go to the settings, then there is an option that says ‘EV Payment Filters’ and you can select which networks you want. I haven’t actually used this yet so I’m not 100% sure how it will work, but the option is there.

@@LandLectric cool, thanks!

Nevermind! Just saw in your 5k mile review that it's the factory hitch.

I negotiated it as part of the purchase. They did a great job, looks and functions great! We towed 1300 miles from Florida back to Chicago and that didn’t exactly go as planned.. got stuck in Georgia for a day with a charging bug. That video will be out eventually!

@@diydrivenGA hold the center button for about 3 seconds and it will switch to screen cleaning mode. Hold again for 3 seconds to go back. If you continue holding for about 20 seconds it will restart the system, useful if you ever get a bug or the system is running slow!

@@diydrivenGA in general it’s better to avoid extension cords, but if you do use one make sure to get the proper gauge that can handle continuous 12 amps of power. I believe I got one that is rated for 20 amps. I wouldn’t want to use it for daily charging, but on trips I’m comfortable using it.

It's a 2023 ultimate trim. I've got an in depth review of the car too if you want more details, it's a great car! 2024 models have better range and charging, but I got a good deal on it. Range is good enough anyway, just drove it down to Florida a couple weeks ago!

Honestly I haven’t had too much opportunity to use them yet because most roads I drive on at night are neighborhoods or well lit. I did use them up in Michigan and they did react to reflective signs or road markers sometimes but not enough to bother me. I’ll have to try them out more. Bummer about the pixel availability.. I’ve seen Bjorn’s video on them and they look amazing, I’d really love to have that capability!

@@LandLectric Yeah same here, the video of them in action was great. I've heard you can technically unlock it with a third party software called "OrBit", but I don't think I want to press my luck with the (il)legality of that on the roads haha. I hope you continue to enjoy the car! Came across this channel as we got the tow hitch recently for bike racks, but have been interested in the experience of actually towing something, so thanks for the recent video on your experience with that.

@@TheRealSpuff yea I don’t think I want to jailbreak the car and worry about that 😂 I’m current in Florida after roadtripping 1300 miles down here, planning on towing a trailer back - plans may change but we’ll see how that goes if it happens!

Yea, it would be huge. Keeping it at 72 degrees for 30 minutes is better than nothing though! You can always restart it after 30 minutes too but you can't monitor the cabin temp. I definitely wouldn't leave a dog in there for very long, but it works for running into a store while charging!

I think the clearance is about 7 inches. We took it up a pretty gnarly gravel road to Sandy Mush Herb Nursery over some decent size rocks, huge ruts and a couple stream (very small) crossings with no issues. The battery pack does not stick out, it seems well protected but I haven't crawled under there.

Sometimes I wish it was as fast as the 800 volt cars, but for our needs it does the job!

If the guy wasn’t sitting in it I would have poked around it more but I really didn’t want to bug him while he was working. It looks nice though, very curious to see how it charges!

Yea, hard to beat the model 3 for efficiency! The comfort and build quality is top notch though and for daily driving around town it’s amazing. Hoping to get an ev9 or maybe an ex90 in the future.

Took a little longer than a gas road trip, but it was fun! The way back we took a slightly different route and went to a cool charger in Saugatuck. Stay tuned for part 2!

The range could be better, but it's such a great car to drive!