Volvo recharge hybrid —do you have to plug it in?
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Anonymous
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As a Prius owner, I like having a hybrid but don’t have a driveway/ garage so can’t buy a vehicle that requires plug in.
Can the Volvo recharge be used as a hybrid that charges while driving alone like the Prius? Thank you! |
Anonymous
| Anyone? |
Anonymous
| I assume it’s like the prius in that it would work, and get decent gas mileage, if you never plugged it in, but if you want to use the electric-only range then you’d need to plug it in |
Anonymous
| Well its called a plug in hybrid, so yes, it needs to be plugged in. It’s a shame it’s not all over the Volvo site since, they make it. If it was only spelled out many times on the main page of the manufacturers site.... |
Anonymous
| Thank you to the helpful poster. I looked on the Volvo website but did not see this specific question answered. |
Anonymous
| This is a good question because not everyone can have a plug in station at their home. |
Anonymous
| You don't need to plug it in but you lose features like pre heat and 15 miles electric range. It ends up being a hybrid. You can get away with plugging it into a 110 regular outlet but it takes a long time to charge. |
Anonymous
I thought that was how it worked- with a regular outlet. |
Anonymous
| Was just at the dealership and told you didn’t have to plug them in. |
Anonymous
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There are hybrids, and there are plug-in hybrids. They mostly operate the same, using a mix of electric power and a gasoline engine to move the car. The plug-in hybrids have much larger batteries in order to use the electric capacity from the time plugged in to drive you a certain number of miles in purely electric mode before the gasoline engine needs to kick on.
It will of course "work" if you never plug it in, but it's a waste of money to buy all that extra battery capacity if you're not going to plug it in. |