[German Paddy]

Hello All,

For some strange reason my efficiency is improved by roughly 10 %. I drive everyday to work the same route at the same time 50 km to the plant and 50 km back. Normally the battery percentage dropped by 16-17%. Now it shows 14-15%.. I know it is getting warmer, but we actually had another cold spell here. I will drive roughly 300km on Thursday and will report more. Is this my imagination combined with wishful thinking????

 

[morphroc]

Huh. Given misinformation just the same as a Chevy or Ford dealer. I expected better from Volvo.

Have to say I have NOT been impressed with communication from Volvo in the US. They mostly point at the dealer, and the dealer points at corporate. We can't get accurate information about how things like preconditioning work. Their app had issues on certain Android phones and they never replied to requests for information about it (and of course the dealer couldn't do anything). Etc.

Communication, especially in the US market, does not seem to be a primary concern for corporate.

 

[albertoF8231]

Have to say I have NOT been impressed with communication from Volvo in the US. They mostly point at the dealer, and the dealer points at corporate. We can't get accurate information about how things like preconditioning work. Their app had issues on certain Android phones and they never replied to requests for information about it (and of course the dealer couldn't do anything). Etc.

Communication, especially in the US market, does not seem to be a primary concern for corporate.

Not only in the US.

 

[scans]

Sitting in the snowstorm in Bay Shore Long Island for my first DC charge on 2.7 at the Nissan dealership @ 50kW (free!)

Completion time on dash is completely off. But app is accurate.

Getting a solid 50kW, adding 110mi/hr, even up to 80% SOC and with seat warmer on. Now, it's stepping down to 105mi/hr....

I feel like it used to drop down earlier and more in the past as it approached 90%.... Granted, it is 36°F out so there should not be overheating of the battery....

 

[RechargeHard]

Sitting in the snowstorm in Bay Shore Long Island for my first DC charge on 2.7 at the Nissan dealership @ 50kW (free!)

Completion time on dash is completely off. But app is accurate.

Getting a solid 50kW, adding 110mi/hr, even up to 80% SOC and with seat warmer on. Now, it's stepping down to 105mi/hr....

I feel like it used to drop down earlier and more in the past as it approached 90%.... Granted, it is 36°F out so there should not be overheating of the battery....

charging at 62kw now at my super secret free charger (i Know other people use it but it’s always free when I arrive)

last time it started dropping down around 75%

and this time… one sec…. Yup still dropping slightly around 75. It hit 50 around 77, then I had to gooooo but I know around 80 it goes down to 20-30kw

ps anyone think it’s weird the charging screen says “90% is recommended to preserve battery” but only when you set it to 90 or 100. If you set it to 80 or below it fades away. If the point is to warn you against 100, why show it at 90?

 

[santellavision]

Sitting in the snowstorm in Bay Shore Long Island for my first DC charge on 2.7 at the Nissan dealership @ 50kW (free!)

Did the Nissan dealership just allow you to charge? Nobody asked any questions?

 

[scans]

Did the Nissan dealership just allow you to charge? Nobody asked any questions?

Never had an issue charging at Nissan (except the occasional ID4, Kia, or Polestar using the single-serve machine at the time). Yesterday, they were charging a Leaf, so I kept on driving by.

 

[solarguy]

My car downloaded the update and I began the install. My app then notified me that the install did not happen and now my car says "up to date" on 2.5.

Not sure what happened here or if there is a way for it to rediscover that 2.7 is available.

I'm having exactly the same problem. Did you find a solution, Sando?

 

[sando]

I'm having exactly the same problem. Did you find a solution, Sando?

nope not yet.. my car still says 2.5 is up to date and hasn't redownloaded 2.7 yet.

 

[Pat F]

Ahh so it’s a relative thing, got it… So on the few occasions where I’ve had a TPMS warning, I’ve assumed it was a general “hey your tyres are getting a bit low” kind of thing, which I thought was quite useful, whereas in fact you’re saying it was really just complaining about one or (maybe 2) tyres being different. Whilst I get it, I can’t help but think that a more useful implementation would have been for it to remember each wheel’s rotation and then complain when any (or all) diverge... but maybe they had good reason not to do that.

i was told by the dealership (who did the update) that the warning will go on if the tires are too high.

 

[Pat F]

I hope they start adding dotted lines through exits like I’ve seen in other countries. There’s been a big push to widen lane markings supposedly for assisted driving but it seems they overlooked the exit lane problem

would be nice. what i would like to see is better notice on the side lines. I live in Western North Carolina. No curbs. just ditches from rain runoff. I swear they would eat my entire tire if I went over. Oh, and the lines are right at the end maybe 2" spare.

 

[jay_man2]

i was told by the dealership (who did the update) that the warning will go on if the tires are too high.

You need to find a better dealer.

 

[Pat F]

Instead of "Driver" under the temperature on the driver's side it now says the name of the connected profile. In my case, "Benjamin."

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yeah...i noticed that too.

 

[XC40 Wheeeecharge]

Has anyone not had an impact to the tuning of the regen brakes during one pedal drive after this update? I'm just curious if this is a true change or just something only some people are experiencing.

I'm finding I'm having to let off the accelerator much earlier than before to come to a full stop. I've had to switch over to the brake pedal a few times now because the muscle memory I had on this is now wrong - it seems to "glide" a lot further at the end.

I don't like the idea that something like braking power could potentially be altered in a software update without a very specific call-out in the release notes. But maybe that's not what's going on here.

 

[Greg S]

Has anyone not had an impact to the tuning of the regen brakes during one pedal drive after this update? I'm just curious if this is a true change or just something only some people are experiencing.

I'm finding I'm having to let off the accelerator much earlier than before to come to a full stop. I've had to switch over to the brake pedal a few times now because the muscle memory I had on this is now wrong - it seems to "glide" a lot further at the end.

I don't like the fact that something like braking power can be altered in a software update without a very specific call-out in the release notes.

I haven't really noticed a difference in OPD. We did the update midway on a week-long road trip so we did a lot of driving back-to-back before and after the update. If it did change for us, it must have been fairly subtle.

 

[SamTheMan]

Has anyone not had an impact to the tuning of the regen brakes during one pedal drive after this update? I'm just curious if this is a true change or just something only some people are experiencing.

I'm finding I'm having to let off the accelerator much earlier than before to come to a full stop. I've had to switch over to the brake pedal a few times now because the muscle memory I had on this is now wrong - it seems to "glide" a lot further at the end.

I don't like the fact that something like braking power could potentially be altered in a software update without a very specific call-out in the release notes. But maybe that's not what's going on here.

I don't think that there is any difference on mine, but perhaps there is a difference between models? I recently had a new C40 as a loan car. the feel and including the regen was quite different on the single motor C40 to the twin. Both 23 models. It may be that the update has adjusted the regen on some variants?

 

[MrsXenchen]

Has anyone not had an impact to the tuning of the regen brakes during one pedal drive after this update? I'm just curious if this is a true change or just something only some people are experiencing.

I'm finding I'm having to let off the accelerator much earlier than before to come to a full stop. I've had to switch over to the brake pedal a few times now because the muscle memory I had on this is now wrong - it seems to "glide" a lot further at the end.

I don't like the fact that something like braking power could potentially be altered in a software update without a very specific call-out in the release notes. But maybe that's not what's going on here.

No, I don't have the feeling that anything is different since 2.5. BUT one of the last updates did change OPD for me. I am not sure, if it was 2.5 or 2.4. I actually did write it here in the forum, but hardly anybody had the same experience.
Before I went from gas an regen/brake immediately set in, but now, it takes 1-2 seconds, till the car slows down.

And I agree - and did so say myself a few months back - that it is very frustrating to have it changed via an update.

 

[MrsXenchen]

No, I don't have the feeling that anything is different since 2.5. BUT one of the last updates did change OPD for me. I am not sure, if it was 2.5 or 2.4. I actually did write it here in the forum, but hardly anybody had the same experience.
Before I went from gas an regen/brake immediately set in, but now, it takes 1-2 seconds, till the car slows down.

And I agree - and did so say myself a few months back - that it is very frustrating to have it changed via an update.

It was 2.3: 2.3 OTA in Europe anyone?

 

[HighNoon]

Has anyone not had an impact to the tuning of the regen brakes during one pedal drive after this update? I'm just curious if this is a true change or just something only some people are experiencing.

I'm finding I'm having to let off the accelerator much earlier than before to come to a full stop. I've had to switch over to the brake pedal a few times now because the muscle memory I had on this is now wrong - it seems to "glide" a lot further at the end.

I don't like the fact that something like braking power could potentially be altered in a software update without a very specific call-out in the release notes. But maybe that's not what's going on here.

YES, there is a definite difference in one pedal driving mapping since 2.7 on my 2021 XC40 and I don't like it. The initial acceleration is much softer. I have to push the pedal farther down for the same acceleration as before. The braking is also softer overall and I too have had to use the brake pedal (which I pretty much never did before). This is at least the second time (maybe third) that they've changed the mapping and it's frustrating. Every time it has gotten a bit softer. There needs to be a setting for hard/soft regen. This would also be a good option for the unused steering wheel buttons (some other EV's already have this on the steering wheel).

 

[XC40 Wheeeecharge]

The braking is also softer overall and I too have had to use the brake pedal (which I pretty much never did before)

I've been driving around a bit more today and testing. I think I'm primarily noticing it when there is any kind of hill at all at the stop (even just a minor slope). It feels like the car just wants to keep rolling, like the regen is just not enough for the weight of the vehicle. Do you happen to know if it's been mostly that you're noticing it on? Those are the situations where I've been finding I really have to go for the brakes.