I am a member of several EV forums -- this one, Ford Mustang Mach e & Tesla. What I've noticed is how sedate the XC 40 Recharge forum is relative to the other ones. Of course the Tesla cult fanboys are posting all the time discussing mods, range, 0-60 times, after market equipment, trips, OTA updates, wraps, PPF & ceramic coating and debates on car wash vs. hand washing. I got tired trying to follow all the new posts. The MME forum has fewer fanboys and is less busy, but, again, I got tired of trying to keep up with the new posts. This forum, however, I can check once a day and feel caught up. There are about a half dozen threads that get most of the posts and I follow.
Same on YouTube. Dozens of videos about Tesla M3 & MY and there are always more every day. Someone did a whole series of short instructional videos based off the M3 owners manual. There are several MME videos, and there will be a future surge when the MME GT starts getting delivered. But, very few on the XC 40 Recharge. After the initial rounds of intro, first drive and review videos there has been few to zilch new XC 40 Recharge videos. (Except for Norwegian Kris Rifa and Volvolars - Lars Eigil Borgeteien.)
Is this a function of there being fewer XC 40 Recharge owners? Is it that people interested in the XC 40 Recharge are practical, more staid and less rabid in their enthusiasm for the car? Or, is it that in general Volvo is more Euro-centric? It can't be because Volvo currently offers only one pure EV, because Ford has fewer models (only the MME really) than Tesla.
I've seen some very thoughtful and useful posts here. What I hope happens is that as more cars are delivered and get driven there are more practical discussions about features, performance, tips and after market products. Otherwise, this forum will wither away to an infrequently updated and ultimately ignored venue.
Same on YouTube. Dozens of videos about Tesla M3 & MY and there are always more every day. Someone did a whole series of short instructional videos based off the M3 owners manual. There are several MME videos, and there will be a future surge when the MME GT starts getting delivered. But, very few on the XC 40 Recharge. After the initial rounds of intro, first drive and review videos there has been few to zilch new XC 40 Recharge videos. (Except for Norwegian Kris Rifa and Volvolars - Lars Eigil Borgeteien.)
Is this a function of there being fewer XC 40 Recharge owners? Is it that people interested in the XC 40 Recharge are practical, more staid and less rabid in their enthusiasm for the car? Or, is it that in general Volvo is more Euro-centric? It can't be because Volvo currently offers only one pure EV, because Ford has fewer models (only the MME really) than Tesla.
I've seen some very thoughtful and useful posts here. What I hope happens is that as more cars are delivered and get driven there are more practical discussions about features, performance, tips and after market products. Otherwise, this forum will wither away to an infrequently updated and ultimately ignored venue.