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Volvo has stopped selling its saloon and estate cars in the UK, leaving the XC90 and XC60 as the only new plug-in hybrid options, combining petrol engines with electric power. If you prefer not to plug in, mild hybrids are available in the XC90, XC60, and XC40, using energy recovered from braking to boost the petrol engine, improving fuel economy and reducing emissions. For more variety, used hybrids like the S60, V60, S90, and V90 were recently available.

Volvo hybrids: current models

The Volvo XC90 and XC60 are available as plug-in hybrids. These models, plus the XC40, are available as mild hybrids.

Volvo XC40

The Volvo XC40 is a family SUV with a 197 bhp mild hybrid engine. The all-electric version is now called the EX40. Although it’s one of the smaller Volvo SUVs, it offers all the same quality and style as its larger siblings but with a lower price - from £35,254. There are three trim levels available: Core, Plus and Ultra. As a mild hybrid, it doesn’t require plugging-in as its battery recharges as you drive.

Volvo XC60

The Volvo XC60 AWD is available as a mild hybrid or a plug-in hybrid, both with a 250 hp petrol engine. 

As a mild hybrid, the battery is charged during driving, particularly when braking. The battery helps to reduce the load on the engine, thereby reducing fuel consumption and emissions. It means there’s always electric power available when pulling away. 

The plug-in hybrid has a bigger battery that can power the XC60 for an official range of up to 50.3 miles and gives a combined power output of 455 hp. You can switch between fully electric, hybrid, power, all-wheel drive and off-road drive modes.

Volvo XC90

The Volvo XC90 AWD is available as a mild hybrid or a plug-in hybrid, both with the B5 250 hp, 2.0-litre petrol engine. 

As a mild hybrid, the battery is charged during driving, particularly when braking. The battery helps to reduce the load on the engine, thereby reducing fuel consumption and emissions. It means there’s always electric power available when pulling away. 

The plug-in hybrid has a bigger battery that can power the XC90 for an official range of up to 50.3 miles and gives a combined power output of 455 hp. You can switch between fully electric, hybrid, power, all-wheel drive and off-road drive modes.

Volvo V60

If you want a Volvo V60 hybrid estate, you will need to search for a used one as they’re not available to order from new in the UK anymore. As a PHEV (plug-in hybrid vehicle), the battery will power the V60 for an official range of up to 41 miles and helps it to achieve a 0 to 62 mph time of 4.6 seconds, with CO2 emissions of 18 g/km. The battery can be fully charged from zero in just over one hour with a 7kW wallbox.

Volvo V90

Like the V60 hybrid, if you want a Volvo V90 hybrid estate, you will need to search for a used one as they’re not available to order from new in the UK anymore. As a PHEV (plug-in hybrid vehicle), the battery will power the V90 for an official range of up to 29 miles and helps it to achieve a 0 to 62 mph time of 5.3 seconds, with CO2 emissions of 45 g/km. The battery can be fully charged from zero in just over one hour with a 7kW wallbox.

Volvo S60

The Volvo S60 (saloon) is quite a rare sight in the UK, and weak demand for saloons and estates means that Volvo has stopped selling them in the UK. There are used Volvo S60 hybrids available to buy on Carwow. It is a stylish saloon available as a plug-in (PHEV) with a 30 miles range on electric, or as a mild hybrid, both with a 2.0-litre petrol engine.
 

Volvo S90

Volvo saloons are a relatively rare thing, and even more so now that new ones are no longer available in the UK. Search for a used car and you will find a plug-in hybrid model with a battery-only range of up to 36 miles and a 253hp turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol engine.