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Volvo's full range has been available with plug-in hybrid power for quite some time now, but the Swedish brand is looking ahead to full electrification in the coming years. Its first major effort is this: the XC40 Recharge P8. How does it fare in the increasingly competitive premium compact electric SUV class? Over to DrivingElectric editor Richard Ingram to find out...

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