Massive Tesla fan but I strongly strongly prefer the design of the Volvo.

Where Volvo is better: 1. It's so much better looking. 2. 360 view and blind-spot monitoring - Tesla doesn't have those. 3. Safety features. 4. Cheaper after tax rebate.

i ordered the volvo xc40 recharge right away after test driving the model y.

Volvo XC40 Recharge will have 360deg view and a real blind spot monitoring system.

As an owner of both Tesla and Volvo cars at the moment, I can say the reviewer doesn't know much about them. For example, he doesn't know that Volvo intentionally limits max speed to 112mph for safety reasons, it has nothing to do with performance. XC40 is also a smaller car by design, there's nothing wrong with that. Model Y is about the size of XC60. Saying that a larger car is better in comparison is poor judgement. I bet he doesn't think Hammer EV is better than Model Y, even though Hammer is much bigger :) Nor he mentions that Tesla's autopilot costs almost 10 times more than Volvo's, and Tesla still lacks features like surround view, heated steering wheel, etc.

XC40 RECHARGE will also have CarPlay.

I am a Tesla tech fan as well, but think that including the build quality line in the comparison would be a place where Volvo could gain a point... or two.

2 reasons I’m getting the Volvo Recharge C40 over the Tesla: (1) more comfortable seating (2) fit & finish QC

I am an internal combustion Volvo owner. It's my second one. Whenever I ask a Volvo owner how they like their car they say "I love it!" Tesla clearly won all of the categories in your review. They're doing an amazing job. I'm in the middle of reading the Elon Musk book - what a guy! In future reviews I would be interested in comparisons of seats, safety, fit and finish and owner satisfaction. These are areas I think Volvo could earn some well deserved points on. Thanks for your review!

tesla owner here since 2013..... not fair to use the depreciation rate of the ICE Volvos. Stands to reason that it EV might be much better for same reasons

The US has become so polarized. Zoom out and focus more energy on changing the narrative why BEV is better for the environment, not these tribalism narratives, and "showdowns" against other BEV's who's "better". Yes, Tesla is successful ...got it..bookmarked it...moving forward, I'm excited for Volvo to FINALLY enter the BEV market. More options for consumers to choose from. Thats a win for the planet.

You are forget ¨SAFETY˝ in categories........hehe

Volvo. Just Volvo.

I love how quality and how it actually drives are missing from the actual list. It is a car after all..two main points that the Volvo wins hands down.

Received my model Y June 8 and had no issues at all. I went over the car and had a friend go over the car before I took delivery knowing the problems that Tesla was having. Drove it to Chicago and back to Los Angeles with no problems whatsoever. My wife who hates long drives absolutely loved the ride. As she put it, it was like sitting on your living room couch. She did Zoom calls and other things will we were driving. Best car that I have ever purchased. No range anxiety at all. Fun to drive and the FSD was well worth the dollars.

Teslabjörn was testing the XC40 the last days, will wait for results. The XC40 sage green is a damn nice looking car 🔥

I stopped watching when you did the size comparison. Why do all of these videos give the size and comparison size with the rear seats down!!! It might be hard to believe but some people actually want to put people in the back seat and still use the cargo space

Here in Minnesota even roads are on construction entire warm part of the year, still most of them have terrible potholes. Low profile tires in Tesla blow easily and the rims gets damaged simultaneously in those potholes. Dues to brake design there is no way to get rid of low profile tires and rims on Tesla. This is a deal breaker in favor of proper high profile tires design and better ground clearance especially for winter in Volvo. And we have to take in consideration Volvo is designed and tested for the Swedish winter. Tesla has frameless glass in the doors. That design quickly worsens insulation of the car and allows wind blowing inside in just the second winter. Plus Tesla has no proper sound insulation sounding in the winter like an empty tin kicked on the pavement. Even whole cargo volume and space is larger in Tesla, due to its sloped design it lacks practicality found in boxy square Volvo. Flat roof easily allows roof rack installation on Volvo while bubbly glass on the Tesla roof easily cracks even when a proper designed roof rack specific for model Y is installed and used due to misalignment of entire shape of the car. This is easily to notice by looking at misalignment of panel gaps. Door handles in Tesla freeze in the winter and cannot be opened. Even in warmer climates those handles need replacement each 1.5 years. It is unheard about door handle replacement in Volvo. In northern climates Tesla brakes disintegrate in one salty winter as here in Northern USA as in Norway requiring aftermarket Bosch replacement. Considering how long one has to struggle with lacking customer service of Tesla to fix issues especially on warranty, it is understandable some customers might search elsewhere for an EV outside Tesla. Conclusion: there are 2 kind of EV customers - one group interested in EVs as technology, performance and they will by a Tesla like an iPhone as a gadget no matter what. The second group are still traditional customers interested in an EV like a car as an asset second in price and expences after the home. This people appreciate the car comfort and as a nice place to be inside of it. Those might prefer a EV from Volvo, Jaguar,

All great points. We're cross shopping both vehicles and while the Google OS is very compelling since our entire ecosystem is Google, it's unproven so wasn't much of a factor. So funny enough, after all the considerations you pointed out, our final deciding factor was (drum roll....) rear cross traffic alerts. It literally saved a child's life because we didn't see him coming by just looking at the rear camera...the sensors alerted us and auto-braked the car, which would have otherwise run him over. Now we won't buy a car without this feature... and the fact that Tesla, a literal computer on wheels, doesn't have it, is surprising to me, and the reason we decided not to get a Y. I'm sure one day they'll implement it but as someone who works in software I can testify that Rule #1 is "never buy a product with the promise of a future feature/update". You always gotta buy based on what it has when you buy it. And I really like Tesla, but right now only the XC40 has it 🤷‍♂️

The performance metric is flawed since Volvo limit the speed of all their cars to 112mph, as well that speed being illegal in most countries anyway, then top speed really is irrelevant.

That fit and finish has been resolved.

The Y isn't a SUV, it's a crossover or a jacked up 3, it doesn't have the clearance or off road capability the Volvo has. However this is another Tesla fan boy video justifying thier Tesla purchase. Instead rather than competing EV's vs EV's we should be glade there are more EV's on the road.

I wouldn't even consider a Tesla

I took delivery on my model Y ten days ago. VIN was greater than 31000. The fit and finish issues that Tesla was rightly blamed for had been addressed and the car had no observable flaws. I had made a checklist of the issues that had been mentioned over the past four months and every one was evidently fixed.

Missed out the points the volvo takes for quality, design and safety.

I love that Musk's idea is working making the big automotive companies go electric slowly but surely

Thanks. This is really interesting. While as an oath sworn Tesla-nerd my knee jerk thought is why would anyone even bother to make any car that isn't a Tesla? This is of course a limited way of thinking. Based on your video I can see where an intelligent person might choose the Volvo. They like it's style, it feels more comfortable to them, and mostly they are going to use it to drive to work, within two hundred miles on most weekends. A 'trip' to them is getting on a plane. They'll charge it at home every night, 4 miles or 8 miles per hour of charge won't be an issue and they don't have a heavy foot. (I'll be ordering a Y as soon as I'm sure that after Battery Day the new ones won't have 800 mile range and fly. But even I have zero interest in driving 115 mph. Well maybe once, but even then, nah, no point. Growing up in the 1960s everybody's mom had a large V-8; when the light turned green it was rockets all the way! to the speed limit.) So all those better Tesla specs won't be deal breakers for people who prefer the Volvo. In college I could always explain, endlessly, why my Volkswagen was the ideal car. I'm sure I convinced a lot of people to buy Lincolns. This raises another issue with Tesla. There are really not much variation in the models, colors, wheels etc... That alone might make the Volvo more attractive.

I wish a safety record comparison would have been included.

just bought the volvo, all it took was a test drive and I was smitten.

For warranty you stated Tesla has 8 yr/ 120k mi (70%SOC). I think that should be 70% SOH (State of Health) as opposed to SOC (State of Charge). I think the battery is supposed to maintain 70% of original "capacity" for which SOH would be a better metric. SOC will vary somewhere between 100% and 0% every time the vehicle is driven. It's more of a "Gas Gauge" if you will. From Tesla's web site: "...8 years or 120,000 miles, whichever comes first, with minimum 70% retention of Battery capacity over the warranty period..."

Well, the problem here is that while it may be possible, how often do you actually get 250Kw out of a supercharger, the reality is that 150 kw is more common and only to start the charging .. so in reality there isn't much difference.

Geez is that Volvo even out yet? How can you compare at this time?

Recharge has a reserve but no ideas how much it cost and when it will available , I ended up getting the Y.

The sweet spot is 400 miles on a charge and magic seat space so small 30 lbs dogs can easily get in. Also, must be $30,000 for normal people to purchase.

I would rather pick "Safety" over "Looks".

The more ICE vehicles that the Volvo take sales away from the better.

Ha ha ha, you are so funy in your video!!!!! Are you for real?

XC40 competes against ICE SUVs. Tesla does not have competition yet.

drove almost all electric cars by now (mid 2020) Tesla will have serious headwinds for the next 5 years. The valuation of the company is insane considering even the most favorable situation for tesla in the future.

what about safety comparisons?

Obviously a Tesla fan!

In my country Volvo is as cheap than model 3 and XC P8 include auto pilots and heated seats. Model Y is totally too expensive. About the performance, it doesn't matter whether the car accelerate in 2s or 4s from 0-100km/h, 4s. Both values are enough for normal driving.

They will both be extremely safe cars! But, when it comes to safety. Nothing can beat volvo.. But the Model Y is still very very safe. But the Volvo is just more practical and looks so much better

With Tesla you can stream movies on Netflix, etc. Can you do that with SC40?

Volvo system will also have OTA.

You forgot few other major categories where Teslas will score higher than Volvos: 1. passenger safety (XC90 safest car in real world on the road with ZERO fatality over 16 years in UK. Model X killed so far 29 people in just 3 years.) 2. sustainability (Tesla battery packs are clued together with cooling systems, almost impossible to recycle or repair. Volvo uses drop in pack design.) 3. Freedom of repair (Teslas can not be repaired outside of their strict dealership shop without losing warranty. Every other brand allows outside repair) Would you care to take on a bet? In the most competitive EV market in the world, Norway, Tesla model Y will NOT be top seller in its class of compact SUV in 2021.

Confirmation bias

"Car and Driver" just reported a fall in battery capacity in their Tesla Model 3 of 7% in 24,000 miles. Not insignificant! It was plugged in 842 times with 500 times from super chargers. It appears that Teslas don't do very well doing a lot of highway miles with super chargers. If I was doing a lot of long road trips, I'd go for the XC40 PHEV over any BEV. .... The XC40 P8 range and charging speed for daily driving is more than sufficient.

Xc40 hands down....

still prefer volvo

Same thought here. The build quality and safety concerns of Tesla are turn-offs. That is why I choose xc40 on 3 year leasing (pretax payments). After 3 years I’ll re-evaluate.

Tesla is definitely the winner from the tech side, but when it comes to the quality of the car itself including the interior and Volvo service stations the Volvo is clearly the winner. I am a huge Tesla fan but when European car brands like Volvo or Audi reach the same range than a Tesla, they will possibly overtake Tesla..

Volvo wins hands diwn...at least volvo can make a vehicle with correct panel gaps and don't take 6 months and 30 thousand for basic repairs...look at TFL and their teslas...lol

We sold our '19 XC-40 and bought a Y performance/performance in May 2020. The EV version of the XC-40 looks identical to the gas XC including the interior. The MY screen and interface is much much better IMO, than the Volvo. After almost 2 years it was still awkward to use for us. I'm a slow learner but the system is intuitive and easy to set up and it accepts voice commands. Build quality is not an issue on our particular Y, ours is straight and I saw no obvious issues with any of the other Tesla's at the "dealer". It seems like "build quality" is only an issue with a vocal minority (youtubers). We do here some rattles from time to time in the interior but considering the only noise produced is from tires, air movement and the whir of the motors, rattles like that probably aren't noticed on most gas cars. I'm sure the EV version of the XC-40 will be more exciting to drive than the boring gas version. The gas Volvo was a very nice car but no more exciting than a less expensive Japanese or Korean compact SUV. I'm looking forward to driving a EV XC-40 in the future but for now my wife and I will continue to fight over who gets to drive the Y.

You made many of the comparisons without having any real data from Xc40 recharge.

Over time Tesla’s fit and finish should improve

Rumors are that he III Gen BEV XC90 will have 120 to 135 kWh battery pack because of the modified SPA platform, called SPA 2. Should have excellent range.

The Volvo is a great car. The cars Close enough in everything expect Tesla’s Superchargers. That’s a massiv advantage for Tesla.

Tesla won due to some features bring standard but it is clearly missing one big feature which is driving oriented driver screen. The center screen is maybe good fit the dogs but not for safe and convenient driving. And you forgot the quality or rather lack of thereof in case if Tesla....

I drive a X and have checked the othee models roo. Tesla has a much lower interior build quality than anything I've seen in similarly priced cars. But that's about it, everything else is quite good.

Sandy Munro has commented that he is looking forward to great improvements on the quality in the new Texas Gigafactory, so if you have a choice wait till it start to produce Model Y's

I just drove y today. Horrible suspension. Bumpy ride, noisy cabin, stuff steering. Feels like driving go cart, very simple interior, nothing luxury... Beautiful sun roof, uncomfortable seat padding. Great storage. Less wider in the rear seat. Three adults forget it. Crv much better. For all this 70k. What a joke. I drive amazing comfortable lexus es300h. Let's see how volvo will do

I like the Volvo

My March 2020 Model.3 dm has absolutely no paintwork, fit and finish issues and is intact a zero issue car. Every single thing works absolutely as it should. Also note that I am a particularly fussy owner and I cannot fault this car.

The biasedness is strong with this one...

This comparison feels REALLY BIASED! 1. selection of tesla tech and features where some are missing or optional in the volvo. Certainly there are features of volvo not existing in the tesla. But these were not selected as metrics. 2. Volvo don't listen to their customers? 3. What about interior design. The screen in Tesla looks like somebody just glued a regular computer monitor to the dashboard. 4. Build quality not a category. 5. Handling not a category 6. Safety not a category 7. Enironmental aspects not a category 8. Riding comfort not a category 9. Depreciation comparing with Volvos entire fleet consisting of mostly ICE???

Biased review. here are my main complaints; Tesla doesn't HAVE proper options. So you can't even add things you want OR avoid paying for things you do not want. Choosing a handful of features that the tesla has and avoiding the ones it does not (like heated steeringwheel and a proper instrument cluster). Having a massive touch screen for every feature (like wiper speed) is a direct security risk and stupid design. The tesla can only be prepared for tow capacity, not be equipped with a tow hook/ball. Measuring top speed in a country without autobahn "free speed" is just silly. You're not allowed to go 155 mph anywhere, why would that be a selling point? Why would you pick and choose if you compare to LR or performance? You pick the LR for efficiency, but the performance for the performance part. Cargo space; the Volvo has a much much better SHAPED cargo space (because of the boxy shape). Cool part to add the charging network in a comparison of 2 cars. That makes absolutely no sense as a datapoint. My main issue is you avoid ALL categories where tesla are rock bottom: buildquality, fit and finish, paint, customer service). As for the resell value it's really really really unfair to compare volvo as a brand (having only ICE or hybrids until this model) to an EV only manufacturer. If you look at lease prices, it's clear that resell value/depreciation is much much lower for the p8 than for all other Volvos. It's going to be pretty hard to sell model y with no bumper and a frequently detatching roof... Add to that the stupid design of the trunk (metal all the way) and you have a car that is likely to require you visit a shop at the slightest hint of a fender bender. When a tesla breaks, it falls apart. Bound to do a lot to resell value. The trunk doesn't have hands free option on the tesla (hey look, another feature the Tesla doesn't have). The sensors on the trunk are ALSO faulty on the Tesla. "Fit and Finish" affects features (who wants faulty features), cargo (hey look, the trunk chopped my kids arm off), Warranty (because surprise, not every known tesla fault is covered) and Resale value (good luck selling a tesla with misaligned panels, broken trunk, no bumpers and a missing roof).

Winners: EVs The planet The consumer Automotive technology

Um the XC40 is a subcompact whereas the Model Y is definitely not dubbed a subcompact. When BMW X1 and GLA are available as pure electric, do the XC40 justice and compare it to right subsets. Off the bat, the comparison is flawed and irritating. Tesla is the initial leader in EV innovation, great range and fast charging. Other than that, it’s simply overrated and a bit of a bore. Honda-e is so far behind and not exactly in the same category, but even with it’s small footprint is something to look forward than the outdated Tesla. To each his own I suppose. 🤷‍♀️

I got my model y performance a few months ago.. I haven't had any issues with the car. Fit and finish is great. I think the fit and finish issues have been overblown. I love this car!!!

Wouldnt the us federal tax credit be on the Y instead now?

We got our model Y 2 months ago and it has NONE of the issues you speak about! You may be behind the curve a little?

Fit & finish problems with Y are over-rated. My late June Y has 0 issues. Yea, the frunk lid is slightly off, but it could probably be corrected by hand - just haven’t bothered, as I like the imperfection as an homage to Tesla’s early days.

In terms of size it would be more comparable with the Tesla 3

Any EV without a charging network is dead on arrival.

Congratulations ! I like your comparisons, but they seem to me biased in Tesla's favor. This is the first time you mention a really important factor for clients, that Tesla is really lagging behind (although not for long in my opinion). It should be the eighth criteria in your comparison.

Beside sexy specs Tesla still has a long way to go in producing quality electric verhicles!!

I can not agree with the "quality" issues on TESLA. Having 2 Volvos (XC60, V2) in the past I can tell that even there are nice looking and safe cars the service costs are extremly high. My TESLA modX100d is now having 120Kkm only whipers and the CCS - Uprgrade which I did was accounting as cost. I have free SC and the OTA make higher charging speeds possible. 40 min to 30 min. I was a once a Volvo fan but now I trust on TESLA. Anyhow its positive to see Volvo turning electric but I would go along with the clear market leader. Another thing is that TESLA is making real money on their cars.... I doubt that VW, Audi and Volvo are profitable on their EV´s

Still... i want volvo.. more classy.

Not sure the resale value on the xc40 will be that bad. After all, the model has a great resale value because it is an EV, so the volvo EV will also have that. Simply put, cannot say which will hold its value better, that takes time.

Süper model y

Völvo4Life

Tesla can only use the Chademo at 50kw though.

Did someone say the word, bias. If not I do!

I pack Volvo xc40 p8 recharge pure electric is more safe

Volvo most likely will be better than Tesla fit and finish? Lada from the 1970s have better fit and finish than Tesla.

Towing = 1500 kg

You forgot one other advantage for Tesla. No Dealer. I have a 2019 XC90 and a 2019 Tesla Model 3. As with most dealers, I had to meet with the Volvo finance manager to sign the stack of paperwork. He said "I know this is your first Volvo, so you probably don't know that our brakes suck....you should buy this special brake warranty from me". Direct quote. WTF....telling me the brakes suck on my brand new $60K+ car? The same guy has called me at least 3 times since the purchase trying to sell me insurance. The delivery process took well over an hour. For the Mod 3, I paid advance on line. The delivery process took about 5 minutes....3 signatures (1 for Tesla, 2 for Colorado), help syncing my phone with the car (so it could function as the key) and then told me I could drive off whenever I was ready. Done. It will be difficult for me to consider any other car in the future where I had to interact with a dealer. The XC90's lease is up in 13 months and it will turn not a Model Y at that time.

The larger aspect of the Y is a negative, IMO.

Unfortunately, Volvo decided to ruin it for us in the UK, It has a base price of £60000! This is a first edition model though.

Volvo is better by far. They are about to take a big piece of the pie

Don't forget that Tesla also overengineers simple things such as adjusting the AC vents

*Did you say ..... **_(ovah)_** 200 miles of range?* Is this a joke? I will pay attention to volvo when they grow up.

You are not just. Volvo is so much beautiful and it is surely better built. Passenger cargo and performance is almost the same. Testa is better, but this brand needs improve its building quality and design for European market.

A lot of very biased comparrissons here, let me guess you drive a Tesla?

are you working for Eloy

I thought it would be tesla but wow

I'm on the edge of my seat waiting for the conclusion of this head to head spec sheet weiner measure off. And the winner is .... Tesla, in every single category. You coulda knocked me down with a feather. Wait, what about build quality, fit and finish? That's all the time we have folks. Bye now!

Not sure you compared like for like... bit of a shame you compared resale of 1 model of Tesla to whole brand of Volvo. Also you focussed on charging just in America, I live in UK and am considering both vehicles. Lastly the xc60 is the direct competitor to model Y which will be released in 2021 I think, so space, storage etc would be a better comparison. If you had started with these caveats, then fair enough, but it felt like comparing a push bike to an aeroplane, then saying a push bike can’t fly... all. Pretty obvious really. Unsubscribing!

Fit and finish? Not scientific. All anecdotal. No real data