Volvo officially presents its new electric SUV EX90

The Swedish manufacturer has just shown the world in Stockholm the new EX90, an exclusively electric SUV that comes to the Volvo range as the successor to the successful XC 90. A new model that, as could be heard at its presentation, It is set to mark the beginning of a new era for the Swedish firm..

At 5.04 metres long and 1.96 metres wide, the Volvo EX90 is by no means a compact vehicle. This is a family car with plenty of interior space that can optionally accommodate up to 7 passengers.

Like the Polestar 3, with which it shares a platform, the new Volvo EX90 is equipped with a battery pack with a gross capacity of 111 kWh, which is ultimately reduced to 107 kWh net. Volvo has not, however, wanted to give details about the type of cells it will use, limiting itself to ensuring that the supplier of the same will be CATLHowever, Polestar did announce that the battery pack of its new electric SUV will consist of 204 prismatic cells spread across 17 modules.

As far as the charging system is concerned, the Volvo EX90 is equipped as standard with an internal charger with 11 kW of power, with the peculiarity that in this case it is bidirectional and therefore can not only charge the battery but also discharge it to supply power.

You won't spend much time recharging the battery of the Volvo EX90

At a direct current fast charging point, the new Volvo electric SUV can handle up to 250 kW. However, this is a peak power that it should not be able to maintain for long. The manufacturer has given as an example that at a charging point of 250 kW or more, increasing the charging percentage From 10 to 80 percent it will take exactly 30 minutes.. While if the power of the charging point is 200 kW, this same recharge will require only a couple of minutes more, 32 in total.

The EX90 will initially be available in two versions, both with dual electric motors and all-wheel drive. The top version, called Twin Engine Performance, delivers 380 kW of power with 910 Nm of torque and is capable of reaching 100 km/h from a standstill in just 4.9 seconds. On the other hand, Volvo claims that The WLTP range of this version is 590 km on a single charge..

The access version, called Twin Engine In short, it reduces the combined power of its two electric motors to 300 kW, with a torque of 770 Nm. This version needs an additional second to reach 100 km/h from zero, Its WLTP autonomy is slightly higher at 600 km.. It should also be added that, for safety reasons, Volvo limits the maximum speed of all its vehicles to 180 km/h, regardless of the version.

Finally, it should be noted that production of the EX90 is scheduled to begin in 2023 at the company's US plant in South Carolina. Volvo also intends to produce this electric SUV in China afterwards. As for the price, Volvo has not yet announced anything, but we can assume that it will not differ much from that already announced for the Polestar 3, which will be available in Europe from 89.990 euros.