Electric SUVs have the largest share of the cake, the conventional car remains the most logical avenue to articulate the design of an electric vehicle. Endowed with a body that pierces the air better, it greatly increases the autonomy achievable with the same mechanical organs. Volvo is well aware of the thing and launches a first large fully electric sedan, ES90.
Incidentally in line with the large S80 and S90 sedans, this ES90 bases the SPA2 platform also used by the EX90 intermediate SUV. This ensures a wheelbase of 3.1 m, 10.5 cm more than a BMW 5 Series, an undeniable advantage for the rear seats.
Volvo also incorporates a rear tailgate in resolutely Swedish design to promote the accessibility of a 424 L rear trunk. The draft coefficient of 0.25 makes it the most effective Volvo model ever produced on this aerodynamic variable.
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This ES90 is also the first electric model of the brand to receive an architecture of 800 V to reduce recharge times and accelerate energy transfer to the engines. Volvo estimates that it will only take 10 min to accumulate 300 km at a 350 kW terminal, if obviously you manage to find one.
The estimated autonomy oscillates between 650 and 700 km in the European cycle (WLTP) and the powers vary from 333 hp for the single engine version at 449 hp and 680 hp for the twin -engine delivered. The batteries are 92 kWh and 106 kWh respectively.
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The very refined dashboard of the Volvo ES90 concentrates everything on the 14.5 -inch tactile multimedia screen.
In parallel, this ES90 is the Volvo model with the largest computer power ever sold thanks to the contribution of the Nvidia Drive Agx Orin platform. Volvo specifies that this will ensure a future development base for the model allowing continuous updates. The ES90 will be marketed in Europe this year and at the latest in 2026 in North America.
