Volvo Begins ES90 Electric Vehicle Production, Starting at โฌ71,990
Volvo has commencedโฃ production of its all-new, โฃfully โขelectricโข ES90 โat its Chinese manufacturing facility, with European availability now confirmed. Teh model is positionedโฃ as a new โคclass of vehicle, blending the formโ of a five-door liftback with aโ substantial 203mm of ground clearance.
The ES90 boasts a spacious interior featuring adjustable eight-way front seatsโค andโค reclining rear seatsโ with extended support and armrests. A extensive infotainment system includes a 9-inch instrument display, a 13.2-inch โคhead-up display, โand a central โ14.5-inch touchscreen. โA high-end Bowers &โ Wilkins audioโค system with โข25 speakers, anโ electrochromatic panoramic roof, and an advanced suite of driver assistance systems utilizing five radars, seven cameras, โค12 ultrasonic sensors, and โa Luminar LiDAR system areโฃ also โขincluded.
Volvo emphasizes sustainability in the ES90’s construction,utilizing up to 29% โขrecycled aluminum,18% recycled steel,and incorporating up to 16% recycled or bio-based materials in its plastics. Even the wood โpanels are sourced with an FSCโ certificate. โ
The ES90 is the first Volvo model to feature aโข batteryโข passport,detailing โtheโ origin of key battery materials like lithium,cobalt,nickel,and graphite,alongside itsโฃ carbon footprint.
Powering the ES90โข are new, โฃmore powerful electric motors and a central computer equipped with twoโ Nvidia Drive AGX Orin processors capable of 508 trillion operations per second, managing assistance systems and battery performance. The vehicle utilizes anโฃ 800V architecture,enabling considerably faster chargingโ times – a 20-minute improvement over โthe EX90’s 400V system.โ At โa 350kW charger, โฃthe ES90 โฃcan gain 300km ofโ range in just 10 minutes, and achieve a 10-80% charge in approximately โฃ20 minutes with the “Breatheโ Battery Technology” software.
Three variants are available. The โentry-level model,priced at โฌ71,990 in Germany,features a โsingle electric motor producing 333 โคhorsepower (480 Nm) and a 92 kWh battery,offering a range of upโค toโฃ 645 km. A dual-motor, rear-wheel drive version with 449 hp (670โ Nm) and aโ 106โ kWh battery provides a manufacturer-estimated range of up to โฃ700 km and isโฃ priced at โฌ88,990. โฃThe โtop-of-the-line dual-motor Performance โคAWD model delivers 680 hp (870 Nm) with the same 106 kWh battery and range.
The Volvo โES90 is โฃnowโข availableโ for order inโค Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the Unitedโค Kingdom.