The Volvo company claims that its current portfolio is "totally electrified," meaning that even the vehicles powered by gas engines have a hybrid powertrain that includes an electric motor and batteries. But the company wants to take it a step further, and by 2030, they plan to offer only battery-powered EVs, with no gas-powered vehicles in their lineup. The Volvo XC40 Recharge and the Volvo C40 Recharge are Volvo's two electric vehicles thus far; they are both modified versions of the same platform. The all-new EX90 is Volvo's first glimpse into the future of electric cars, as it was built from the bottom up to use electric propulsion completely.
At its debut, the Volvo EX90 electric SUV will have a two-motor setup that will power all four wheels. The conventional configuration features two permanent-magnet motors that generate 402 hp and 568 lb-ft of torque together. The Twin Motor Performance trim level includes 496 horsepower and 671 pound-feet of torque. The base twin-motor EX90, according to Volvo, can reach 60 mph in 5.7 seconds, while the Performance trim can achieve the same speed in 5.6 seconds. The brakes are 15.7 inches in front and 15.4 inches in the back. Compared to the current XC90, the turning circle is nearly a foot smaller, coming in at 38.7 feet.
A range of up to 400 miles is expected to be possible because of the EX90's battery's practical capacity of 107.0 kWh. The Volvo EX90 electric SUV can go from 10 to 80 percent charged with a 250 kWh connection in around 30 minutes. The electric SUV will also arrive with Plug and Charge, an intuitive payment system for public charging stations.