Volvo has pulled again the curtain on its upcoming ES90 electrical sedan with 434 miles of vary and a tech stack that features Nvidia’s powerful Drive AGX Orin computer in a twin setup.
Volvo has been trickling information out concerning the ES90 over the previous a number of weeks, however immediately’s announcement contains our first full have a look at the sedan and a full rundown on its specs, together with an 800-volt structure for quick charging and the aforementioned Nvidia system-on-a-chip.
The ES90 boasts Volvo’s longest vary, quickest charging pace, and most superior computing system of all its automobiles. The sedan will arrive with 700km of vary (434.9 miles) primarily based on the beneficiant WLTP normal. (The EPA ranking is prone to be much less.)
The ES90 will are available in three totally different variants. There’s the bottom mannequin with a single motor mounted on the rear axle, with 245kW (329 horsepower) of energy output and 354 lb-ft of torque. The twin-motor all-wheel drive model can put out 330kW (442hp) of energy and 494 lb-ft of torque. And the dual-motor Efficiency ES90 can churn out 500kW (670hp) of energy and 635 lb-ft of torque.
The only-motor trim sports activities a 92kWh battery, 88kWh of which is usable, and might settle for as much as 300kW of DC quick charging. Each dual-motor setups embrace 106kWh batteries (102kWh usable) and might attract 350kW of quick charging.
The ES90 tops out at 112mph, as per Volvo’s coverage of speed-limiting its automobiles. However the acceleration specs sound spectacular, with a zero to 60mph time of three.9 seconds for the Efficiency trim and 6.7 and 5.3 seconds, respectively, on the single- and dual-motor setups.
As well as, the ES90 will showcase new battery administration software program, permitting it to achieve 300km (186 miles) of vary in simply 10 minutes of charging, whereas a ten–80 % cost shall be accomplished in 20 minutes. The 800-volt system is exclusive in Volvo’s lineup, nevertheless it’s akin to different fast-charging EVs, just like the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Kia EV6.
The acceleration specs sound spectacular, with a zero to 60mph time of three.9 seconds for the Efficiency trim.
The general profile is tall and barely boxy. Volvo mentioned it needed to purposefully blur the road between sedan and SUV, which might be why the ES90 appears so paying homage to the Polestar 2 fastback. (Polestar and Volvo are basically cousins, each working below the umbrella of dad or mum firm Geely.) Distinctively, it’s a high-riding sedan, with a top of 60.9 inches, putting it alongside different tall-ish sedans just like the Toyota Crown (60.6 inches).
The ES90’s roofline is glossy, its door handles flush, and it has a lidar sensor mounted on the roof. The entrance finish resembles the EX90, that includes Volvo’s signature “Thor’s hammer” LED headlights, with new C-shaped LED lights within the rear. There’s ample cargo area, with 424 liters of room that may develop to 733 liters with the rear seats folded down. The ES90 additionally includes a 22-liter frunk (entrance trunk) for charging cable storage. The panoramic roof is electrochromic for adjustable transparency on sunny days, too.
Like different Volvo EVs, the ES90 options Google’s built-in infotainment system, which incorporates native apps like Google Maps, Google Assistant, and Google Play. Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Cockpit Platform powers the 5G system. And the five-inch instrument cluster resides alongside a bigger 14.5-inch middle display screen show.
Just like the EX90 SUV, the ES90 is constructed on Volvo’s new Superset tech stack, which incorporates twin Nvidia computer systems with the flexibility to carry out 508 trillion operations per second (TOPS). This can come in useful when managing functionalities corresponding to “AI-based, state-of-the-art lively security options, automotive sensors and environment friendly battery administration.”
The ES90’s roofline is glossy, its door handles flush, and it has a lidar sensor mounted on the roof.
The ES90 is constructed on Volvo’s SPA2 structure and would be the second car, after the EX90, to be primarily based on the Superset tech stack. Superset is a modular engineering platform that the corporate says shall be used to make safer automobiles extra effectively and to enhance them over time by over-the-air software program updates.
That is Volvo’s sixth all-electric car, becoming a member of the EX90 SUV, EM90 van (China solely), EX40 SUV, EC40 crossover, and EX30 compact SUV. The Swedish automaker had mentioned it might be one hundred pc EV gross sales by 2030, nevertheless it just lately up to date that timeline to mirror the worldwide slowdown in EV gross sales. Volvo is now saying that it’ll depend on a mixture of hybrids and battery-electric automobiles to achieve its new aim of promoting “90 to one hundred pc… electrified fashions” by 2030.
The ES90 is an fascinating addition, particularly contemplating most US automakers have dropped sedans from their lineups in favor of vans and SUVs. Volvo is hoping its electrical sedan can fill a spot available in the market, although it might show tough. Volkswagen just lately canceled plans to promote its personal electrical sedan, the ID.7, within the US.
The ES90 will be part of the just lately facelifted gas-powered S90 sedan, which begins within the US at round $59,000. Beginning immediately, the EV model is on the market to order in most European international locations, although Volvo has but to announce when it is going to be obtainable within the US. The automaker additionally didn’t disclose the value.
“We are going to share further particulars on the US ES90 provide at a later date, nearer to buyer deliveries,” Volvo spokesperson Sophia Durr mentioned.