Inovev forecasts 50,000 units per year of the new Volvo ES90
- Swedish carmaker Volvo (a subsidiary of Chinese company Geely ) has unveiled its new ES90 E-segment sedan, which replaces the S90 launched in 2016. But unlike the S90, which was equipped with combustion engines, plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) and micro-hybrids (MHEVs), the new ES90 is equipped with a fully electric engine (BEV), hence the name ES90. Even though Volvo has reversed its goal of offering only fully electric engines in Europe by 2030, the carmaker continues to expand its electric range. The new Volvo ES90 is a long sedan (5.00 m), tall enough (1.55 m) to attract SUV drivers (Volvo says so), which competes with the BMW i5, Tesla Model S, Audi A6 E- Tron and Mercedes EQE.
- It uses the SPA2 platform of the EX90 SUV (E segment) with an 800V architecture. The electric engines start with the Single Motor equipped with a 333 hp (245 kW) rear motor coupled with an 88 kWh NMC battery allowing a range of 650 km according to the WLTP cycle. The Twin Motor is equipped with two motors (one at the front and one at the rear) totaling 449 hp (330 kW) coupled with a 102 kWh NMC battery allowing a range of 700 km according to the WLTP cycle.
- The Volvo ES90 has a fifth door at the rear, which is rare for an E-segment sedan. This is one of the reasons why the launch of an estate version (EV90) seems unlikely, as Volvo is instead focusing on its SUV range.
- The Volvo ES90 (sold for 75,000 to 90,000 euros in France) will not be produced in Europe but in China, Volvo having chosen this country because of its advanced infrastructure and its expertise in the manufacture of electric vehicles . Inovev is counting on 50,000 sales per year worldwide.