Volvo Teases Smaller Electrical SUV

Volvo’s subsequent large product is a high-dollar electrical SUV that may function the banner provider of the Volvo line. However it would doubtless be adopted by a smaller, less-expensive electrical automobile (EV) sharing most of the identical traits.

Yesterday, the Swedish automaker revealed its new flagship, the 3-row 2024 EX90. The corporate hasn’t formally mentioned the EX90 would take the place of the XC90 SUV. However Volvo has introduced plans to promote nothing however electrical automobiles by 2030. So we anticipate the XC90’s profession to return to an finish inside a 12 months or two of the EX90 arriving in dealerships.

On the finish of the presentation, CEO Jim Rowan ended the presentation by hinting that one thing else was within the works. As he left the stage, a display screen behind him confirmed static, with transient flashes on the silhouettes of two autos.

One was the EX90. The opposite appeared like its child brother.

It’s arduous to evaluate dimension from the glimpse we captured. However Volvo already has a pair of all-electric compact SUVs, the C40 Recharge and XC40 Recharge.

So the logical assumption appears to be that that is an electrical companion – and possibly substitute – for the 2-row midsize XC60.

When you’ve constructed one EV, designing a second is pretty straightforward. Most new EVs journey on widespread platforms – nearly flat, modular items that mix batteries, electrical motors, suspension, and steering parts. Engineers can scale them up or all the way down to construct autos of various sizes.

GM, as an example, makes use of its new Ultium platform to construct the whole lot from the roughly $30,000 Chevy Equinox EV to the $300,000-plus, hyper-luxury Cadillac Celestiq.

Volvo says the EX90 rides on an all-new platform. The corporate might doubtless scale it down barely to construct a 2-row SUV with most of the identical traits.

We’ve reached out to Volvo to ask for extra data. However automakers wish to tease upcoming fashions after which dribble out data slowly, so we don’t anticipate to get a radical reply earlier than they need us to. We’ll carry extra particulars as we get them.