Volvo will reveal its first electrical sedan early subsequent 12 months, and it’s set to return to Australia.
“[The] ES90 will make its world debut in March, 2025 in Stockholm, Sweden and is predicted to hit Australian shores in late 2025,” the corporate says on its Australian web site.
The BMW i5-rivalling sedan is known to be a key mannequin for the model in China, however will probably be provided in numerous world markets.
That features Australia, regardless of its remaining sedan right here – the S60 – promoting in tiny volumes. To the tip of October, Volvo has bought simply 131 examples of the S60 in Australia – lower than half the Audi A4’s tally, and round 1/sixteenth the BMW 3 Sequence’ determine.
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Beforehand leaked documentation in China revealed the ES90 will measure 4990mm lengthy, 1945mm extensive and 1547mm tall on a 3102mm wheelbase.
That makes it 27mm longer and 66mm wider on a 161mm longer wheelbase than the flagship S90 that was final bought right here in 2019, although the S90 can be obtainable in a long-wheelbase model.
The ES90 will reportedly be provided in both single-motor rear-wheel drive or dual-motor all-wheel drive configurations.
It’s anticipated to trip on the SPA2 structure of the upcoming flagship EX90 SUV and share its 111kWh battery.
The ES90 will be a part of a rising lineup of electrical Volvos, which at the moment contains the EX30, EX40 (née XC40 Recharge) and C40 (quickly to turn into the EC40).
The EX90 flagship SUV is due right here in 2025, whereas the EM90 individuals mover is obtainable in China.
Volvo’s EV lineup will broaden to incorporate the EX60, anticipated in 2026, which is able to debut a brand new platform known as SPA3.
It’ll function an electrical counterpart to the XC60, Volvo’s best-selling car globally.
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Volvo confirmed in September it was softening its EV objectives. As a substitute of committing to solely promoting EVs by 2030, it now says it’s focusing on 90 to 100 per cent electrified car gross sales by that time – a determine that features plug-in hybrids.
The corporate has left a buffer of as much as 10 per cent for its 48-volt mild-hybrid fashions.
“There was a slower than anticipated rollout of charging infrastructure, withdrawal of presidency incentives in some markets and extra uncertainties created by current tariffs on EVs in numerous markets,” the carmaker mentioned in a media assertion in September.
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“With this in thoughts, Volvo Automobiles continues to see the necessity for stronger and extra steady authorities insurance policies to help the transition to electrification.
“The strategic changes to its electrification ambitions be sure that Volvo Automobiles has a versatile plan that meets buyer preferences and allows worth creation as a enterprise.”
Volvo Automotive Australia had introduced in 2022 it could transfer to an EV-only lineup even earlier than the model globally, discontinuing autos with a combustion engine in 2026.
It has subsequently mentioned this ambition is “nonetheless very a lot a spotlight” however “for the reason that world transition to electrification is not going to be linear, [and] as clients and markets transfer at completely different speeds of adoption, we should be pragmatic and versatile”.
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