- Volvo has 10 new and up to date fashions set to reach within the subsequent two years
- A few of them shall be longer-range plug-in hybrids
- Volvo’s backtracked on its dedication of an all-electric lineup by 2030
Longer-range plug-in hybrids shall be amongst 10 new and up to date fashions Volvo plans to launch over the following two years, stories Automotive Information.
These new plug-in hybrids shall be primarily based on the identical SPA1 platform utilized by a number of present Volvo fashions, together with the XC90 three-row SUV.
2025.5 Volvo XC90
A refreshed XC90 is because of attain the U.S. within the first quarter of 2025 as what Volvo calls a 2025.5 mannequin, however with no modifications to the plug-in hybrid model’s specs. Nonetheless Volvo believes there’s nonetheless room for enchancment.
Volvo executives lately outlined to Inexperienced Automotive Reviews that its plug-in hybrid system will evolve to longer-range PHEVs, whereas additionally lowering the dimensions of the engines utilized in PHEVs.
Nonetheless Volvo has already launched an up to date SPA2 platform used for the all-electric EX90 SUV and the upcoming ES90 electrical sedan. The primary EX90 buyer automobiles are scheduled to be delivered this month, whereas the ES90 shall be revealed subsequent yr.
Volvo ES90 electrical sedan teaser. – Sept. 2024
Yet one more platform iteration dubbed SPA3 can be within the queue. SPA3 is anticipated to utilize mega casting to avoid wasting weight and enchancment manufacturing efficiencies. SPA3 autos may even have extra energy-dense battery cells and a battery pack extra carefully built-in with the physique shell, Automotive Information stories. This platform will debut with the EX60 electrical SUV, an electrical counterpart to the present Volvo XC60, in 2026.
Volvo additionally lately introduced that its lineup will not be all-electric by 2030 as initially deliberate. That comes on the reduction of U.S. sellers, considered one of which was “assured” in a gathering with Volvo executives that the all-electric push was being placed on pause, Automotive Information stories. Volvo nonetheless expects 90% of its autos to have a plug in 2030, with plug-in hybrids persevering with to play an enormous position in its lineup.
