- The ES90 is Volvo’s first mass-production electric sedan.
- It has a WLTP range rating of 435 miles.
- Thanks to an 800-volt battery pack, it can add up to 186 miles of range in just 10 minutes of charging.
Sedans–particularly of the electric variety–are not dead yet. That’s what Volvo reckons at least, otherwise it wouldn’t have launched the brand new ES90.
Based on the same SPA2 architecture as the flagship EX90 electric SUV, the Volvo ES90 kicks things up a notch by switching from the EX90’s 400-volt battery pack to an 800-volt one, which enables it to recharge much faster at a potent enough DC fast charger.
So, even though the EX90 is larger and possibly more expensive than the ES90, the new Swedish four-door sedan is actually Volvo’s most advanced EV to date. When hooked up to a 350-kilowatt DC fast charger, it can add up to 186 miles (300 kilometers) of range in 10 minutes, while the WLTP-estimated range is 435 miles (700 km) on a full charge.
It’s worth noting that Volvo didn’t specifically say the ES90 can accept 350 kW–just that it can reach its maximum charging speed when connected to a 350 kW. That’s the same language used by Hyundai for its 800V EVs, the difference is that we now know the Ioniq 5 and its E-GMP platform siblings top out at around 225 kW.
What we do know is that the new Volvo ES90 can deliver its theoretical range thanks to a 106-kilowatt-hour battery pack that feeds electricity to a pair of electric motors–one at the front and one at the rear. Volvo did not provide detailed technical specifications, though, so we’ll have to wait a little longer to find out how much power the ES90 has and how fast it can accelerate.
The EX90, which sits on the same SPA2 underpinnings as the ES90, offers either 402 horsepower or 510 horsepower, depending on the trim level, and we could see similar figures for the ES90 sedan.
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I keep saying sedan–it’s in the model’s name, after all–but Volvo’s newest EV is actually a liftback. That’s a great feature to have, especially when loading big items in the trunk. Speaking of the trunk, it has a capacity of 14.9 cubic feet (424 liters). It can be extended to 25.8 cu ft (733 l) by folding down the three individual rear seats, and there’s an additional 0.7 cu ft (22 l) front trunk under the hood.
Volvo said the ES90 offers “very generous” legroom for second-row passengers, thanks to the 122-inch (3.1-meter) wheelbase. That’s four and a half inches (11.5 centimeters) longer than the EX90 SUV, which is pretty impressive.
Outside, the electric sedan comes with the usual Thor’s Hammer headlights, while the rear lighting is split between a pair of C-shaped clusters and two vertical strips on the sides of the rear glass. There are seven exterior colors on offer, as well as four wheel options that vary from 20 to 22 inches in size.
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Inside, the new Volvo ES90 features seating for five. There’s a 14.5-inch central infotainment touchscreen, a 9-inch driver display and a head-up display in front of the driver. Powered by Qualcomm’s Cockpit Platform, the infotainment system has Google Maps, Google Assistant and the Google Play app store, and is connected to the internet through a 5G-capable modem.
There’s a four-zone climate control system on offer with an advanced air purification system that’s certified as asthma and allergy friendly. According to Volvo, it can stop up to 95% of PM 2.5 particulates form entering the cabin and 99.9% of grass, tree and pollen allergens. The standard panoramic roof provides up to 99.9% UV protection, while the optional electrochromic version allows passengers to adjust the transparency of the glass through the touch of a button.
Volvo claims the ES90 has one of the quietest cabins in its portfolio. To complement the superior sound comfort, there’s a top-of-the-line Bowers & Wilkins sound system with 25 speakers on offer that delivers Dolby Atmos spatial audio.
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On the safety front, the Swedish EV comes with an advanced array of sensors including one lidar, five radars, seven cameras and 12 ultrasonic sensors. According to Volvo, the sensor set enables the car to “see” beyond human range to avoid collisions and hazards on the road. There’s also an industry-first driver understanding system as standard, which can detect when the driver is no longer focusing on the road and step in to help.
Furthermore, the ES90 has a full-cabin occupant sensing system that ensures nobody gets left behind, especially on very hot days. Volvo says the system can sense submillimeter scale movement, such as the soft breathing of a baby, and alert the driver that there is someone in the car.
Tying all of these safety systems together is a dual Nvidia Drive AGX Orin chip configuration, which makes the ES90 the most powerful car Volvo has ever created in terms of core computing capacity, according to Anders Bell, the automaker’s chief engineering and technology officer. The same Nvidia Drive AGX Orin chip will be retrofitted to older Polestar 3 EVs for free.
The Volvo ES90 is already available for order in several European countries, with others to be added later this year and into 2026. Volvo did not specify when the ES90 would make it into the United States.
