Volvo has been supplying the XC90 SUV since 2002. Then the new all-electric EX90 SUV began deliveries this month. Today, Volvo presents the ES90.
Earlier this month, the Swedish company teased an upcoming electric sedan while promoting its two 90 series flagship SUVs: the XC90 plug-in hybrid and EX90 all-new electric. The XC90 will be updated in 2025 with a new front end and improved hardware and infotainment technology.
While only a few ambiguous images were released and shown at a committed 90/90 Days event in Gothenburg, Sweden, in early September, the company did show some details. It will be fully electric, a sedan and we will find out. more in March. On the live-streamed occasion, Volvo Cars CEO Jim Rowan hinted that “we may see another kind of ’90s. “
The ES90 will be Volvo’s first all-electric sedan. The automaker has gravitated toward SUVs and even with its delayed EX30, the new EV is still an SUV despite its small size. Gas-powered Volvo sedans have seen a drop in sales in the United States for years. At the end of August, Volvo’s retail sales in the United States totaled 797 S90 cars during the year.
But Volvo assures that it’s only adding to the lineup, not taking anything away. With an electric ES90 (it’s following the electric nomenclature of its SUVs by adding an E in front of the S90 name) it’ll continue expanding its electrification goals, despite setbacks in widespread adoption. Volvo has accepted that plug-in hybrids, like the XC90 PHEV, are a necessary step before going all electric. There’s already the S90 Recharge version (starting at $65,650) that plugs in with up to 38 miles of battery-only range.
But with electric cars ruled by crossovers, there’s a pent-up demand for smaller features like the Tesla Model 3 or Hyundai Ioniq 6. The Polestar-derived logo has crossed the line between sedan and crossover with its Polestar 2, but then moved firmly. in SUV territory. with its next Polestar 3.
Lucid debuted as an electric brand with its luxury Air sedan, but its next car will be, yes, an SUV called Gravity. Even Porsche and Mercedes-Benz fell into bigger EV temptation. Both the Taycan and EQS sedans have bigger versions (the Taycan Cross Turismo and EQS SUV, respectively).
Volvo is staying quiet on any telling details other than some general technology hints for its future EVs, which includes the ES90 and EX60—another electric SUV based on Volvo’s bestseller XC60.
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