Discovering the Volvo Ex90: electric and high -end

The Volvo incorporates an 11 kW charger (AC) with two -way load (vehicle to grid or v2g) allowing to receive, but also to return electricity to the outside. Depending on the type of intake, it will take between 11 and 57 hours to recharge the battery.

Volvo Ex90: The very heavy electric successor of the XC90 SUV and Cousin of the Polestar 3

After weeks of teasing, the Volvo Ex90 is completely revealed. The XC90 successor is 100 % electric with a 111 kWh battery for a range of 590 km. Dimol, its empty weight is 2.8 t.

Advertising, your content continues below

Replacing XC90 and future Volvo standard bearer, Swedish brand spent under the Chinese fold Geely, the ex90 is completely revealed after weeks of teasing. This had started with sketches of the body to finish with the ultra-depowed interior with a large dashboard welcoming two digital screens, including a 14.9-inch central, as well as a steering wheel with haptic return commands. This appropriate choice aims to offer a “Simplified complexity” By offering all the features that the driver needs, without being intrusive, according to Thomas Stovicek, head of user experience at Volvo.

Remained to discover the entire vehicle. It is clear that this ex90 is the technical cousin of the Polestar 3, ex-sports-sports of Volvo Cars spent under the command of Geely. Thus, the two SUVs share the same SP2 platform and therefore have the same wheelbase of 2.985 m, identical to the XC90.

On the dimensions side, the Swedish does not make half-measure with 5.04 m in length, 1.96 m wide (2.11 m with the mirrors) and 1.75 m high. As for the empty weight, our ex90 displays 2.8 t, a little heavier than the Polestar 3 (between 2.584 and 2.670 t). The successor of the XC90 also has a 2.2 t towing capacity, while the roof can support up to 100 kg of load.

Advertising, your content continues below

A 111 kWh battery for 590 km

How far will the race for autonomy go ? More and more “big” vehicles have batteries whose capacity exceeds 100 kWh. Thus, the ex90 is no exception since its pack is 111 kWh (crude), including 107 kWh (400 V) of useful capacity. If the supplier CATL is the same as for the Polestar 3, Volvo has not communicated on the technical aspect of cells and modules. For comparison, the Polestar 3 battery pack consists of 204 prismatic cells grouped in 17 modules, accompanied by a liquid cooling system and a heat pump.

The Volvo incorporates an 11 kW charger (AC) with two -way load (vehicle to grid or v2g) allowing to receive, but also to return electricity to the outside. Depending on the type of intake, it will take between 11 and 57 hours to recharge the battery.

Of course, the ex90 is compatible with fast load (DC) up to 250 kW. Thus, from a 250 kW charging station, it only takes 30 min to go from 10 to 80 % load. On the other hand, on a 50 kW terminal, the load duration will be 96 min.

380 or 300 kW engine and speeded speed at 180 km/h

Volvo offers two versions of different powers with all -wheel drive. The first, called Twin Motor Performance, has two electric motors with a total power of 380 kW (517 hp) for a torque of 910 Nm. The exercise from 0 to 100 km/h is carried out in 4.9 s. The limit speed is deliberately restrained at 180 km/h in accordance with the zero death policy of Volvo. The autonomy announced is 590 km (WLTP cycle).

Advertising, your content continues below

The second motorization, called Twin Motor, still has two electric motors, but whose power has been reduced to 300 kW (408 hp) for a maximum torque of 770 Nm. 0 to 100 km/h is reached in 5.9 s. The autonomy announced is 600 km (WLTP cycle).

Thus, the autonomy of the Polestar 3 is slightly higher (610 km), due in particular to a draft coefficient of 0.29 unlike the ex90 which retains the design of its predecessor. On the other hand, the ex90 is available in 7 places unlike the Polestar 3. Result, the roof line is higher, which necessarily affects aerodynamics, and therefore autonomy.

In its 5 -seater version, the volume of the trunk reaches 655 L, and up to 1010 L to the ceiling. In 7 -seater version and despite a third row, the volume is 365 l minimum and can go up to 1915 L by folding the rows 2 and 3. A composer in the trunk offers 65 L to which are added the 37 l of the front trunk, or fruit in English.

Autonomous level 3 driving

Polestar 3 technical cousin, the Volvo Ex90 should carry the same safety and driving assistance systems. Thus, the ex90 has a visible Lidar on the roof, above the windshield, capable of detecting any object within 250 m. In addition to the Lidar, we should logically find no less than five radars, five external cameras and 12 ultrasonic sensors. The cabin should also benefit from a radar capable of detecting movements on a beach below the millimeter, making it possible to detect the driver’s fatigue or distraction. This radar has the additional function of preventing the forgetting of a child or an animal in the rear seats.

The control of the whole system is surely based on Nvidia Drive, which is unknown if it includes the Soc Orin (250 tops) or the next Atlan (1000 tops). On the other hand, infotainment via the 14.5 -inch central touch screen will be managed by the Qualcomm Snapdragon Cockpit platform. As for the operating system, it is based on Android Automotive, the famous OS co -developed with Google and compatible with remote updates.

The production of the Volvo Ex90 should first start in South Carolina (United States) from 2023, then in China (Chengdu). On the other hand, no price has been communicated. For comparison, the Polestar 3 Long Range Dual Motor will start at € 89,900 in Europe, except for France where it is not planned to be marketed, unlike Volvo Ex90.

Advertising, your content continues below

Follow all digital news on Google News

Discovering the Volvo Ex90: electric and high -end

During the Volvo XC40 and C40 recharge update tests, we were lucky to have an overview of the imminent new ex90, replacing 100% electric carrier in the current range: the XC90. Embark with us at the “Volvo hall” in Gothenburg, Sweden !

Optics before, this is the “sacred wahou effect”, for sure. The two horizontal LEDs of day lights (with a “Thor hammer” which is now extended at the bottom of the shield) can be spaced to release the cross lights and road lights. Spectacular.

But the ex90 is not just that: it is also an imposing template: 5,037 mm in length, 1,744 mm high, and 1,964 mm wide, excluding mirrors and very precisely ! These new optics before, to say the least, technological, rub shoulders with the full grille inaugurated on the XC40 and C40 recharge. Volvo has chosen a definitively refined and neat style, for a drag coefficient of only 0.29. The flanks notably accommodate flush handles while the mirrors intrigue by their amazing foot.

Indeed, after customer studies, Volvo did not opt ​​for cameras who had trouble convincing the Germanic competitor Audi, among others. On the other hand, the standard elements, which accommodate mirrors without supervision for the form, such as an interior mirror, duplicate cameras for peripheral vision and the semi-autonomous driving system. It must be said that the auto integrates the trifle of eight cameras, five radars, sixteen ultrasonic sensors and an unprecedented Lidar sensor.

An ex90 soon to be completely independent ?

Volvo then announces pedestrian detection up to 250 m, or an object such as a tire lying up to 120 m. Laser detection technology is not dependent on light, and therefore works as well day and night. The numerous vehicle sensors will then associate with HD Maps map of Google, partner of Volvo: we are thinking in particular of the infotainment system launched on the XC40. The cartography then holds updated information from the infrastructure and traffic lanes as well as those of location. The artificial intelligence Xavier and Orin of Nvidia Drive to which is added Zenseact security software then complete the assisted rolling capacities of the Boeing Volvo Ex90. If we only speak of assisted driving, the complete driving delegation for the autonomous vehicle is no longer very far. What to be at the service of “zero dead, zero injured in Volvo” ambition of the brand.

Presentation – Volvo Ex90 (2023): a weight SUV

The new high -end electric SUV of Volvo costs € 107,900 in basic price. Already equipped for fully autonomous driving, it displays an empty weight that flirts with the 3 tonnes !

So here it is, this new electric SUV presented as a real revolution by Volvo. The design of the ex90 does not move too much from the cannons of the Scandinavian brand, with a very classic silhouette but devoid for the first time of a real grille. 5.037 meters long and 1.964 meters wide without the mirrors, it is even larger than the current XC90 hybrid. Like the latter, he will be able to accommodate up to seven occupants thanks to his two folding seats in the trunk.

The ex90 proudly highlights its advanced technology. It has a real “invisible safety shield” made up of cameras, radars and Lidar in order to permanently detect everything that happens around and inside the car.

The new generation Lidar is capable of detecting obstacles to several hundred meters, day and night. It models the environment 360 °. This system theoretically grants it level 3 of autonomous driving.

Volvo announces that he can see obstacles present on the road to “hundreds of meters”, but also analyze a loss of attention from the driver thanks to his interior sensors. The manufacturer specifies that it is already equipped, such as the Tesla with the famous “fully autonomous driving capacity” billed at € 7,500, of systems compatible with an “non -supervised autonomous driving” in the future. Note that for the moment, these fully autonomous driving software is rigorously prohibited in Europe (and remain very framed in other places in the globe such as California).

A very “tesla” interior

Unsurprisingly, the ex90 has a dashboard giving pride of place to screens. There are two, an instrumentation handset and a large 15 -inch touch tablet whose design recalls that of the old Tesla Model S and X. As in the models of the American manufacturer, there is no button apart from compulsory orders.

Newsletter

The digital interface, benefiting from an electronic architecture signed Qualcomm close to that of the future electrical models of Renault, gives right to the connected services of Google as on the other models of Volvo.

Its chest measures 655 liters with the two additional folded seats and the maximum volume can reach 1915 liters with the second -line bench folded.

Two versions and 2,818 kg on the scale !

The ex90 uses large batteries with a net capacity of 107 kWh, connected to two electric motors each resulting. The maximum power reaches 408 horsepower on the basic twin recharge version, for maximum torque of 770 Nm. This version killed 0 to 100 km/h in 5.9 seconds before reaching the maximum speed limited to 180 km/h (as on all the new Volvo). In its Twin Performance recharge variant, the maximum power climbs to 517 horsepower (exactly as on the Polestar 3 equipped with the same powertrain). The 0 to 100 km/h then drops to 4.9 seconds. In both cases, the mass is announced at 2818 kg empty, with a PTAC of 3,380 kg. It’s about a priori of a new record and we are just 120 kg of the heavyweight license !

Up to 585 km of autonomy

Despite the substantial size of the batteries, the ex90 will not be able to exceed 585 km of autonomy in its Twin recharging version according to the Homologation cycle WLTP. On the recharging side, its batteries can iron 0 to 80% in just 30 minutes with direct current at 250 kW. By alternating current, however, the ex90 will not be able to exceed a power of 11 kW at home.

From € 107,900

The ex90 will cost € 107,900 in Twin Recharge version and € 113,100 in Twin Performance Recharge variant. Prices far below those of the Tesla Model X Plaid (€ 141,990), certainly much more powerful and efficient. On the other hand, it is equal game with the BMW IX (€ 111,000 in XDRIVE50 version with 107.5 kWh batteries), even if the latter benefits from less plethoric standard equipment. Let us also recall that the sister brand of Volvo Polestar will lift the veil on the “3” in a few days, an SUV taking up the same technical elements but with a more sporty approach.