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Yahoo
05-03-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
New Volvo ES90 – sexy saloon takes on Tesla Model S with 435-mile range and super-fast charging
Volvo's new ES90 saloon has broken cover with news of an advanced 800V electrical system that makes it the fastest-charging Volvo model yet. Although the new five-door saloon shares the same SPA2 platform as the EX90 SUV, it gets a more advanced electrical system that means faster charging, adding 186 miles in just 10 minutes at a 350kW fast charger for the largest 106kWh battery. A 10 to 80 per cent charge will take 20 minutes at the same charging rate. Volvo claims a maximum range of 435 miles for the 106kWh ES90, helped by its slippery shape. Volvo says its drag coefficient of 0.25 makes it the most aerodynamic Volvo ever, yet it still has the brand's trademark boxy shape. As well as the 106kWh battery, there'll be a 92kWh version that will provide up to 404 miles of range and is expected to cost from around £70,000. Single motor, twin motor four-wheel drive and twin motor performance versions will be offered with the latter claiming a 0-62mph time of four seconds. Two trim levels – Plus and Ultra – will be offered in the UK with the most expensive twin motor performance ES90 likely to cost around £88,000. As well as the advanced 800V electrical architecture, the ES90 is based on Volvo's Superset tech stack, just like the EX90. However, the saloon gains an advantage with the use of dual Nvidia Drive AGX Orin tech, making it the most powerful Volvo in terms of core computing capacity. The benefits include improved safety, with the ES90 getting one lidar, five radars, seven cameras and 12 ultrasonic sensors as part of the brand's Safe Space technology. Software-over-the-air updates will continually update the car's electrical systems, potentially making it more efficient, too. Newer models of the EX90 will also come with the latest Nvidia tech on board. The look of the ES90 is very Volvo with its familiar grille and front lights, broad shoulder line, but with a sleeker sloping roofline that leads down to a hatchback opening at the rear. A 3.1m long wheelbase promises excellent space in what Volvo says is its quietest-ever cabin, while there are reclining seats available in the back and a full-length electrochromic panoramic roof that can switch between clear and shade at the touch of a button. There's also a 25-speaker Bowers & Wilkins sound system delivering 1,610 watts of power and supporting Dolby Atmos with a special Abbey Road Studios mode. Also inside the typically Scandinavian cabin, with its cool combination of woods and metals, is a 9in driver display and 14.5in infotainment screen with Google services built-in, although Apple CarPlay is also standard. Your Apple or Android phone can also be used as a digital key for added convenience. Sustainability is also top of mind for the Swedes. The ES90 made with 29 per cent recycled aluminium, 18 per cent recycled steel, as well as 16 per cent recycled polymers and bio-based materials. The ES90 is also equipped with the hardware that will give it bi-directional charging, allowing owners to power their homes from the car's battery or return power to the grid. Although Volvo says that the ES90 will go on sale this month, first deliveries are at least a year away with cars expected in the UK in March or April 2026.
The Independent
05-03-2025
- Automotive
- The Independent
New Volvo ES90 – sexy saloon takes on Tesla Model S with 435-mile range and super-fast charging
Volvo's new ES90 saloon has broken cover with news of an advanced 800V electrical system that makes it the fastest-charging Volvo model yet. Although the new five-door saloon shares the same SPA2 platform as the EX90 SUV, it gets a more advanced electrical system that means faster charging, adding 186 miles in just 10 minutes at a 350kW fast charger for the largest 106kWh battery. A 10 to 80 per cent charge will take 20 minutes at the same charging rate. Volvo claims a maximum range of 435 miles for the 106kWh ES90, helped by its slippery shape. Volvo says its drag coefficient of 0.25 makes it the most aerodynamic Volvo ever, yet it still has the brand's trademark boxy shape. As well as the 106kWh battery, there'll be a 92kWh version that will provide up to 404 miles of range and is expected to cost from around £70,000. Single motor, twin motor four-wheel drive and twin motor performance versions will be offered with the latter claiming a 0-62mph time of four seconds. Two trim levels – Plus and Ultra – will be offered in the UK with the most expensive twin motor performance ES90 likely to cost around £88,000. As well as the advanced 800V electrical architecture, the ES90 is based on Volvo's Superset tech stack, just like the EX90. However, the saloon gains an advantage with the use of dual Nvidia Drive AGX Orin tech, making it the most powerful Volvo in terms of core computing capacity. The benefits include improved safety, with the ES90 getting one lidar, five radars, seven cameras and 12 ultrasonic sensors as part of the brand's Safe Space technology. Software-over-the-air updates will continually update the car's electrical systems, potentially making it more efficient, too. Newer models of the EX90 will also come with the latest Nvidia tech on board. The look of the ES90 is very Volvo with its familiar grille and front lights, broad shoulder line, but with a sleeker sloping roofline that leads down to a hatchback opening at the rear. A 3.1m long wheelbase promises excellent space in what Volvo says is its quietest-ever cabin, while there are reclining seats available in the back and a full-length electrochromic panoramic roof that can switch between clear and shade at the touch of a button. There's also a 25-speaker Bowers & Wilkins sound system delivering 1,610 watts of power and supporting Dolby Atmos with a special Abbey Road Studios mode. Also inside the typically Scandinavian cabin, with its cool combination of woods and metals, is a 9in driver display and 14.5in infotainment screen with Google services built-in, although Apple CarPlay is also standard. Your Apple or Android phone can also be used as a digital key for added convenience. Sustainability is also top of mind for the Swedes. The ES90 made with 29 per cent recycled aluminium, 18 per cent recycled steel, as well as 16 per cent recycled polymers and bio-based materials. The ES90 is also equipped with the hardware that will give it bi-directional charging, allowing owners to power their homes from the car's battery or return power to the grid. Although Volvo says that the ES90 will go on sale this month, first deliveries are at least a year away with cars expected in the UK in March or April 2026.
Yahoo
20-02-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Electric Volvo ES90 Flagship Sedan Will Have Huge Processing Power To Keep You Safe
Though it has backed off from its goal of only offering electric cars by the end of the decade, extending the lifespans of some of its hybrid models like the XC90, Volvo is still preparing to launch a slew of new fully electric models over the next couple years, and coming next month will be the ES90. Sedans aren't dead yet, at least not higher-end ones, as the ES90 will be an electric replacement for the current S90. Volvo is keeping the ES90's design close to its chest for now, releasing just a few teasers that mainly show off its greenhouse, but the company is divulging a ton of details on the ES90's tech hardware. In profile the ES90 looks pretty similar to the current S90, but with what looks like flusher glass and an even longer wheelbase. A crisp character line runs from nose to tail, and the rear end seems to nicely wrap around at the corners. In the top-down image, we can see that the ES90 will have additional upright lamps that run alongside the rear window, like on the EX90, along with the main taillights that will feature in the more traditional location at the tailgate. It also looks like the ES90 might be a liftback instead of a sedan with a normal trunk, which would be awesome. Read more: Volvo says the ES90 will be the most powerful car it has ever produced — in terms of core computing capacity, that is. It features an updated version of Volvo's Superset tech stack that debuted with the EX90, which is one set of hardware and software systems that will be used on all of the brand's future EVs. This setup lets Volvo make improvements more frequently and more efficiently across all models, in aspects from driving range and performance to connectivity and infotainment features. The ES90 will have a dual Nvidia Drive AGX Orin primary core computer, versus the EX90 that has one AGX Orin and one AGX Xavier. I'm an art school dropout, so I'll just let Volvo tell you what that all means: DRIVE AGX Orin is NVIDIA's core computer for intelligent cars that orchestrates various essential systems and processes inside the car at ultra-fast speeds. With a high level of computational power – around 508 trillion operations per second (also known as TOPS) – it manages functionalities such as AI-based, state-of-the-art active safety features, car sensors and efficient battery NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Orin-powered primary core computer provides an eightfold improvement in AI compute performance compared with DRIVE AGX Xavier, enabling us to gradually increase the size of our deep learning model and neural network from 40 million to 200 million parameters. This will happen over time as we collect more data and continue to develop the model, with the overall goal of improving customer experience and – most importantly – safety levels. Being a Volvo, a lot of that computing power will be put to use in the ES90's safety systems. In terms of hardware, the ES90 will have one lidar at the front of the roof, five radars, eight cameras, and twelve ultrasonic sensors (four fewer ultrasonic sensors than the EX90). Volvo calls that setup its Safe Space Technology — that's some woke nonsense if I've ever heard it — and says its goal is to make all of your journeys safer and more enjoyable by detecting obstacles even in darkness or inclement weather and engaging proactive safety systems. When I drove the EX90 back in September, Volvo still had a bunch of kinks to work out with its various safety and infotainment systems, with not all of the functionality turned on yet. Hopefully the ES90 will come to market with all of those problems smoothed out. Despite all of this tech, Volvo says it doesn't want it to be overwhelming. The company says "we have designed cars that place people first for nearly 100 years. We always use technology with purpose, equipping our cars with the right amount of tech to ensure a comfortable and safe ride. As such, the ES90 is designed to provide you with the mental peace and balance we all need in our hectic lives." Sounds great to me. The ES90 will make its full debut on March 5. Like the outgoing S90, it will likely be made in China, and it'll ride on the same SPA2 platform as the EX90. Following the ES90's debut will be a mid-size ES60 sedan and EX60 crossover, to replace the gas-powered S60 and XC60. Read the original article on Jalopnik.
