- Volvo has 10 new and updated models set to arrive in the next two years
- Some of the new and updated models will be long-range plug-in hybrids
- Volvo’s backtracked on its commitment of an all-electric lineup by 2030
Long-range plug-in hybrids will be among 10 new and updated models Volvo plans to launch over the next two years, reports Automotive News.
These new plug-in hybrids will be based on the same SPA1 platform used by several current Volvo models, including the XC90 three-row SUV, but will see a significant improvement over the XC90’s 33 miles of electric range, Erik Severinson, Volvo’s chief product and strategy officer, said in an interview with Automotive News.
2025.5 Volvo XC90
A refreshed XC90 is due to reach the U.S. in the first quarter of 2025 as what Volvo calls a 2025.5 model, but with no changes to the plug-in hybrid version’s specs. However Volvo believes there is still room for improvement.
“SPA1 is a very flexible architecture,” Severinson told Automotive News. “We can keep upgrading SPA1 to even longer-range PHEVs.”
However Volvo has already introduced an updated SPA2 platform used for the all-electric EX90 SUV and the upcoming ES90 electric sedan. The first EX90 customer cars are scheduled to be delivered this month, while the ES90 will be revealed next year.
Volvo ES90 electric sedan teaser. – Sept. 2024
Yet another platform iteration dubbed SPA3 is also in the queue. SPA3 is expected to make use of mega casting to save weight and improvement production efficiencies. SPA3 vehicles will also have more energy-dense battery cells and a battery pack more closely integrated with the body shell, Automotive News reports. This platform will debut with the EX60 electric SUV, an electric counterpart to the current Volvo XC60, in 2026.
Volvo recently announced that its lineup won’t be all-electric by 2030 as originally planned. That comes at the relief of U.S. dealers, one of which was “assured” in a meeting with Volvo executives that the all-electric push was being put on pause, Automotive News reports. Volvo still expects 90% of its vehicles to have a plug in 2030, with plug-in hybrids continuing to play a big role in its lineup.