{"id":80748,"date":"2025-02-26T06:03:39","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T11:03:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=80748"},"modified":"2025-02-26T06:03:39","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T11:03:39","slug":"1145840_volvo-es90-electric-sedan-800-volt-charging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=80748","title":{"rendered":"Volvo ES90 electric sedan gets 800V charging, sustainable materials"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Upcoming ES90 will get 800-volt architecture, 350-kw fast-charging<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Smaller battery than EX90 electric SUV, yet a longer range<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Recycled plastics, certified wood, and battery passport all part of eco credentials<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Volvo ES90 electric sedan will be the first of the Swedish automaker&#8217;s electric vehicles with an 800-volt electrical architecture, and will continue Volvo&#8217;s emphasis on sustainable materials.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greencarreports.com\/news\/1144357_electric-volvo-es90-sedan-teased\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">First teased last fall<\/a>, the ES90 is due to be revealed Mar. 5, but Volvo is releasing some details to build up hype ahead of that. On Wednesday, the automaker sent out a press release focused on charging and sustainability aspects of the new sedan.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"static-marker-video-player-primis\"\/><\/p>\n<p>On the charging side, Volvo confirmed an 800-volt electrical architecture that will allow European-spec versions of the ES90 to charge at <strong>up to 350 kw<\/strong> and recover up to 186 miles of range in 10 minutes of charging at that power level.<\/p>\n<p>The automaker also expects the time for a <strong>20-minute 10%-80% charge<\/strong>, compared to 30 minutes for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greencarreports.com\/news\/1144333_test-drive-review-2025-volvo-ex90-ev-suv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EX90 SUV<\/a>, with 400-volt hardware. But it hasn&#8217;t yet said whether the ES90 will also offer the bidirectional charging capability that&#8217;s been promised for the EX90.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image_wrapper first_wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" name=\"tccimg_100940733_m\" title=\"2025 Volvo EX90\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD\/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACADs=\" alt=\"2025 Volvo EX90\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" class=\"first_image lazy\" data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"575\" data-url=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/lrg\/2025-volvo-ex90_100940733_l.webp\" data-src-h=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/hug\/2025-volvo-ex90_100940733_h.webp\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/lrg\/2025-volvo-ex90_100940733_l.webp\" data-src-l=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/lrg\/2025-volvo-ex90_100940733_l.webp\" data-src-m=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/med\/2025-volvo-ex90_100940733_m.webp\" data-src-s=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/sml\/2025-volvo-ex90_100940733_s.webp\"\/><\/p>\n<p>2025 Volvo EX90<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Volvo is aiming for 435 miles of range, as measured on the European WLTP testing cycle. That&#8217;s based on a dual-motor powertrain and 106-kwh battery pack, although Volvo didn&#8217;t specify whether the battery capacity was usable or gross. For reference, the EX90&#8217;s pack is 111 kwh gross, with 107 kwh usable. And it&#8217;s worth remembering that WLTP numbers don&#8217;t directly translate to the U.S. EPA cycle, although the ES90 should still manage well over 300 miles in EPA testing.<\/p>\n<p>Volvo also claims that it will keep the overall carbon footprint of the ES90 with meaningful use of sustainable materials. The automaker claims 29% of the aluminum, 18% of the steel, and 16% of the plastic polymers used in the car will be recycled material, while all wood trim will be certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) as sustainably harvested.<\/p>\n<p>The ES90 will also have a <strong>blockchain-based &#8220;battery passport&#8221;<\/strong> that tracks the sourcing of raw materials\u2014including cobalt, graphite, lithium, and nickel\u2014as well as the overall carbon footprint of the battery, according to Volvo.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image_wrapper\" readability=\"8\"><img decoding=\"async\" name=\"tccimg_100958462_m\" title=\"Volvo ES90 teased ahead of debut on March 5, 2025\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD\/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACADs=\" alt=\"Volvo ES90 teased ahead of debut on March 5, 2025\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"768\" data-url=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/lrg\/volvo-es90-teased-ahead-of-debut-on-march-5-2025_100958462_l.webp\" data-src-h=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/hug\/volvo-es90-teased-ahead-of-debut-on-march-5-2025_100958462_h.webp\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/lrg\/volvo-es90-teased-ahead-of-debut-on-march-5-2025_100958462_l.webp\" data-src-l=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/lrg\/volvo-es90-teased-ahead-of-debut-on-march-5-2025_100958462_l.webp\" data-src-m=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/med\/volvo-es90-teased-ahead-of-debut-on-march-5-2025_100958462_m.webp\" data-src-s=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/sml\/volvo-es90-teased-ahead-of-debut-on-march-5-2025_100958462_s.webp\" class=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Volvo ES90 teased ahead of debut on March 5, 2025<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>While still based on the SPA2 architecture used by the EX90, the ES90 is shaping up to be a true evolution of that platform, rather than just the same components packaged in a new body style. In addition to its 800-volt electrical architecture, the ES90 will debut <strong>more powerful chips<\/strong> for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greencarreports.com\/news\/1145785_volvo-es90-tech-stack-to-set-future-for-automaker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Volvo&#8217;s Superset tech stack<\/a>. Those chips will be retrofitted to EX90 models as well, under a timeline and details yet to be confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>The ES90 is one of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greencarreports.com\/news\/1144514_volvo-s-10-new-and-updated-models-include-long-range-plug-in-hybrids\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10 new and updated models<\/a> Volvo plans to introduce over the next two years. In addition to more EVs, some of them will be longer-range plug-in hybrids as Volvo backs away from a previous goal of going all-electric by 2030.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Upcoming ES90 will get 800-volt architecture, 350-kw fast-charging Smaller battery than EX90 electric SUV, yet a longer range Recycled plastics, certified wood, and battery passport all part of eco credentials The Volvo ES90 electric sedan will be the first of the Swedish automaker&#8217;s electric vehicles with an 800-volt electrical architecture, and will continue Volvo&#8217;s emphasis [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8313,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-80748","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-e-cars"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80748","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=80748"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80748\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=80748"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=80748"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=80748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}