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Volvo's latest electric SUV, the EX60, is a five-seat, midsize car with up to a 400-mile EPA-estimated range. Any range estimate that starts with a "4" has our attention, so let's dive into what this EV can do.
"With this car, we remove all remaining obstacles for going electric," says Håkan Samuelsson, CEO of Volvo Cars, who teases an "all-new product architecture."
The EX60 available now for order in Europe, and debuts in the US in "late spring," joining the EX90, EX40, and EX30 in Volvo's all-electric US lineup. It's Volvo's first EV with a NACS charge port, which allows drivers to power up at around 25,000 Tesla Superchargers across the US without needing an adapter.
It can also charge up relatively quickly, adding 173 miles in 10 minutes of fast charging when using a 400kW machine. However, that's a peak charge rate, and most chargers installed in public today are not quite as powerful as that, typically delivering power at a rate of 350kW or less, according to the US Department of Transportation.
Another first: The EX60 is Volvo's first to feature an AI assistant powered by Google Gemini. It's "deeply integrated into your car an lets you have natural and personalized conversations without having to remember specific commands," Volvo says. The carmaker has been partnering with Google for a while, including offering its built-in dash technology. Volvo says the EX60's dash is the least laggy ever, with quick load times for maps and other features.
Some additional standout features include Volvo's proprietary adaptive seatbelts for extra safety, and an immersive Spatial Audio experience. For the first time, the headrests on all four seats have speakers in them.
(Credit: Volvo)Volvo is offering the EX30 in three variants. The 400-mile range version is the P12 All Wheel Drive (AWD), and it will be the last to begin customer deliveries. First to arrive are the P10 AWD (320-mile range) and rear-wheel drive P6 (310-mile range.) All versions have a 10-year battery warranty, which is more or less industry standard, and are built on Volvo's new SPA3 electric vehicle architecture designed to "boost energy efficiency and driving range, while reducing weight," Volvo says.
Finally, Volvo provided an early look at a fourth version of the EX60, the Cross Country, today. It's a throwback to the long, boxy 1997 Volvo Cross Country, though it appears to look quite different. Its revived electric version has standard SUV proportions, offering the "higher seating position that i appreciated by customers worldwide," Volvo says. It's available now in "some European markets, with more markets to follow later this year."
