Volvo Presents Its Electric Sedan the ES90, Release Date 2024

Dec 28, 2023 01:26 AM EST

CAR PARKED IN SNOW BY SIDEWALK — (Photo : PEXELS/Vitali Adutskevich)

Volvo excites car enthusiasts and fans as the new year begins. This famous car brand is set to unveil its next electric vehicle - a midsize sedan. Production is said to begin by May 2024. If all goes as planned this latest addition to Volvo's production will be launched by the end of 2024.

New Competition for Top Car Brands

Volvo will start its customer examples called V551 by May next year. This new car could be called the ES90. However, as reported in Motor Authority the name is not yet final. Lexus objected with this labeling because it sells a vehicle named ES midsize sedan. Such similarity in the name may result to a name change to this Volvo's ongoing project.

Moreover, Motor Authority also cited a Swedish publication's report based on leaked information last year. It gives a sneak peek about the V551 which is planned to be called ES90 as production begins.

Specifications:

measures 196.8 inches long
a wheelbase of 122 inches
length is about 6.3 inches (longer compared to the original S90 released in the U.S. for 2017)
1.6 inches (longer than the extended S90L U.S. standard body design for 2018)

Report stated that this electric midsize sedan known internally as the V551 will be manufactured in China. It is introduced as a new rival for vehicles such as the BMWi5 and Mercedes-Benz EQE.

This forthcoming electric midsize sedan from Volvo, known as the ES90, is anticipated to utilize Volvo's SPA2 platform, which aligns with the architecture employed for the EX90 and Polestar 4 CUVs. This platform has been engineered to accommodate electric drivetrains at either 400 or 800 volts, a detail reported by WardAuto.

Notably, the ES90 is expected to provide a range of choices, including configurations for single-motor rear-wheel-drive and dual-motor all-wheel-drive. Its substantial 111 kWh battery capacity, of which 107 kWh is usable. It is projected to yield an estimated driving range of approximately 373 miles (600 km) when equipped with the single-motor, rear-wheel-drive setup.

Interestingly, this vehicle represents Volvo's inaugural development entirely undertaken by their China-based R&D team.

Volvo's Big Investment: Robots to Assemble EVs

Volvo Cars is making a significant investment robotics to improve EV assembly. Volvo will install over 1,300 ABB robots in Torslanda, Sweden, and Daqing, China. Precision EV manufacturing requires adhesive application, flow drilling, riveting, spot welding, and ultrasonic welding by these advanced robots.

Assembly Magazine provided the details regarding this development in Volvo. Volvo's strategy matches the automotive industry's shift toward electric vehicles and sustainability. Despite global industrial changes, ABB Robotics President Marc Segura promotes sustainable production.

Moreover, ABB's state-of-the-art technology, encompassing their energy-efficient large robot family and OmniCore controllers, is anticipated to result in substantial energy savings of up to 20% across Volvo's global production sites.

To ensure a seamless integration process and uninterrupted production flow, Volvo will leverage ABB's RobotStudio planning and programming software platform, enabling a visualized and optimized deployment of these robots before their actual installation.

About ABB Robotics

As per its website, only ABB Robotics, a major worldwide robotics and machine automation firm, offers a complete variety of robots, AMRs, and automation systems. At over 100 locations across 50 countries, ABB Robotics employs 11,000 people.