![]() ![]() Volvo bosses wouldn’t be drawn on what models would follow the EX90 and the 2023 small SUV. ![]() Volvo EX90 is a super-size, super-smart electric SUV He hinted that would mean a heavy focus on offering the machine on a monthly subscription packages through the Care by Volvo service, helping to remove potential barriers to entry for younger buyers. Rowan also hinted that the new model would target a much younger audience than is usual for Volvo, aiming at an urban-focused ‘Gen Z’ demographic. While Volvo boss Jim Rowan would not be drawn on the new model at the launch of the EX90 he did note that the firm was working on “another platform that takes us into full core computing and takes us into lower cost”, noting that it could help achieve price parity between EVs and combustion-engined models. The SEA platform is also heavily software-focused with the ability to offer services on demand and over-the-air updates. ![]() That can accept batteries with up to 100kWh of storage, giving a range of 435 miles, and charge at speeds of up to 360kW. Sitting beneath the XC40 in the firm's line-up – so think a rival to the Mercedes-Benz EQA or Jeep Avenger – the EX30 will use a new electric platform based on the ‘open source’ SEA architecture from parent firm Geely. But while the EX90 is an electric successor to the XC90 SUV, the EX30 will be an entirely new model type for Volvo. Volvo has been coy on details so far, but has confirmed that the new model will take the EX30 name in production, following the lead set by its big brother. The latest electric vehicle news: get our FREE newsletter and will likely be the smallest Volvo since the V40 hatch went out of production. The EX30 will be Volvo's fourth full electric model, joining the recently updated XC40 Recharge and C40 Recharge, and the EX90. It will also be available to pre-order in selected markets from that date onwards. The new machine was teased during the launch of the massive EX90 electric SUV last year, and the Swedish firm has now confirmed it will pull the covers off the new model on June 7. Volvo will unveil the new entry-level electric compact crossover, called the EX30, next month – with the machine set to be key to a major push to secure younger customers. ![]()
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