The battery options are 88kWh (usable) and a 102kWh unit for a headline range of 434 miles. The predicted range of the smaller-battery model is 404 miles. The single-motor version comes with the smaller battery and the twin-motor versions with the larger one.
Volvo has also equipped the ES90 with 350kW rapid charging that enables 186 miles of range to be added in 10 minutes with the larger battery. To get from 10% battery capacity to 80% takes 20 minutes in this model. In order to charge at faster speeds for longer than the 400V EX90 (which has a maximum charging output of 250kW), the ES90 gets an 800V electric architecture.
The ES90 follows the EX90 in being fitted with Volvo’s Superset tech stack, which has been made more powerful still in its second application and given an additional Nvidia Orin processor. Rather than having a series of individual ECUs to operate different components and functions, the ES90 uses twin central Nvidia Orin processors that can handle more than 500 trillion operations per second.
This centralised approach, known as a software-defined vehicle, allows for faster and more efficient updates over time thanks to the blending of hardware and software modules.
The ES90 features the same dual-chamber air suspension and adaptive dampers as the EX90. Engineering boss Anders Bell said it is a “very comfortable and calm” car to drive. It is also said to have the “quietest-ever cabin” in Volvo’s history.
