Later this month, Volvo will unveil its new EX60 SUV. The Swedish automaker has adopted some of the latest trends in electric vehicle design for the EX60, such as the use of structural battery packs and very large castings. As always with automakers teasing a new car, concrete details are slowly emerging ahead of the official unveiling on January 21, but we can say that range and recharging speeds were a priority during the design process.
Anders Bell, CTO of Volvo, said, “With our new electric vehicle architecture, we directly address the core concerns that customers have when considering switching to a fully electric car. The result is class-leading range and fast charging speeds, marking the end of range anxiety.”
Volvo says its SUV will be best-in-class in terms of range, which means up to 400 miles (644 km) from a fully charged battery under the EPA testing cycle (though official EPA range numbers aren’t in yet). Fast charging should also be as per the name. If you plug in a 400-kilowatt DC fast charger, the EX60 should add 168 miles (270 km) of range in 10 minutes, though we don’t know how long it will take to fast-charge from 10-80 percent.
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