Volvo EM90 images leaked online, revealing brand’s first electric minivan in full
The first images of Volvo’s EM90 electric minivan have emerged online ahead of its official debut next month. From the first look, this Volvo looks like nothing the brand has launched so far.
Volvo has been teasing us for several months with an all-electric multi-purpose vehicle, or minivan, if you will.
We knew Volvo was working on one since January after Qin Peiji, president of Volvo Cars China, revealed the plans during a presentation.
The Swedish automaker’s all-electric lineup has grown over the past several months. Joining the XC40 and C40 Recharge, Volvo released its flagship EX90 SUV and smaller EX30 earlier this year.
We are finally getting our first look at Volvo’s electric minivan, the EM90, due for its official debut next month.
Images of the Volvo EM90 were released by the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) this week. On the surface, the EM90 is unique from previous releases we’ve seen from the Swedish brand this year.
First images of the Volvo EM90 electric minivan emerge
Based on the ZEEKR 009 MPV, Volvo’s EM90 is nearly identical. The electric minivan will ride on the same SEA platform from the parent company Geely used to power the Polestar 4.
Geely owns ZEEKR, Volvo, Polestar, and more, so sharing components is not out of the norm. Volvo’s EM90 will also use an electric motor from Geely’s subsidiary Viridi E-Mobility. It will use a ternary lithium-ion battery from Geely’s joint venture with CATL, Sichuan Power Battery Power Co.
Sharing the same platform as ZEEKR 009, Volvo’s electric minivan pulls many of the same features. Although it has similar details to the EM90, Volvo still included its new design language.
You can see the “Thor hammer” headlights, a new signature that will be introduced in its upcoming electric SUVs.
The front grille is much more minimalist, more in line with what you would expect from the Swedish automaker. It will also include a new rear light design and an illuminated Volvo badge up front.
At 205″ (5,206 mm) long, 80″ (2,024 mm) wide, and 72″ (1,859 mm) tall, the EM90 will compete with the Mercedes EQV.
Volvo’s electric minivan will be powered by a single rear electric motor with 272 hp, although the brand will likely offer a 4WD variant.
The ZEEKR 009 is offered in two versions. Buyers can choose from a 116 kWh battery pack with 436 miles (700 km) range or a 140 kWh battery with up to 510 miles (822 km) range.
The EM90 is “designed to make the most of the time spent in the car,” according to Volvo. The brand describes it as “a Scandinavian living room on the move.”
You can expect Volvo to load its first electric minivan (and non-SUV since 2019) with its advanced safety and tech features.
We’ll learn more about the Volvo EM90 on November 12, when the electric minivan makes its global debut. Pre-orders are expected to begin the same day for customers in China.
Electrek’s Take
Although it’s not my favorite-looking electric Volvo, the EM90 will serve a purpose. Volvo is branching into different segments as it looks to become a leader in the EV era.
This summer, the brand released its smallest and cheapest SUV, the EX30. Despite its compact size, Volvo expects big results with a $35,000 starting price. Although the EM90 will not likely make the trip overseas to the US, the EX30 and EX90 are.
The EX30 and EX90 are expected to begin rolling out in the US in the first half of next year. Volvo’s sales soared 631% in the US in September as it looks to build momentum into next year.
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In a move that helps the brand duck protectionist anti-Chinese tariffs, Volvo Cars has switched production of its award-winning EX30 models destined for US roads from its Zhangjiakou plant in China to the Ghent facility in Belgium.
Volvo EX30 production began in the company’s Ghent factory back in April, but those first cars were earmarked for the Swedish domestic and European export markets, but that move wasn’t primarily motivated by avoiding tariffs. As Electrive reports, the company seemed happy enough to continue importing its small electric crossover from China and accepting the new 28.8% tariffs (up from 10%), but the wait times to get the vehicles shipped in from China was imply too long.
In 2024, Swedish and German buyers had to wait up to eight months for their EX30 in some cases, according to Volvo Cars’ European boss, Arek Nowinski, per Automotive News. Once production in Ghent is fully up to speed, however, wait times should be cut to about 90 days. Those wait times, and the price hike associated with the tariffs, have hurt sales of the originally Chinese-made Volvo EV. In 2024, for example, the EX30 ranked third in European EV sales, but slipped out of the top 10 first half of 2025.
“The car is now being built in Europe, which means faster delivery times,” Volvo Cars CEO Hakan Samuelsson to Automotive News. “We should return to the sales and market share figures for the EX30 that we had before the introduction of tariffs.”
Coming to Staying in America
The EX30’s switch to Ghent is good news for American fans of the compact, lickety-quick Volvo EV. Now that it’s no longer exclusively made in China, Volvo has decided to give it a stay of execution as it revamps its US product lineup to better align with market trends (read: SUVs) and the changing political landscape (read: tariffs and inflation).
The reason? The Made in China version of the EX30 would virtually unsellable in the US due to the implementation of 147% tariffs on vehicles imported from China. Vehicles imported from Europe, meanwhile, carry just 15% tariffs, keeping the EX30 in a competitive price bracket.
Expect to see both Ghent and South Carolina play an increasingly large role in Volvo’s US product mix – at least for the next three-odd years.
SOURCE | IMAGES: Volvo Cars, Automotive News, via Electrive.
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New filings have revealed that BYD is about to release a ridiculous 3,000 hp electric supercar: the Yangwang U9 Track Edition.
BYD already shocked the world when it launched the Yangwang U9, its first all-electric supercar.
It featured four advanced electric motors with a combined power of nearly 1,300 horsepower. The U9 can accelerate from 0 to 62 mph (0 to 100 km/h) in just 2.36 seconds.
With a motor at each wheel and a highly advanced electric-air suspension, the U9 can turn on itself and even jump over potholes.
But that was only the beginning.
Based on a new filing with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), BYD is preparing to launch a new ‘Track Edition’ of the Yangwang U9:
When an automaker releases a “track” version of a car, it typically primarily features body changes for better aerodynamic performance, adding downforce, and it will also often feature bigger brakes.
The Yangwang U9 ‘Track Edition’ appears to feature all that… and much more.
The filing reveals that BYD updated the motors at each wheel to a new 555 kW motor. That’s a higher-performing motor than in most performance electric vehicles. The U9 Track Edition has four of them for a total of 2,220 kW (3,019 hp).
I would have thought that this was a typo if it wasn’t for the insane electric vehicles coming out of China these days.
Here are a few pictures from the MIIT filing:
There are a lot of performance specs that are not included in the MIIT filing. Therefore, it will be interesting to see when the vehicle is fully unveiled and BYD reveals what kind of performance it can achieve with 3,000 hp packed in 4 electric motors.
Here are a few other features mentioned in the filing:
Standard features:
- 20-inch wheels with 325/35 R20 tyres
- Carbon-fibre roof
- Large fixed carbon-fibre rear wing
- Rear diffuser with adjustable blades for aerodynamic optimisation
Optional aerodynamic parts:
- Standard or enhanced carbon-fibre front splitter
- Electric rear wing
Electrek’s Take
How are they going to keep that thing from flying away? Seriously.
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