2026 Volvo ES90

Single-Motor Electric

Single Rear-Mounted Electric Motor

One motor on the rear axle carries the entry car, which is why it is both the most efficient ES90 and the most relaxed to drive: power arrives smoothly rather than violently and the car leans on range instead of pace. Step up and a second motor appears on the front axle, and the Performance version doubles the output without changing the character much.

The ES90 is the saloon sibling to the EX90 and shares its SPA2 electric architecture, but it is the first Volvo to run that platform on an 800 volt system, built in Chengdu, China. That build location is the reason the planned United States launch was shelved: import tariffs made the car unprofitable there.

• The 800 volt system lets the twin motor cars take up to 350 kW on a DC charger, where the rear drive car tops out slightly lower.
• Every version is limited to the same top speed, a Volvo policy rather than a hardware limit, so the 670 bhp Performance is no faster at the top end than the entry car.
• Bidirectional charging is standard, so the car can feed a house or the grid rather than only drink from it.
• Volvo took a large impairment charge attributed to tariffs and product delays, and the ES90's cancelled United States launch was part of it.