Volvo has confirmed it’s been forced to temporarily close order books for its next all-electric SUV, the EX90, due to higher-than-expected demand. Production will get underway in the final business quarter of this year at two locations: Charleston, South Carolina and Chengdu, China. The Geely-owned automaker did not disclose when order books will re-open.
The three-row, seven-seat EX90 will not immediately replace the brand’s existing mid-size SUV, the XC90. The latter is combustion-powered with a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine under the hood but has been updated for the 2023 model year with 48-volt mild-hybrid technology. Depending on trim level, outputs range from 247 horsepower and 258 lb-ft of torque to 295 hp and 310 lb-ft.
The EX90, meanwhile, is expected to produce around 496 horsepower and 671 lb-ft of torque courtesy of a 111-kWh battery pack – the very same unit that powers the also recently revealed Polestar 3.
