Volvo has made plenty of noise about going electric, but the forthcoming EX60 looks like the moment when talk finally turns into teeth. Set to debut on January 21, the EX60 electric SUV is shaping up to be the most important Volvo of the decade—and if the numbers hold, one of the most compelling EVs on sale anywhere.
Start with the headline figure: 503 miles of claimed range. In the UK, that would make the EX60 the longest-range electric vehicle you can buy, edging out rivals like the BMW iX3 despite using a slightly smaller battery. Volvo credits a 106-kWh pack paired with improved efficiency, proving—once again—that brute-force battery size isn’t the whole story.
Put another way, this is enough range to drive from London to Dundee without stopping, or cruise from Paris to Amsterdam with electrons to spare. For buyers still worried about range anxiety, Volvo seems determined to bury the concept altogether.
When it does need juice, the EX60 won’t hang around. DC fast-charging at up to 400 kW means Volvo claims you can add 211 miles of range in just 10 minutes, assuming you find a charger powerful enough to keep up. That’s squarely in next-generation EV territory and puts the EX60 in the same charging conversation as the fastest-charging vehicles on the road.
Volvo calls the EX60 a “no-compromises electric car,” and for once that doesn’t sound like marketing fluff. This SUV is built on the brand-new SPA3 platform, an all-electric architecture that replaces the foundations used by today’s EX90 and upcoming ES90. Unlike some platforms shared across parent company Geely’s empire, SPA3 is—according to Volvo—“100 percent electric and 100 percent Volvo.”
Because the platform was designed from a clean sheet, engineers were free to ditch combustion-era constraints entirely. The result should be a more efficient layout, better packaging, and a vehicle that’s as software-defined as it is mechanically engineered. Over-the-air updates will be standard, and Volvo says all future models will share the same underlying tech stack—think Apple’s ecosystem, but with seat heaters and crash structures.
Visually, early preview images suggest the EX60 will be sleeker and more aerodynamic than today’s gas-powered XC60. Expect a lower hood line, smoother surfacing, and Volvo’s familiar “Thor’s Hammer” LED headlights, closely resembling those on the larger EX90. Dimensionally, it should land right in the heart of the compact luxury SUV segment—the same sweet spot that has made the XC60 Volvo’s best-selling model.
Under the skin, the EX60 will also introduce megacasting, a manufacturing technique that forms large sections of the vehicle as single pieces instead of dozens of smaller parts. Tesla made the process famous; Volvo plans to use it to reduce weight, complexity, and production costs. That’s good news for margins—and potentially for pricing.
Volvo CEO Håkan Samuelsson has described the EX60 as “designed and developed in Gothenburg” and about as Swedish as it gets. That shows not just in the minimalist design language, but in the company’s broader focus: safety, sustainability, and a calm, seamless ownership experience rather than headline-grabbing gimmicks.
When the EX60 arrives, it will sit at the center of Volvo’s European EV lineup, alongside the EX30, EC40, EX40, ES90, and EX90. But make no mistake—this is the linchpin. If Volvo’s electric future hinges on one vehicle getting everything right, this is it.
On paper, the EX60 doesn’t just look competitive—it looks quietly dominant. And if it drives as convincingly as its specs suggest, Volvo may have just built the electric SUV that finally makes compromise-free EV ownership feel genuinely normal.
Source: Volvo