Volvo Will Sell Gas-Powered and All- Electric XC90 Side-by-Side
Volvo is preparing an all-electric version of its flagship SUV, the XC90. It would be reasonable too assume the idea is for the EV to replace the current combustion-engine XC90 in the lineup. Eventually that will be the case, but it won’t be immediate. Volvo will continue to market the two versions side-by-side for a few years.
The future all-electric XC90, first presented in 2021 in the form of the Recharge concept, will be built at Volvo's plant in South Carolina. Since the gas-engine version is assembled in Sweden, there will be no scheduling conflicts for production, making a cohabitation possible if Volvo wants to go that route.
In other words, Volvo will continue to offer the gasoline-only or hybrid XC90 as long as it sells well. Photo: Volvo Volvo Concept Recharge And sell well it continues to do. Last year in the U.S., Volvo sold 38,657 units of the CX90, which was a 13 percent increase over the first pandemic year, 2020. It was second in sales only to the XC60, which Volvo moved 41,582 units of in the U.S.