Volvo Unveils EX60 Electric SUV Claiming Up to 810 km Range

Volvo Cars has released new details about its mid-size all-electric SUV, the EX60, positioning the model as the electric successor to its best-selling XC60 ahead of a world premiere set for January 21, 2026. In an announcement from Stockholm on January 8, the company said the EX60 can achieve up to 810 kilometres (503 miles) of range under the European WLTP testing standard and will enter production with a global launch planned later this month. Full pricing and technical specifications will be published at the January 21 reveal.

Built on Volvo’s new electric-only SPA3 platform, the EX60 is described by the company as the first Volvo model to use that architecture. Volvo says the vehicle pairs a new battery cell design with lighter, in-house developed electric motors to improve efficiency and extend driving range. The company also plans to back the battery with a 10-year warranty.

Volvo highlighted several production and engineering innovations. The EX60 will be the brand’s first vehicle to incorporate large single-piece castings in its structure, a megacasting approach intended to reduce weight and assembly complexity. The car uses an 800-volt electrical architecture and Volvo intends to demonstrate peak fast-charging capability using chargers capable of delivering up to 400 kilowatts.

The company provided two differing statements about short-term charging performance. Volvo said that, under ideal conditions, high-power DC charging could add up to 340 kilometres of range in roughly 10 minutes. Other early figures for a 400 kW charging scenario show an approximately 270-kilometre gain in 10 minutes and a 10-to-80 percent charge time near 19 minutes at peak charging power. Those discrepancies underscore the importance of test conditions, including state of charge, ambient temperature, charger type and the vehicle’s sustained power curve when evaluating real-world charge times.

Volvo’s chief technology officer, Anders Bell, framed the EX60’s range ambitions as part of a broader effort to address customer concerns, saying the EX60 will help end "range anxiety."

If the WLTP 810-kilometre figure holds up in real-world tests and in U.S. EPA procedures, the EX60 would exceed the roughly 600-kilometre range typical of many mid-size electric SUVs. It would also join a small set of models that claim more than 800 kilometres on European testing cycles, raising competitive pressure on rival manufacturers.

The launch comes as Volvo seeks to move past earlier software and thermal-management challenges in recent rollouts, including software-related recalls and supply constraints that affected earlier electric models. With the EX60, Volvo is betting that a combination of architecture, cell design and faster charging will deliver the performance and reliability buyers expect.

Buyers and industry observers will look to the January 21 presentation for definitive specifications, pricing and the detailed charge-speed metrics that will determine how the EX60 performs in everyday use.