The development of the field of electric energy is the issue that major car manufacturers must carry out and face in response to environmental protection regulations in several large markets around the world, and many brands have also set short-range and medium-range plans, with the goal of turning into pure electric brands before a certain number of years, and even the next generation of products will directly produce only pure electric models. Volvo revealed in 2021 that the next generation of XC90 and XC60 will not be like the current 2nd generation XC90, with 48V light oil, Plug-In Hybrid plug-in oil product settings, but changed to a pure tram series.
However, from the perspective of sales and operations, this may not be a very realistic approach, after all, the current market is not already the world of all electric vehicles; H kan Samuelsson, the current CEO of Volvo, revealed in an interview with foreign media that the current 2nd generation XC90 will undergo another small modification, which means that it will continue to produce and sell.
According to the information previously released by Volvo, the 3rd generation XC90 will be built using the SPA 2 platform, although it is not the original investment in aluminum alloy casting technology, and the design of the next generation of pure electric platform is expected to appear (it is expected to appear around 2025), but it is also the pure electric power system configuration into the design.
In addition, in order to achieve the goal of turning to a pure electric brand in 2030, Volvo has also actively invested in upgrading the production line, and the 3rd generation XC90 is expected to be put into production in Charleston, South Carolina, USA, before the end of 2022; and the information that has not yet been confirmed by the original factory and the information from foreign media is that the next generation of XC90 is likely to be renamed Embla.
Changing to a pure electric car series is indeed a necessary and important step to meet the future market development, but leaving aside the level of consumer acceptance of electric vehicles, not all markets in the world are ready for pure electric models, and the future of electric vehicle popularization also needs time to ferment; H kan Samuelsson said: "The new generation of XC90 will be produced in Charleston, USA, and the 2nd generation XC90 is located in the production base of Torslanda, Sweden, there is no need to stop. In particular, there is still a demand for gasoline-electric hybrid models in the market."
Volvo's current 2nd generation XC90 is the first appearance in 2014, in 2020 only in the week of small changes, Volvo in the next 2 generations of small changes, it is likely to be in the exterior interior, small adjustments, technology equipment is likely to be only a small adjustment, after all, the latest technology equipment should be placed on the 3rd generation, pure electric version of the XC90. According to this rhythm, in the future, when the 3rd generation XC90 is introduced into China, consumers who prefer hybrid models will still have the opportunity to enter the ownership.