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Volvo dove into electric vehicles early on, and with the EX90, it launched an all-out assault to design and build its first EV from a blank sheet of paper. The Volvo EX90 pushed a lot of boundaries for the automaker, but it hit more than its fair share of software snags that plagued early owners.
Instead of backing down, Volvo doubled down on the promise of the software- and energy-defined vehicle, squashing all of the bugs in the EX90 by late last year. They came up for air and set a cautious eye towards the future, with the planned launch of the EX60 scheduled for January 2026.
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The Volvo EX60 was aimed at the largest segment of vehicles in the US — midsize SUVs. They designed it to be a mainstream, high volume SUV that would drive some serious volumes for the brand. If successful, it would serve as the de facto leader of the mass adoption of Volvo EVs. At the same time, Volvo hoped it would be the first software-defined vehicle to be delivered to customers with all the bells and whistles they had promised with the EX90.
