- Three-row electric SUV can lose up to 3% of its power when initially parked
- Features like Apple CarPlay and front cross-traffic alert will be enabled after a software update.
- Plug & Charge and two-way charging will also not be available initially
Production of the 2025 Volvo EX90 electric SUV began earlier this month in South Carolina, but the first vehicles will be delivered without some software-based features—and with a battery drain problem.
Volvo sent a send emails to customerswas first discovered by a Engine1 the reader, stating that the original means would missing Apple CarPlay and some of the promised safety features, front cross-traffic alert with forward automatic emergency braking, a feature designed to detect obstacles crossing the vehicle’s path, and a function for the EX90 integrated lidar.
Additionally, while the first cars will have adaptive cruise control and Volvo’s Pilot Assist highway driving system, they will initially lack a planned feature to automatically slow down when cornering.
Volvo EX90 2025
Initially, vehicles will also use some power when parked to keep the core computer running. Volvo claims this process will drop below 3% battery capacity in 24 hours and will stop if the car is parked without charging for more than 72 hours. Plug and charge And two-way charging will also be disabled at launch.
Missing features will be added for free in the future. update over the networkwill also add a bright theme to the central touchscreen and digital instrument cluster. The Volvo spokesperson added that the requirement to use battery power to run the core computer when parking will also be addressed with a future update.
Launched in November 2022, the EX90 was originally scheduled for first deliveries in early 2024, but was canceled. held due to software issue seems not to have been completely resolved yet. Volvo now plans to deliver the first cars to customers in the United States in the second half of this year.
Volvo EX90 2025
Similar software-related delays also affect Pole Star 3It’s expected to begin production alongside the EX90 in South Carolina in August. It’s unclear whether the Polestar will ship with the missing features.
The two SUVs share a platform, but the Polestar is a two-row model while the EX90 is sold as a three-row model with either a second-row bench or captain’s chairs. Those configurations cost $77,990 and $78,490 with destination, respectively, meaning at least some of the models will likely land below the federal EV tax credit price limit of $80,000.
Volvo this week also confirmed that entry level 2025 EX30 will be delayed. Instead of arriving in the U.S. this summer as originally planned, deliveries of the small electric crossover have been delayed to 2025. This will allow Volvo to source cars for the U.S. from Ghent, Belgium, instead of China as originally planned — avoiding the potential risks of new tariffs on Chinese-made vehicles.
