China-backed automaker Volvo was spotted testing a camouflaged electric sedan on public roads in Gothenburg on Wednesday, according to a picture obtained by EV.
The prototype is listed as a 2025 Volvo passenger car manufactured last January.
The vehicle is classified as fully electric, with a maximum motor output of 200 kW, automatic transmission, according to data from Sweden’s Transport Agency.
It was put into service on January 27 and is marked with an owner-bound exemption, a designation typically used for vehicles undergoing development testing.
Measuring 4,851 mm in length and 1,876 mm in width, with a kerb weight of 1,800 kg and total permissible weight of 2,350 kg, the model is a separate model from the ES90 sedan and may represent an upcoming addition to Volvo’s electric lineup.
While Volvo has not commented on the vehicle’s identity, the model is expected to adopt the company’s 800-volt electrical architecture, in line with the direction set by the recently unveiled ES90.
That architecture enables faster charging, greater efficiency, and enhanced performance across the board.
According to Volvo, the ES90 can add 300 kilometers of range in just 10 minutes at 350 kW DC fast charging stations, and deliver a total driving range of up to 700 kilometers under the WLTP cycle.
The sedan sighting comes amid Volvo’s broader shift toward full electrification. The brand’s current EV portfolio includes the EX30, EX40, C40, EX90, and ES90 sedans.
The upcoming EX60 will be the fully electric version of the XC60 — a plug-in hybrid model launched in 2017 and based on Volvo‘s Scalable Product Platform (SPA).
The XC60 was Volvo‘s best-selling model in 2024 and became on Wednesday the best-selling model from the brand in the company’s history — with over 2.7 million units sold since it debuted in 2008.
Volvo sold 27,694 vehicles in Europe last month, according to data shared on Wednesday by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA). It represented 2.5% of the market.
It remained the best-selling brand in Sweden with over 5,100 units sold, in a total of 29,252 — it had a market share of 17.7% in its domestic market.
Volvo‘s global sales fell 12% year over year in May to 59,822 vehicles. The Geely-owned company sold 12,391 fully electric vehicles last month, representing 2o.7% of the total sales.
As of May 31, BEV registrations from Volvo accounted for 56,537 units out of 290,922 (19.4%), meaning that nearly one in every five cars sold by the brand was an electric model.
