EV News Introducing: Volvo ES90

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Martyn Lee

Technology, Leisure, Automotive, Business

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🗓️ 7 March 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Welcome back to EV News Daily and a special bonus edition of the podcast, looking at the brand nbew Volvo ES90.

The car was unveiled yesterday to the worlds press, as it sat atop a plinth which appeared to be balancing on a single point, like an upside down pyramid. And that set the stage for what Volvo wanted us to know about this car. It’s here to help you find balance in your life.

But is it any good as an EV? Let’s find out.

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0:30.4	All innovation starts with an idea, a spark of inspiration that can take us to places we never thought possible.
0:38.4	And Horizon Europe is here for ambitious businesses with big ideas.
0:42.8	With an average funding award to UK businesses of over £500,000
0:46.9	and the chance to build a network of like-minded collaborators,
0:51.8	Horizon Europe can help turn your ideas into reality. Get started today at Horizon
0:57.6	Europe, UK.org. Welcome back to EVE News Daily and welcome to a special bonus edition of the podcast,
1:05.0	looking at the brand new Volvo ES90. The car was unveiled yesterday to the world's motoring press as it sat atop a plinth,
1:13.9	which appeared to be balancing on a single point, like an upside down pyramid, if that makes
1:20.9	sense. And that set the stage for what Volvo wanted us to know about this car. It's here to help you
1:26.6	find balance in your life.
1:29.4	But is it any good as an EV? Well, let's find out. My name is Martin Lee, and I go through every
1:35.4	EV story so you don't have to, and I've been through 17 of the best reviews of this vehicle
1:40.9	from the world's motoring press that were invited to Sweden to go and have a
1:44.6	look at that. And here are the things that I think you need to know about the new Volvo ES90.
1:50.8	Well, Volvo's undergone a significant transformation in its design philosophy over the decades,
1:56.5	from the boxy, sedans and wagons of the 70s through to the 90s, all about safety, and the smoother designs of the 2000s.
2:04.7	The 2010 saw Volvo adopt a refined Scandy design language marked by their signature, Thor's Hammer headlights,
2:12.2	and those clean interior aesthetics. And the move to EV, the opportunity just to have a big slab of glass screen,
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