While the charging tech is software-based, it might not make it into Volvo’s current generation of EVs. In a blog post related to the new battery system, Volvo claims it will “implement the new technology in our new generation fully electric cars.” Volvo’s first all-electric car was announced in 2019 and released in 2020 — so it likely means that the faster charging vehicles have yet to leave the production line. Still, there will be plenty of all-electric Swedish automobiles using this technology in the future. Like many other electric carmakers, Volvo plans to switch its entire output to electric vehicles by 2030.
If you want to try out the new charging tech for yourself, Volvo’s next generation of EVs is expected to start hitting customers’ driveways in 2025. Production of the ES90, one of Volvo’s new vehicles, is starting in mid-2024 — so even if you won’t be driving one personally, you may see the new charging system in action sooner rather than later.
