About EX90
The EX90 is Volvo's electric flagship and, in its early life, one of its most troubled launches. Revealed in late 2022 as the electric successor to the XC90, the seven-seat SUV was designed to showcase Volvo's future: a sleek shape, a minimalist cabin, a powerful central computer and a lidar sensor mounted above the windscreen to support advanced driver assistance. It is built at Volvo's plant in Ridgeville, South Carolina.
Software problems delayed deliveries and led to early complaints from owners about glitches, slow screens and missing features, and Volvo spent much of the following period fixing them with updates. The company later dropped the lidar sensor from the EX90 and ES90 and offered compensation to owners. Reviewers praise the EX90's design, comfort, quietness and space, while criticizing the early software and the price. The XC90 has stayed on sale alongside it, giving buyers a hybrid alternative.
The EX90 competes with the BMW iX, Mercedes EQS SUV, Kia EV9, Hyundai Ioniq 9, Rivian R1S, Tesla Model X and Cadillac Escalade IQ. It has launched in markets including India. Coverage follows software updates, recalls, pricing, sales and reviews, and how Volvo's flagship EV recovers from its rocky start. The EX90 is a reminder that in modern cars, code matters as much as crash structures: the hardware won praise from the start, while the software took far longer to catch up. Whether buyers forgive the early stumbles will help decide how much of the luxury electric market Volvo can claim.