Beyond the Tesla Model 3, there’s a new hypermiling king of electric vehicles (EVs): the Volvo EX60 Electric SUV.
The EX60’s key charging features have been revealed ahead of its official launch on January 21 and its arrival in Australia later this year. The claimed range of 810 km (WLTP) is better than any electric vehicle currently available locally.
It will also offer the ability to achieve a range of up to 340km after just 10 minutes of charging, albeit at 400kW speeds not offered in Australia, although Tesla Superchargers can deliver up to 320kW.
Volvo shared the details in a statement, with the preliminary range of 810km applying to the four-wheel drive version – which typically uses more energy to provide shorter ranges than two-wheel drive models.
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This makes the EX60 the longest range electric vehicle in Australia, taking the top spot from the Tesla Model 3 Long Range, which is rear-wheel drive and has a claimed WLTP range of 750km.
That’s also more than its upcoming rival, the new generation BMW iX3, which has a range of 805 km and will be launched in mid-2026.
Both BMW and Volvo will compete with the Mercedes GLC with EQ technology (713 km range) and the Tesla Model Y (up to 600 km range).
Volvo also showed the first teaser image of the cabin of the EX60 (above), which will be the brand’s first model to use the new SPA3 (Scalable Platform Architecture), a modular platform that the automaker plans to introduce for its next generation of vehicles.
Similar to BMW’s approach with its “New Class” architecture that will debut in the 2026 iX3, the SPA3 underpinnings will deliver a new technical “sub-stack” with 800-volt capability.
These include Volvo’s self-developed computer system “HuginCore” and Google Built-In with its Gemini artificial intelligence (AI) assistant.
The vehicle technology in the EX60 is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon cockpit platform that is more powerful than any previous Volvo, while the NVIDIA DRIVE platform runs the DriveOS operating system to power the driver assistance and active safety technology.
According to Volvo, this hardware gives the EX60 higher processing speeds and reduced latency. The company offers a free four-year unlimited data plan with the EX60.
In Australia, Volvo sales fell 18.6 percent in 2025, while BMW, Audi, Mercedes-Benz and Lexus all reported growth.
In addition to the EX60, the Swedish brand plans to launch an updated EX90 SUV – which has lost its LiDAR technology – as well as Black Editions of the XC40 and XC90 SUVs in 2026.
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