What’s New for 2025: Volvo

• With the launch of three EVs in two years, Volvo still hastens the electric vehicle future
• It may not be fully electric by 2030 as once planned, but most new Volvos will have a plug
• Expect the EX60 counterpart to the XC60 to arrive in 2026

Volvo may not be full throttle on its plans to transition to a fully electric automaker by 2030, but the Swedish brand seems far less apprehensive about its short-term plans than most other automakers. Volvo won’t be developing new gas engines, and its march to electrification continues, if not at a more responsive pace to consumer and dealer demand.

The lineup for 2025 reflects this confidence, as does the list of new products planned to arrive in the next few years. The essence? More EVs and better plug-in hybrid vehicles. 

Two new electric crossover SUVs have arrived in recent months in the EX90 three-row SUV and the compact EX30. Volvo is developing a third electric vehicle architecture that lowers weight and optimizes efficiency, and it should debut in 2026 with the EX60 midsize crossover that will serve as a full electric counterpart to the XC60 that’s sold as both a mild-hybrid and a plug-in hybrid.

The brand’s bestseller, the XC90 three-row crossover SUV, now comes in three distinct models, including as a refreshed 2025.5 model that we’ll focus on here. 

Volvo plans to boost the range of its plug-in hybrids as well, with larger batteries providing more electric range, such as in the 18.8-kwh pack in the XC90 that provides 33 miles of electric range. The “Recharge” name has been discontinued on plug-in hybrids, and those powertrains are now designated as T8. Full battery electric vehicles now carry the EX moniker for crossover SUVs and ES for sedans.

The C40 hatchback takes a year off, but Volvo says it will be back for 2026 and renamed the EC40, with the “C” standing for Coupe. 

Here’s what Volvo is selling in 2025. 

• The smallest Volvo is a battery electric hatchback that seats five
• It’s sold new in the U.S. only as a dual-motor all-wheel-drive model; the single-motor rear-wheel-drive model isn’t offered here
• The 69-kwh battery pack provides up to 275 miles of range, and the motors generate 422 hp and 400 lb-ft of torque
• It can DC fast-charge from 10-80% in 27 minutes
• The EX30 Plus trim costs $46,195, while the Ultra costs $47,895 

• The small crossover carries over with a 247-hp 2.0-liter turbo-4 with an 8-speed automatic transmission and all-wheel drive
• It’s offered in Core ($41,945), Plus ($46,795), and Ultra ($50,595) trim levels

2025 Volvo EX40

• The electric version of the XC40 crossover has a 296-mile range with rear-wheel drive, or 260 miles with dual-motor all-wheel drive
• Single-motor models use an 82-kwh battery pack; dual-motor models have a 78-kwh pack; DC fast-charging rates increase from 200 to 205 kw
• The single-motor RWD makes 248 hp and 310 lb-ft; the dual-motor AWD makes 402 hp and 494 lb-ft 
• The EX40 is offered in Core ($53,795), Plus ($56,595), Ultra ($60,295) trims; the dual-motor model costs only $1,750 more for each

• The midsize crossover seats five and carries over with either a B5 247-hp 2.0-liter turbo-4 or a T8 plug-in hybrid rated at 455 hp
• The T8 PHEV has up to 36 miles of electric range or an equivalent of 63 mpg
• XC60 B5 sold in Core ($48,345), Plus ($52,995), Ultra ($58,295), Ultra Black ($59,395) trims
• XC60 T8 costs about $10,800-$11,000 more depending on trim; the Polestar Engineered T8 tops the range at $76,545

• The three-row crossover SUV carries over with either the 247-hp B5 2.0-liter turbo-4, the B6 turbo-4 rated at 295 hp, or the 455-hp T8 PHEV
• A six-seat configuration with captain’s chairs costs only $500 more than the seven-seat setup
• It’s sold with standard AWD in Core ($58,695), Plus ($61,995), and Ultra ($67,595) trims; upgrading to the B6 costs $3,600-$4,900 more; upgrading to the T8 from the base B5 adds about $13,000-$14,000 more

• The rare mid-year refresh adds more sound insulation, a refined interior with a new 11.2-inch touchscreen interface shared with the electric EX90, and a revamped suspension to accompany its restyled front and rear ends
• Powertrain options include the 247-hp B5 2.0-liter turbo-4 and the 310-hp B6 turbo-4
• T8 plug-in hybrid has a supercharged turbo-4 and an 18.8-kwh battery pack that feeds a motor for a total output of 455 hp and 523 lb-ft 
• A six-seat configuration with captain’s chairs costs $500 more than the seven-seat setup
• The refreshed model costs at least $1,050 more than the 2025 model, and is sold in the same configurations, ranging from $59,745 for the base B5 to $81,995 for the top T8 PHEV Ultra with seven seats 

• The three-row full electric version might be Volvo’s best product, and its 111-kwh battery pack provides up to 308 miles of range
• Twin Motor models make 402 hp and 568 lb-ft, while the Twin Motor Performance rates at 510 hp and 671 lb-ft; AWD is standard and Ultra models have an air suspension
• A six-seat configuration with second-row captain’s chairs costs $500 more than the seven-seat setup
• It’s sold in Plus ($81,290) and Ultra ($85,640) trims; Performance models cost $5,000 more

The V60 and V90 Cross Country wagons carry over in Plus and Ultra trims, as does the S90 full-size sedan.