All future electric Volvo cars will originate from one single technology stack (SPA3, EX60 confirmed)
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All future electric Volvo cars will originate from one single technology stack (SPA3, EX60 confirmed)
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So there was a lot of huff (rightfully so) about Volvo pulling back on its 2030 commitment, but they appear to still be pushing ahead with big EV plans. They had a shareholder-ish presentation today, and besides the typical “look at our next generation software” type fluff, they confirmed that a new “SPA3” platform is in development, and that an upcoming “EX60” will ride on it, along with at least three other future vehicles.
>One of the key building blocks for any of our cars is the electric technology base: a combination of the latest propulsion, electric and electronic systems on top of which the car is built.
>To put ourselves in a position to become leaders in next-generation mobility, we’re developing a new electric technology base, called SPA3, which will be underpinned by the Volvo Cars Superset tech stack. Our first car to be built on SPA3 will be the forthcoming all-electric EX60 midsize SUV.
>SPA3 builds on many of the building blocks of SPA2 and introduces several key upgrades. It will, for example, have an enhanced core computing capability, which will allow us to secure higher performance and improve features through our tech stack. But the most important change is that the SPA3 architecture has been built to be far more scalable than its predecessor. This means that, if we wanted, we could continuously develop and build cars of all sizes – larger than the EX90 and smaller than the EX30 – using the same technology base. The modularity and upgradeability of SPA3 will allow for lower investment costs – with lower variance as well – in relation to sales, which in turn should lead to a stronger future cash flow.
This also means two things – one, that SPA2 is essentially now a dead-end platform, and two, that the **next** EX30 in however many years might distance itself from Geely’s architectures and be built on SPA3 instead.
I’m predicting that the next three cars after the EX60 will be a new EX40, the oft-rumored wagon-like “activity vehicle”, and an “ES60” sedan.
One single technology stack! Great!
(I have no idea what this means. I’m clearly not tech bro enough)
They’d better hope that single “technology stack” is hella good then….if it isn’t, putting all your eggs in one basket becomes a HUGE problem real fast.
Does anyone here have a clear understanding of how SP3 (or SP2 for that matter) relates to parent company Geely’s SEA platform? Is it another variant of SEA? If not, why is Volvo devoting resources, and even more importantly, TIME, to develop SPA3 and not just using the highly versatile SEA platform?
Zeekr is over here popping out new car models like they are going out of style meanwhile the only Volvo EVs that can get released with any sort of alacrity are the ones riding on Geely platforms such as the EX30.
This is good. The platform fragmentation is my biggest concern with Polestar. When Volvo announced the EX30 as a Geely platform vehicle it got me worried they were going down the same path.
Ok but give us the EV70 wagon
They change these decisions every year.
* Until SPA4 comes out in 3-4 years
I’m so ready for the EX60. Will hopefully be a perfect car for our family