2024 Volvo EM90 electric MPV leaked, unlikely for Australia

The Volvo EM90 electric luxury people mover van has been leaked, but don’t expect it to land in Australia.

A Volvo Cars Australia spokesperson confirmed to Wheels the Lexus LM and Toyota Alphard pure EV rival is targeted at mainland China only, with other markets “yet to be decided”.

An official filing to the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) [via CarNewsChina ↗] reveals the EM90’s exterior design in line with the Sino-Swedish automaker’s latest design theme, as featured on the EX30 and EX90 electric SUVs.

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Volvo EM90 filing to China's MIIT

It includes; the new segmented Thor’s hammer LED daytime running light signature, a closed-off grille with a pattern of rectangular indents, a kink at the C-pillars, and requisite vertical tail-lights that stretch into the tailgate.

There are also aerodynamic-looking wheel designs ranging from 19 to 20 inches. The filing also stated the Volvo EM90 has a single electric motor producing up to 200kW to the rear wheels.

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Volvo EM90 teaser

Destined for China, not Australia

The Volvo EM90 is aimed squarely at the petrol-powered Toyota Alphard and Vellfire in mainland China, where ultra-luxurious people movers are popular.

However, some car brands have decided there is a market in Australia for luxury people movers. The LDV Mifa and Mifa 9 EV are already on sale, Lexus will deliver the $160K-plus LM early next year, and there is a market for imported Toyota Alphards and Vellfires.

It’s expected the EM90 will be based on its Zeekr 009 corporate counterpart in the Geely family.

That model is available with a 116kWh lithium-ion battery with a nickel-manganese-cobalt (NMC) cathode, which offers up to 702 kilometres of claimed driving range on the lenient China light-duty vehicle test cycle (CLTC).

A larger 140kWh ‘Qilin’ battery is available that claims to deliver a diesel-like 822km CLTC driving range.

The Volvo EM90 will officially debut on November 12.