沃尔沃2015年10月透露计划于2019年发布纯电动车型，上月车厂宣布，这款电动车将采用100千瓦时的大容量电池组，但并未透露续航里程等细节。现在，该车的最初数据已经出来了。沃尔沃美国公司CEO Lex Kerssemakers在日内瓦车展接受《汽车新闻》采访时透露，该车单次充电续航里程至少402公里，在美国售价3.5万至4万美元（约合人民币24.18至27.64万元）。目前还不清楚这款电动车的名称，但车厂将于今年晚些时候公布名称，新车究竟是采用目前的命名方法还是完全不同的名称还不清楚。这款车无非就是采用“60”和“90”系列车型的SPA平台或专门为“40”系列小型车开发的CMA平台，考虑到该车起价在3.5万美元，因此预计这是一款紧凑车型，而基于SPA平台的车型都是大型车。

 

Back in October 2015, Volvo disclosed a plan to introduce a full electric model in 2019. The Geely-owned company announced just last month the electric car in question is going to boast a large battery pack with a capacity of 100 kWh, but without revealing any details about its range.

 

Now, we finally have some preliminary numbers. In an interview with Automotive News at the ongoing 2017 Geneva Motor Show, Lex Kerssemakers, CEO of Volvo Car USA, told U.S. journalists the electric car will be able to travel for at least 250 miles (402 kilometers) on a single charge. He went on to add that when it will go on sale in United States, the car is going to carry a starting price of anywhere between $35,000 to $40,000.

 

The EV doesn’t have a name just yet, but Volvo says it will come up with a moniker later this year. It’s not known at this point whether the zero-emissions model will use a derivative of an existing nameplate or it will get an entirely different designation to set it apart from the other members of the lineup.

 

Little else is known about the electric car at this point, but it’s safe to say it will ride on either the SPA platform reserved for the “60” and “90” cars or the newly developed CMA destined to be used by the smaller “40” cars. Taking into account the lowest estimated starting price of $35,000, chances are the EV is going to take the shape of a compact model since a larger SPA-based full electric model would cost more.